The Hardest Sudoku Of All

** Today's Sudoku **

Let's start with an apology. As Simon says during the video, he is incredibly concerned about taking too much of people's time and recognises the ludicrous nature of the length of tonight's solve. He attempts a puzzle by Gliperal called Balanced Loop Sudoku. This is an astonishing construction and undoubtedly sits in the pantheon of puzzles that can be described as "One of the greatest ever". BUT it is NOT easy. It is definitely worth checking out the example on the Logic Masters Germany link below if you're in any doubt about the rules. Having done that, strap yourselves in because this one is brain-frying!! Play the puzzle at the link below:

https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/su...

Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Draw a single closed loop that travels orthogonally through the centres of some cells. The loop does not use any cell more than once and must travel through each dot. The two loop segments extending from both sides of a dot must be balanced ie the sum of the digits up to and including the digit in the cell containing the first turn must be the same. ALL possible dots are given.

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