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 it had 230,000 subscribers, with the most popular video receiving over 3.8 million views.
