The Return Of An Old Friend

** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
It's been far too long since we last showcased a sudoku by the brilliant Qodec so let's remedy that today! Here's his new puzzle Dustpan, which is wonderful - even though it features the ruleset that Simon views as his bete-noire!

Play the puzzle at the link below:

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

Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Cells marked with a circle show the number of digits with the same parity as that circled digit in that cell's 3x3 neighbourhood (including the digit in the cell itself). (Eg if r1c1 is a 1, all 3 cells surrounding it must be even.) Digits cannot appear in the same relative position within different 3x3 box regions. (Eg r1c1 and r4c4 cannot contain the same digit as they both represent the top left cell of their 3x3 boxes.)

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The new GAS pack is out on Steam for PC here:

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It's already out on Android and App Store. 60 original puzzles by Sam Cappleman-Lynes, Clover and Philip Newman!! Earn party hats and dinosaurs with these brand new puzzles!

We've also released a FREE app full of handmade puzzles to celebrate reaching 500k subscribers - simply download the Cracking The Cryptic app on Android, Steam or App Store and then select the 500k pack. We're streaming a playthrough of this app and you can watch all seven episodes

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