Can you Solve this Puzzle in 5 Minutes!?
Here’s where you can try today’s puzzle, and two others from the World Sudoku Championship. These were time limited such that taking longer than the given time to complete the puzzle would be of no value.
Antidiagonal by Piotr Gdowski: https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/su...
Normal sudoku rules apply. Each marked diagonal contains only three different digits. Time limit – 5 minutes (!) [You do have to switch the Conflict Checker to Off in the Settings]
Diagonal by Piotr Gdowski: https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/su...
Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits cannot repeat on each marked diagonal. Time limit – 5 minutes (!)
Antiknight by Michal Stajszczak: https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/su...
Normal sudoku rules apply. Identical digits cannot be a chess knight’s move away from each other. Time limit – 7 minutes (!)
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In our newest FREE app, in addition to the free pack of puzzles by Prasanna Seshadri (one puzzle of each variant of our existing apps), there is a FREE celebratory pack of 23 handmade puzzles by some of the best in the world. You can also get the new paid pack: DOMINO SUDOKU, a pack of 100 handmade puzzles (40 on launch, 5 added each month for a year) by some of the best constructors in the world.
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Also check out six videos of Simon and Mark solving the 500k pack puzzles in live streams over the past couple of weeks. See the playlist on our channel to get to them.
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Simon & Mark have made a second video in which, this time, they collaborate to solve Vignettes by zetamath. You can try the puzzle yourself here: https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/su...
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Hi! We're Simon Anthony and Mark Goodliffe, two of the UK's most enthusiastic puzzle solvers. We have both represented the UK at the World Sudoku Championships and the World Puzzle Championships. We're also "cryptic crossword" aficionados. Mark is the twelve-time winner of The Times championship and Simon is the former record holder for most consecutive correct solutions to The Listener crossword. We hope we can help your puzzle solving while also introducing you to some of the world's best puzzles.
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