The Cleverest Rat Run Sudoku Yet

** TODAY'S PUZZLE ** Tonight we attempt the fifth puzzle, Disparity, in one of the most epic of sudoku series: Marty Sears' Rat Runs. The adventures of Finkz continue - this time with blackcurrants and a parity line - as she attempts to get to the cupcake :) In our opinion this might just be the cleverest sudoku in this series yet - which is saying quite something!! Play the puzzle at the link below: sudokupad.app/wv01avmfs9 Rules: Normal sudoku rules apply. Finkz the rat must reach the cupcake by finding a path through the maze. The path will be a snaking line that passes through the centres of cells, without visiting any cell more than once, crossing itself or passing through any thick maze walls. As well as moving orthogonally, Finkz may move diagonally if there's a 2x2 space in which to do so, but may never pass through a rounded corner / end of a wall. Finkz may only pass directly through a purple arrow if moving in the direction the arrow is pointing. An arrow always points to the smaller of the two values it sits between. Cells connected by a blackcurrant are in a 1:2 ratio (one is double the other.) Not all possible blackcurrants have been given. In this experiment, the correct path will be a valid alternating parity line - ie: any pair of adjacent cells along the path must contain one even digit and one odd digit. 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 :) www.patreon.com/posts/ctc-600k-pack-106717179 ** 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! We've also got a new series of linked sudokus from rockratzero just out! www.patreon.com/crackingthecryptic 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. - Mark's latest solve of The Times Club Monthly cryptic crossword - Mark's latest series of solves of Connections, the daily New York Times puzzle based on the Only Connect wall game. ** BRAID STREAM ** You can watch our recent stream at this link: youtube.com/live/WcqUhQkwUSY ▶ 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: apps.apple.com/us/app/svens-sudokupad/id1570622073 Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1706870/Svens_SudokuPad… Android: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.svencode… ALSO on Amazon: Search for “SudokuPad” ▶ Contents Of This Video ◀ 0:00 Theme music & puzzle intro 1:24 Join Us On Patreon 1:50 Happy Birthday 2:46 Rules 6:57 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking ▶ Contact Us ◀ Twitter: @Cracking The Cryptic email: [email protected] 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'.) ************************************************************** ▶ CTC FAN DISCORD SERVER◀ discord.gg/BbN89j5 ▶ OUR BACK CATALOGUE – ALL CATEGORISED WITH LINKS!◀ tinyurl.com/CTCCatalogue ▶ NEW CRACKING THE CRYPTIC MERCHANDISE◀ teespring.com/en-GB/stores/cr... ▶SEND US PUZZLES TO SOLVE/CONTACT US◀ [email protected] ▶FOLLOW US◀ Twitter: @crypticcracking Instagram (for how to solve daily clues from The Times): www.instagram.com/crackingthecryptic/?hl=en We also post the Wordle In A Minute videos on TikTok.