** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
We love Fog Of War sudokus and today's puzzle - by Astral Sky called Caged Snakey - is one of the best we've ever seen. Truly original from start to finish and full of fascinating logic. And quite mad!

Play the puzzle at the link below:
https://sudokupad.app/LbhRLHDjJH

Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits may repeat within a cage and sum to the total in the cage’s top left corner, if given. All cages must be of different sizes. Two cages that neighbour one another (ie share an edge) must not share a common digit. All the cages in the puzzle combined form a 1-cell-wide snake. The snake doesn’t branch and doesn’t touch itself orthogonally, but may touch itself diagonally. The start and end of the snake must be found by the solver. The grid is partly covered with fog. Placing correct digits will clear the fog from the surrounding cells. Guessing is not required.

** NEW JAMES BOND SUDOKU HUNT OUT ON 1 APRIL **
Do you know your Drax from your Goldfinger? Make sure you've got your licence to kill renewed to enter our latest competition: a brand new James Bond-themed sudoku hunt!

Apart from the new James Bond sudoku hunt, there's:

- Simon's latest forays into the world of Islands Of Insight
- his solve of Region Geometry by Emre Kolotoğlu (3hr 36min long...!)
- Mark's solve of The Times Club Monthly cryptic crossword

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▶ Contents Of This Video ◀

0:00 Theme music & puzzle intro
1:41 New Stream TONIGHT
2:09 James Bond sudoku hunt & Islands Of Insight
3:17 Sudoku Nail Art
4:27 Happy Birthdays & Other mentions
6:42 Rules
9:35 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking

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