*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***
So many recommendations to try this puzzle tonight... with one eminent setter describing it as the "most fun they've had solving this year"! The sudoku is called Copycat Collaboration and it's the work of Scojo and some of his streaming friends (including, we understand, Flinty, juggler, palpot, ratfinkz and gdc.)

Play the puzzle at the link below:
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Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Place 9 “Copycat Cells” into the grid so that there is exactly one Copycat Cell in each row, column, and 3x3 box. Each Copycat Cell must contain a different digit. The value of a Copycat Cell is the digit in the cell rotationally opposite itself in the grid (180° rotation about the centre of the grid). For example, if r2c3 is a Copycat Cell containing the digit 5, and r8c7 contains the digit 9, the value of r2c3 is the digit in r8c7, which is 9. Values an equal distance from the centre of a lavender line sum to the value in the centre of the line (which is marked with a small circle). A value in a yellow circle counts the number of odd values on the attached line.

Thanks to all of you who have helped us achieve the milestone of 600,000 subscribers on YouTube. Below you can find a link to a free puzzle pack we have curated to celebrate :)

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*** NEW SUDOKU HUNT BY PAWS RELEASED 1 JULY ***
We've just launched a brand new competition - a sudoku hunt by Paws featuring lots of smaller-sized sudokus. It's intended to be a bit easier than usual as July is a holiday month for many of us so do have a go, especially if you're new to variant sudoku!

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Other treats on Patreon include:
- The Lord Of The Rings Sudoku Hunt by Blobz (and Simon's solve videos)
- Simon's solve of Sky-Skyscraper by Phistomefel has just been uploaded for our patrons.
- and Mark's latest solve of The Times Club Monthly cryptic crossword

*** BRAID STREAM ***
You can watch our recent stream at this link:

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▶ SUDOKU PAD - Use Our Software For Your Puzzles ◀

You can input classic sudoku puzzles into our software and help support Sven, the programmer responsible for the wonderful user interface we all use to play these puzzles everyday. The app also comes with 12 handmade puzzles from us:

iOS:
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Steam: [ Ссылка ]
Android:

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ALSO on Amazon: Search for “SudokuPad”

▶ Contents Of This Video ◀

0:00 Theme music & puzzle intro
2:13 Paws' Sudoku Hunt Released!
3:06 Simon's Video Solves Of Lord Of The Rings
3:30 Happy Birthdays etc
4:49 Rules
8:53 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking

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email: crackingthecryptic@gmail.com

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Simon Anthony & Mark Goodliffe
Box 102
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London
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(Please note to use our real names rather than 'Cracking The Cryptic'.)

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