The Return Of The Miracle Sudoku

** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
It's been a few years now since Simon opened a puzzle live on camera that turned out to be Mitchell Lee's original Miracle Sudoku. There have been many imitations of that original but few as startling as this new puzzle discovery from James Sinclair: 159 Miracle. What's also remarkable about this is that it is quite approachable!!

Have a go at the puzzle here:
https://sudokupad.app/james-sinclair/...

Rules:
(NB The rules below are slightly lengthened and might be helpful if you're new to the 159 constraint.)

Normal sudoku rules apply. A digit in column 1 indicates the column in which the digit 1 appears in that row. (Eg If r4c1 is a 6, r4c6 is a 1). A digit in column 5 indicates the column in which the digit 5 appears in that row. A digits in column 9 indicates the column in which the digit 9 appears in that row. Digits in cells with a shaded square must be even. Cells separated by a single knight's move (in chess) cannot contain the same digit.

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Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/17...
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▶ Contents Of This Video ◀

0:00 Theme music & The Miracle Sudoku
2:05 Riffclown's new sudoku hunt
2:28 Happy Birthdays
4:21 Rules
6:54 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking

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