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56 rows where Solver contains "Mark" sorted by Id descending

Type 29

  • Latin Square · 7
  • Star Battle · 6
  • Fillomino · 4
  • KenKen · 4
  • One Up · 4
  • Suguru · 3
  • Aquarium · 2
  • Double Choco · 2
  • Japanese Sums · 2
  • Kakuro · 2
  • Lexica · 2
  • Chocona · 1
  • Codeword · 1
  • Futoshiki · 1
  • Heterocut · 1
  • Knight's Tour · 1
  • Latin Cube · 1
  • Look-Air · 1
  • Miscellaneous · 1
  • Nonogram · 1
  • Pentominous · 1
  • Playfair · 1
  • Set Square · 1
  • Shikaku · 1
  • Skyscrapers · 1
  • Slitherlink · 1
  • Square Routes · 1
  • Suko · 1
  • Tents · 1

Solver 1

  • Mark · 56 ✖

Setter 35

  • Rodolfo Kurchan · 4
  • Aad van de Wetering · 2
  • Chiel Beenhakker · 2
  • Clover · 2
  • Artham · 1
  • Blackle Mori · 1
  • Cedric Godino · 1
  • Danny Demeersseman · 1
  • Eric Fox · 1
  • Gliperal · 1
  • Ian Simpson · 1
  • Jacob Cohen · 1
  • Jeffrey Bardon · 1
  • Kurt Hugo Schneider · 1
  • Maho Yokota · 1
  • Marty Sears · 1
  • Math Pesto · 1
  • Michael Lefkowitz · 1
  • MicroStudy · 1
  • Nicky R · 1
  • Nicolas Spindler · 1
  • Nikola Zivanovic · 1
  • Philip Newman · 1
  • PixelPlucker · 1
  • Prasanna Seshadri · 1
  • Richard Heald · 1
  • Robert Vollmert · 1
  • Sam Cappleman-Lynes · 1
  • Scott Strosahl · 1
  • Teddy Campbell · 1
  • Tom Collyer · 1
  • au voleur! · 1
  • gdc · 1
  • mellowrobinson · 1
  • 邱言哲 Qiu Yan Zhe · 1

Constraints 29

  • Classic · 32
  • Set Values · 3
  • Extra Regions · 2
  • Kropki · 2
  • Non-Repeat · 2
  • Renban · 2
  • Sums · 2
  • 0-5 Digits · 1
  • 5x5 · 1
  • 6x6 · 1
  • 8x8 · 1
  • Arrow · 1
  • Chaos Deconstruction · 1
  • Clone · 1
  • Consecutive · 1
  • Digit Restriction · 1
  • Inequality · 1
  • Larger Regions · 1
  • Linked Grids · 1
  • Look-and-Say · 1
  • Miscellaneous · 1
  • O/E · 1
  • Quadruple · 1
  • Region Building · 1
  • Sequence · 1
  • Toroidal · 1
  • XV · 1
  • Zeroes · 1
  • Zipper Lines · 1
Id ▲ Puzzle Title Date Solver Type Setter Constraints Video Video Length Video Length (Minutes)
7890 Sudoku en rouge, jaune, bleu et noir 2025-12-01 Mark Miscellaneous Michael Lefkowitz  
Sudoku as a Work of Art
Sudoku as a Work of Art
00:42:50 43 min
7653 4x4?? 2025-09-24 Mark Latin Square mellowrobinson 8x8, Consecutive, Quadruple, Sums
Mellow Magic
Mellow Magic
00:34:07 35 min
7624 Farm to Market 2025-09-18 Mark Latin Square   5x5, Linked Grids, Non-Repeat, Sums
An Agricultural Puzzle by Jane Street!
An Agricultural Puzzle by Jane Street!
00:48:06 49 min
7431 Star Chart 2025-07-24 Mark Latin Square gdc 0-5 Digits, 6x6, Extra Regions, Zipper Lines
Absolutely Cosmic Sudoku!
Absolutely Cosmic Sudoku!
01:03:34 64 min
7359 Give Me Five! 2025-07-02 Mark Latin Square Artham Extra Regions, Toroidal
Normal Sudoku Rules have been ignored!
Normal Sudoku Rules have been ignored!
00:26:30 27 min
7134 9-Center Regions 2025-04-27 Mark Latin Square 邱言哲 Qiu Yan Zhe Digit Restriction, Non-Repeat
These AREN'T Normal Sudoku Rules!
These AREN'T Normal Sudoku Rules!
00:36:35 37 min
6815 Build It Yourself Suguru 2025-01-24 Mark Suguru Nicky R Inequality, Region Building
Can We Build it? ... Eventually
Can We Build it? ... Eventually
00:47:35 48 min
6807 GameBoard 2025-01-22 Mark Latin Square Nicolas Spindler Renban
Normal Sudoku Rules are Broken!
Normal Sudoku Rules are Broken!
00:31:16 32 min
6581 One Up #200 2024-11-15 Mark One Up Rodolfo Kurchan  
A tricky example of ONE UP
A tricky example of ONE UP
00:29:30 30 min
6466 Kropki Chocona 2024-10-13 Mark Chocona PixelPlucker Kropki
The Puzzle that puts the Chocolate into Solving
The Puzzle that puts the Chocolate into Solving
00:51:59 52 min
6124 One Up #100 2024-06-28 Mark One Up Rodolfo Kurchan  
One Up reaches One Hundred!
One Up reaches One Hundred!
00:26:39 27 min
6123 One Up #99 2024-06-28 Mark One Up Rodolfo Kurchan  
One Up reaches One Hundred!
One Up reaches One Hundred!
00:26:39 27 min
5930 TectonicPlus 2024-04-30 Mark Suguru Aad van de Wetering Sequence
Avoiding the Sequences ... and Avoiding Sudoku!
Avoiding the Sequences ... and Avoiding Sudoku!
00:29:54 30 min
5842 One Up #11 2024-04-03 Mark One Up Rodolfo Kurchan  
Not a Sudoku ... but an Intriguing New Daily Puzzle!
Not a Sudoku ... but an Intriguing New Daily Puzzle!
00:11:12 12 min
5345 Lexicon 2023-11-09 Mark Fillomino MicroStudy Look-and-Say
An Education in Puzzles
An Education in Puzzles
00:34:58 35 min
4558 Emergency Sudoku 2023-04-29 Mark Fillomino Clover Classic
The Rollercoaster of GAS
The Rollercoaster of GAS
01:18:55 79 min
4345 REM Ban 2023-03-07 Mark Latin Square Marty Sears Clone, Miscellaneous, Renban
That is NOT 3 in the Corner!
That is NOT 3 in the Corner!
00:38:05 39 min
3026 Nonogram 2022-04-23 Mark Nonogram Philip Newman Classic
GASson d'avril
GASson d'avril
00:59:41 60 min
3024 Kakuro #3024 2022-04-23 Mark Kakuro Clover Classic
GASson d'avril
GASson d'avril
00:59:41 60 min
3023 Skyscrapers #3023 2022-04-23 Mark Skyscrapers Sam Cappleman-Lynes Classic
GASson d'avril
GASson d'avril
00:59:41 60 min
2912 XV Fillomino 2022-03-26 Mark Fillomino au voleur! XV
Only one Sudoku Rule Applies
Only one Sudoku Rule Applies
00:40:34 41 min
2809 Suguru Chaos Deconstruction 2022-03-02 Mark Suguru Math Pesto Arrow, Chaos Deconstruction, O/E
Paranormal Sudoku Rules Apply
Paranormal Sudoku Rules Apply
00:46:34 47 min
2004 KenKen 2021-06-18 Mark KenKen Jacob Cohen Classic
A Good Sudoku has many Amigos
A Good Sudoku has many Amigos
00:27:21 28 min
1768 Zero TomTom 2021-03-01 Mark KenKen Jeffrey Bardon Zeroes
A Puzzle Everyone wants us to Try
A Puzzle Everyone wants us to Try
00:28:47 29 min
1627 FillominAngel 2020-12-23 Mark Fillomino Scott Strosahl Classic
The Christmas Angel
The Christmas Angel
00:21:40 22 min
1590 Star Battle #1590 2020-12-06 Mark Star Battle   Classic
Straightforward Puzzle FUN
Straightforward Puzzle FUN
00:14:13 15 min
1589 Star Battle #1589 2020-12-06 Mark Star Battle   Classic
Straightforward Puzzle FUN
Straightforward Puzzle FUN
00:14:13 15 min
1583 Covid-19 Vaccine Puzzle 2020-12-03 Mark Tents Danny Demeersseman Classic
The Puzzle about the Vaccine
The Puzzle about the Vaccine
00:14:35 15 min
1558 Kropki Cube 2020-11-21 Mark Latin Cube Gliperal Kropki
3D Sudoku: Normal Rules do NOT apply
3D Sudoku: Normal Rules do NOT apply
00:37:28 38 min
1530 Look-Air #1530 2020-11-08 Mark Look-Air Eric Fox Classic
A New Puzzle to Us
A New Puzzle to Us
00:21:00 21 min
1369 Japanese Sums? 2020-08-24 Mark Japanese Sums Maho Yokota Classic
Simon's Revenge
Simon's Revenge
00:56:23 57 min
1285 Pentominous #1285 2020-07-15 Mark Pentominous Aad van de Wetering Classic
Sudoku Genius turrns his hand to Pencil Puzzles!
Sudoku Genius turrns his hand to Pencil Puzzles!
00:21:50 22 min
1210 CTC Birthday Aquarium 2 2020-06-10 Mark Aquarium Chiel Beenhakker Set Values
CTC: 3 Years Old!
CTC: 3 Years Old!
00:21:18 22 min
1209 CTC Birthday Aquarium 1 2020-06-10 Mark Aquarium Chiel Beenhakker Set Values
CTC: 3 Years Old!
CTC: 3 Years Old!
00:21:18 22 min
1194 Hostile Knight's Tour 2020-06-04 Mark Knight's Tour Blackle Mori Set Values
A Hostile Knight's Tour
A Hostile Knight's Tour
00:20:11 21 min
1147 Merged Region Star Battle 2020-05-12 Mark Star Battle Teddy Campbell Larger Regions
Minutes to Solve? Or Weeks?
Minutes to Solve? Or Weeks?
00:21:46 22 min
1114 Clue Symmetry and Logic 2020-04-28 Mark Slitherlink Prasanna Seshadri Classic
How to Solve Slitherlink
How to Solve Slitherlink
00:11:40 12 min
1069 Star Battle #1069 2020-04-10 Mark Star Battle Kurt Hugo Schneider Classic
Puzzle Battle Vs Kurt Hugo Schneider
Puzzle Battle Vs Kurt Hugo Schneider
00:15:53 16 min
1060 Double Choco #1060 2020-04-06 Mark Double Choco Robert Vollmert Classic
A Fascinating New Puzzle
A Fascinating New Puzzle
00:15:54 16 min
1059 Double Choco #1059 2020-04-06 Mark Double Choco Tom Collyer Classic
A Fascinating New Puzzle
A Fascinating New Puzzle
00:15:54 16 min
1053 Star Battle #1053 2020-04-03 Mark Star Battle   Classic
A double bonus: two Star Battle puzzles
A double bonus: two Star Battle puzzles
00:14:07 15 min
1052 Star Battle #1052 2020-04-03 Mark Star Battle   Classic
A double bonus: two Star Battle puzzles
A double bonus: two Star Battle puzzles
00:14:07 15 min
904 KenKen #904 2019-12-11 Mark KenKen   Classic
A Surprisingly LARGE Calcudoku
A Surprisingly LARGE Calcudoku
00:19:41 20 min
894 Heterocut #894 2019-12-01 Mark Heterocut Nikola Zivanovic Classic
The Puzzle That Is Considered A Masterpiece
The Puzzle That Is Considered A Masterpiece
00:14:32 15 min
891 Japanese Sums #891 2019-11-28 Mark Japanese Sums Cedric Godino Classic
Japanese Sums - some entertaining logic
Japanese Sums - some entertaining logic
00:19:05 20 min
770 Square Routes #770 2019-08-18 Mark Square Routes Ian Simpson, Richard Heald Classic
Square Routes
Square Routes
00:09:51 10 min
540 Playfair #540 2019-01-11 Mark Playfair   Classic
Cracking a Playfair code
Cracking a Playfair code
00:23:16 24 min
147 Suko #147 (The Times) 2017-12-09 Mark Suko   Classic
Solving the Times puzzles (not crosswords or sudoku!)
Solving the Times puzzles (not crosswords or sudoku!)
00:31:52 32 min
146 Set Square #146 (The Times) 2017-12-09 Mark Set Square   Classic
Solving the Times puzzles (not crosswords or sudoku!)
Solving the Times puzzles (not crosswords or sudoku!)
00:31:52 32 min
145 Lexica #145 (The Times) 2017-12-09 Mark Lexica   Classic
Solving the Times puzzles (not crosswords or sudoku!)
Solving the Times puzzles (not crosswords or sudoku!)
00:31:52 32 min
144 Lexica #144 (The Times) 2017-12-09 Mark Lexica   Classic
Solving the Times puzzles (not crosswords or sudoku!)
Solving the Times puzzles (not crosswords or sudoku!)
00:31:52 32 min
143 KenKen #143 (The Times) 2017-12-09 Mark KenKen   Classic
Solving the Times puzzles (not crosswords or sudoku!)
Solving the Times puzzles (not crosswords or sudoku!)
00:31:52 32 min
142 Kakuro #142 (The Times) 2017-12-09 Mark Kakuro   Classic
Solving the Times puzzles (not crosswords or sudoku!)
Solving the Times puzzles (not crosswords or sudoku!)
00:31:52 32 min
141 Futoshiki #141 (The Times) 2017-12-09 Mark Futoshiki   Classic
Solving the Times puzzles (not crosswords or sudoku!)
Solving the Times puzzles (not crosswords or sudoku!)
00:31:52 32 min
140 Codeword #140 (The Times) 2017-12-09 Mark Codeword   Classic
Solving the Times puzzles (not crosswords or sudoku!)
Solving the Times puzzles (not crosswords or sudoku!)
00:31:52 32 min
139 Shikaku #139 (The Times) 2017-12-09 Mark Shikaku   Classic
Solving the Times puzzles (not crosswords or sudoku!)
Solving the Times puzzles (not crosswords or sudoku!)
00:31:52 32 min

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