"Wow, Just Wow": This IS Sudoku Wizardry

** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
The comments from solvers on oskode's Odd Way To Even Out tell a tale. This is a quite lovely sudoku puzzle - not monstrously difficult but with some underlying ideas that will simply fill you with admiration and joy.
(And look out for the crossover you didn't know you needed: a bonus video on the channel tomorrow where Simon is joined by chess legend Peter Svidler for a crossword solve!)

Play the puzzle at the links below:

https://sudokupad.app/jpjbe0lid4

Rules
Normal sudoku rules apply (ie place the digits 1-9, once each, in every row, column and 3x3 box.) Digits in a cage do not repeat and sum to the number given in its upper left corner. Cells surrounding a white circle must contain at least one copy of the digits within the circle.

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We've released the long-awaited sequel to one of our most popular apps (the original Classic Sudoku). The new app features 60 handmade classic puzzles, including 20 each from the Japanese puzzle masters Nikoli and Sam Cappleman-Lynes (many of which feature competely new techniques)!!

Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/41...
AppStore
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Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/de...

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** BLUE PRINCE STREAM **
Last night's Blue Prince stream can be watched here:

https://youtube.com/live/QVcabxvNdxU?...

Simon's continuation of the day will be available tomorrow morning on the channel.

▶ NEW PATREON VIDEOS ◀
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Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de...
Amazon: Search for “SudokuPad”

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▶Credits◀
Music: Lucy Audrin (Piano): Mozart's Sonata no 16; and Mark’s outro music by Riffclown.
SOFTWARE: Thanks to Sam Cappleman-Lynes and Sven Neumann
Logo: Melvyn Mainini
Opening Credits: Burak Mescioğlu

▶ Contents Of This Video ◀

0:00 Intro music and puzzle introduction
1:25 Peter Svidler, Chess Grandmaster & legend
3:14 Blue Prince
4:11 The Wind In The Willows competition
5:02 Happy Birthdays
5:59 Rules
7:10 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking

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