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Here's where you can try The Robin Hood Incident by Rob K: https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/sudoku/3m7Q92r3qF

Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits along an arrow add up to the number in a circle - in no case does any cell on an arrow share a row, column or 3x3 box with its circle. The X in r1c8 is a 1-cell arrow.


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▶Music◀
Tim McCaskey (Guitar) or Lucy Audrin (Piano) plays Mozart's Sonata no 16 ("Sonata Facile")
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Hi! We're Simon Anthony and Mark Goodliffe, two of the UK's most enthusiastic puzzle solvers. We have both represented the UK at the World Sudoku Championships and the World Puzzle Championships. We're also "cryptic crossword" aficionados. Mark is the twelve-time winner of The Times championship and Simon is the former record holder for most consecutive correct solutions to The Listener crossword. We hope we can help your puzzle solving while also introducing you to some of the world's best puzzles.

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Simon and Mark

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