I’m completely hooked on these. The whole thing is absurdly fascinating. I’m still learning about the variants, and I often don’t attempt them unless Mark/Simon posts a really low time, indicating a certain easiness. I still take many times longer than them, but enjoy the process, and I always do the GAS sets. Mephistomel’s puzzles are strawberry floating nuts, though. I watched Simon take an hour and a half to do one, and I took the time to understand all of his logic, but the idea of tackling that myself… Just too much.
Currently doing That’s Sum Slithering - a snakey one that is good fun.
https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/sudoku/mJL2Hn6MBL