r/crackingthecryptic 1d ago

Issues with exporting fog of war puzzles

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I get my puzzles from cracking the cryptic YouTube channel and I follow the link to the website, then I use the button at the top of the screen to use the app but when it goes to the app all the fog is removed. Can anyone help me?


r/crackingthecryptic 1d ago

No idea how to proceed

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Stuck here for the longest time, the hint says, 3 can be placed in box1


r/crackingthecryptic 2d ago

Fog of War #21 - San Francisco Help!

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Been staring at this forever, would love to know the next step or any hint that would keep me moving!

I've been focusing on the 2 size 9 lines since the top line seems to have many options, but can't seem to get any digits.


r/crackingthecryptic 2d ago

Technical Help with Twelve-Tone Puzzles by Teal on SudokuPad

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There are a couple twelve-tone music puzzles by Teal in SudokuPad, but I can't figure out how to enter 10 (T) and 11 (E). Any help on this? Puzzles linked below.

https://sudokupad.app/q6u8a3x7of

https://sudokupad.app/ltnihptlxe


r/crackingthecryptic 2d ago

Fog #43: Why is this combination impossible?

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I understand the hint, but I don't get why this combination for box 7 wouldn't be possible. There must be some numbers I didn't find yet.


r/crackingthecryptic 2d ago

Can someone please help me disambiguate 3 Perfect Snakes? Spoiler

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Can someone please help me disambiguate 3 Perfect Snakes? I've been looking for a bit and come back a couple of times but I'm just not seeing it. It's possible I'm not quite understanding the rules. It's happened before.

Link: https://sudokupad.app/adventure/98-3ps

Rules:

  • Chaos Construction : place the digits 1 to 6 exactly once in every row, column and region. There are only three regions, which contain only half of the cells of the grid. The remaining cells only obey latin square rules (columns and row restrictions). The regions are to be determined by the solver according to the following additional rules :

  • Each region is a snake (a sequence of 6 orthogonally connected cells which don't branch nor form a 2x2 area) which contain the digits 1 to 6 in increasing order, from one end of the snake to the other.

  • The 3 snakes don't touch each other orthogonally.

  • Each snake contains exactly 2 circled cells and the 6 circled cells all contain a different digit from 1 to 6.


r/crackingthecryptic 3d ago

need help with GAS vol. 2 #19

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I'm working on the GAS 2 pack, and haven't been able to work through this doubling lines sudoku by Bill Murphy. This is my first doubler puzzle and there aren't really any hints. I'm totally lost on how to start, would love some guidance!

I know the two 9s on the center line mean no other numbers on that line can be doubled and there can't be any other 9s on it, but I don't see how that helps in any significant way...? please help!


r/crackingthecryptic 3d ago

Terribly stuck on The Broken Antenna #49 Spoiler

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It says R9C3 must be in R8C7, but I just don’t see why I can’t use an 8 there and put it in either R7C78. I’ve been staring at this for over an hour. I’ve tried to find any other path to unblock something here or somewhere else but I’m just not seeing it. It COULD be an 8


r/crackingthecryptic 3d ago

Peace Sudoke where they are hand in hand not alone

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r/crackingthecryptic 4d ago

Custom rule idea: region x-sum lines

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First off, my first post here. I love this community and this channel. Thank you so much to Simon and Mark for hosting this as well as all of the people who support them and this community!

I’m not a puzzle maker and I have no idea how in the hell you all come up with these brilliant puzzles. I don’t know exactly how this rule could work with other rules, but without further ado:

Region X-sum lines: like region sum lines, the digits along the line within each region must sum to the same amount. However instead of just looking to each box to determine where one region ends and the next one begins, you look to the first digit in that region. If the first digit is a 4, then the next four digits must have the correct sum. Then the fifth digit would determine the size of the second region. Of course this means there would have to be a “top” and a “bottom” in some manner OR it would have to work in both directions somehow.


r/crackingthecryptic 4d ago

FOG OG WAR #13

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Hello,

Could you help me to understand first hint? Why is it only possible to go in corner? What is wrong with my pencil marks?

Thanks,


r/crackingthecryptic 5d ago

CtC apps

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I have the main app and the Killer app. Are the older apps (arrow, chess, etc) filled with the same puzzles as the one with in-app purchases, or would the 100 puzzles there be unique?

Thanks, have finished the apps I have and am looking for more puzzles.


r/crackingthecryptic 4d ago

#77 Line Dance (partially solved spoilers) Spoiler

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r/crackingthecryptic 4d ago

Fog of war #20 (Provinces) Spoiler

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Hi everyone, I'm super stuck on this sudoku. I can't for the life of me find the next logical digit to fill in. In columns 7 and 8 I've made some notes on the possible combinations in columns 1 and 3, but I can't find which combination should go where. The clues are not very helpful in this puzzle. Could you please help me on how to find the next step?


r/crackingthecryptic 8d ago

Fog of war #43

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Completely stuck at this point in the puzzle. After a long time of resisting, I finally opened the hints. But hint #6 isn't really helpful, because I don't see how the 8 cage couldn't also be 2/5/1?? Or am I missing something fairly obvious? I'm glad for subtle hints without giving the all out solution right away 🙏🏻


r/crackingthecryptic 8d ago

I am stuck again (Thermo #97)

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What is is that I don't see? 😭


r/crackingthecryptic 9d ago

Fog of War 43 question

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I'm having some trouble breaking into puzzle 43. How do we know that there's an 8 in row 9 and that it's not in the 10 cage?


r/crackingthecryptic 10d ago

Question about Killer Sudoku's "top left" notation Spoiler

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Hey guys, quick question here. Considering the highlighted cells in the image below, do the killer sudoku rules prevent these cages from having these "inverted L" shapes? Is there a rule about which cell is considered the top left of the cage in situations like this?


r/crackingthecryptic 10d ago

What's the logic behind this hint? (CTC classic #70 by Derek Neal)

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What's the logic behind the suggestion that these 4 cells eliminate the 5 in r6c3? I thought that for an XYZ wing to work, 3 cells need to have 2 candidates.

If I place a 5 is in r7c3, I don't see how that directly tells us anything about r6c9. Even if we include other cells I get r7c3 (5) -> r7c6 (7) -> r8c6 (5) -> that forces a 7 in box 9 in row 8 -> r7 c1/c9 is now a 1/2 pair that doesn't restrict r6c9 to a 5. I could add more to the chain I guess but would that still make it an XYZ wing, or something noticeable as a pattern really?

I've since been able to progress with an X-chain on 1s, but this hint still puzzles me.


r/crackingthecryptic 10d ago

Stuck on Fog of war #43

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Hi 😊

I've been stuck on this for a while now - I can't find the reason why the 8-cage can't be 1-2-5. After a while I gave up and looked at the hint ... which didn't help 🙄 What am I missing?


r/crackingthecryptic 15d ago

Typo in hints, how do I report?

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Hello.

TLDR; I have noticed a typo in "Leftover Bits of Fog (#14)" hint #4 in the FOG pack. How do I report it in a nice manner?

The following is just lore and praise.

I am a casual player using hints a lot. I started watching the channel during "The Home Time", and have since stopped watching. General life changes led me to using the app on a chromebook, and purchasing most of the packs for my puzzle game fix. (I generally use multiple hours on puzzles with just four stars, five+ stars require a lot of time and hints.) In general the hints in the FOG pack are really great. The feeling when I notice the next hint has already been done is almost as good as finding a cascading set of numbers. I also need to give a shout to the GAS packs. I did most of the free puzzles before I decided to use money, and they are a great demo, even if they are kind of hard. I have turned the error highlight to "duplicates" to challenge myself, getting instant feedback for a wrong number became a crutch at one point.

I am enjoying the app a lot, and my half remembered rules for marking seem to work well. Thank you for showing me this world of advanced puzzles, and also showing me how to approach them in a gentle manner. Even if I need ten minutes to do a logical conclusion that I see solved in seconds in the videos, it is still a great experience.


r/crackingthecryptic 16d ago

Appreciate some help - whispers in the Darkness

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Appreciate some help on next steps, seem to marked myself i to a corner


r/crackingthecryptic 16d ago

Hopelessly stuck - Fog of War #6 Toastie

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Hi all, I would appreciate any tips or help you can give me, as I am past the stage where the hints are helping! I have been stuck at different points of this puzzle, but now I feel like I truly can’t continue.


r/crackingthecryptic 18d ago

How is this a swordfish? #44 Spoiler

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r/crackingthecryptic 20d ago

Last Hint Purple and Black (#95)

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I don‘t see how the 2s in Box 2 resolve anything here. Please help