Cracking the Cryptic

Cracking the Cryptic is a YouTube channel dedicated to paper-and-pencil puzzles; primarily sudoku, but also cryptic crosswords and other types of numerical and verbal puzzles.

The channel was set up in 2017 by two friends from England, Simon Anthony, a former investment banker, and Mark Goodliffe, a financial director. Each video shows one of the presenters attacking and solving a puzzle in real time, with their live commentary.

During the COVID-19 pandemic the channel grew in popularity, and as of 7 August 2020 it had 245,000 subscribers, with the most popular video receiving over 4 million views.[1][2][3][4][5]

References
  1. Bellos, Alex (18 May 2020). "Can you solve it? Sudoku as spectator sport is unlikely lockdown hit". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. Usborne, Simon (22 May 2020). "Puzzled man solving 'miracle' sudoku becomes YouTube sensation". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  3. Lancaster, Chris (1 June 2020). "Watching sudoku's a winner". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  4. Schwartz, Nick (21 May 2020). "Watch this genius solve insanely difficult sudoku puzzles". USA Today. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  5. Andrews, Farah (26 May 2020). "Puzzlingly compelling: watch a man solve 'miracle' Sudoku with only two numbers filled in". The National. Abu Dhabi. Retrieved 8 June 2020.


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