** TODAY'S PUZZLE ** This puzzle came out at 2am yesterday and yet we've already received several recommendations to try it out! It's called SYO Sum Lines by Xendari and now, having tried it, we can confirm THIS IS AMAZING. Do try to give it a try! Play the puzzle at the link below: https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/sudoku/H2Lb4hnFgm Rules: Normal sudoku rules apply. Shade some cells in the grid such that all shaded cells are orthogonally connected. The digit in a circle gives the number of shaded cells within its 3x3 box. Not all circles are given. Within each 3x3 box, every separate orthogonally connected group of shaded cells must sum to N, where N is the same for all boxes. ▶ 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: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/svens-sudokupad/id1570622073 Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1706870/Svens_SudokuPad/ Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.svencodes.sudokupad ALSO on Amazon: Search for “SudokuPad” ** JUST OUT ON PATREON ** A new sudoku hunt, Alice's Adventures In Sudokuland, has been released on 1 March featuring puzzles by Panthera, TheAsylum & Montinox. Remember that patrons gets access to their own special channel on the CtC Fan Discord server - where you can find hints ;) Joining us on Patreon costs as little as $2 a month. https://www.patreon.com/crackingthecryptic ** ORDER OUR UPCOMING BOOK HERE ** https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peterchayward/cracking-the-cryptics-greatest-hits-volume-2/ ** NEW GAS PACK IS OUT ** The new GAS pack is out on Steam for PC here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2199960/Cracking_the_Cryptic__GAS_Volume_1/ It's already out on Android and App Store. 60 original puzzles by Sam Cappleman-Lynes, Clover and Philip Newman!! Earn party hats and dinosaurs with these brand new puzzles! We've also released a FREE app full of handmade puzzles to celebrate reaching 500k subscribers - simply download the Cracking The Cryptic app on Android, Steam or App Store and then select the 500k pack. We're streaming a playthrough of this app and you can watch all seven episodes ▶ Contact Us ◀ Twitter: @Cracking The Cryptic email: crackingthecryptic@gmail.com Our PO Box address: Simon Anthony & Mark Goodliffe Box 102 56 Gloucester Road London SW7 4UB (Please note to use our real names rather than 'Cracking The Cryptic'.) ▶ 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: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/svens-sudokupad/id1570622073 Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1706870/Svens_SudokuPad/ Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.svencodes.sudokupad ALSO on Amazon: Search for “SudokuPad” ************************************************************** ▶ CTC FAN DISCORD SERVER◀ https://discord.gg/BbN89j5 ▶ OUR BACK CATALOGUE – ALL CATEGORISED WITH LINKS!◀ https://tinyurl.com/CTCCatalogue ▶ NEW CRACKING THE CRYPTIC MERCHANDISE◀ null ▶SEND US PUZZLES TO SOLVE/CONTACT US◀ crackingthecryptic@gmail.com ▶FOLLOW US◀ Twitter: #crypticcracking @crypticcracking Instagram (for how to solve daily clues from The Times): https://www.instagram.com/crackingthecryptic/?hl=en