The Miracle Snake

** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
A collaboration today featuring two absolutely top-tier setters: Nordy and yttrio (who set at Nordyttrio!).  It's called Earth Wurm and it really is astonishing that just four squares and two circles is enough to specify a unique solution.  It's a blast to solve too so do give this one a go if you can!

Play the puzzle at the following link:

https://sudokupad.app/lbvymeu3as

Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Construct a one-cell-wide snake of orthogonally-connected cells whose two endpoints are given as circles. The snake cannot branch and cannot touch itself orthogonally, but may touch itself diagonally. Additionally: All squares are on the snake; a digit in a square gives the number of snake cells seen in all horizontal/vertical directions combined, including the cell with the square - non-snake cells block the vision; the snake acts as a “German Whisper” line ie adjacent digits on the snake must have a difference of at least 5.

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

- Simon's latest forays into the world of Islands Of Insight
- Mark's video looking at the new OneUp puzzle from Rodolfo Kurchan.
- 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
2:04 Please subscribe!
2:31 Join Us On Patreon
2:50 Rules
6:36 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking

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