I posted the following earlier today for a question that was asked: "I am stuck n Level 408!"
This is indeed a difficult level. Looks like all of you are playing the mobile version. I went back and tried this level on my mobile and failed 5 times running out of lives. I tried one time on my computer browser playing the HTML version and passed on my 1st try. Sometimes I have found if you are having difficulty with a level try playing it on a different version of Candy Crush. Do not make a special effort to unlock the locked licorice let it happen naturally. The only booster I used was the lucky candy to start out. Happy Crushing!
I finally broke through!! I think luck had a part in it though. Some of the candies turned into the check marks which then change into yellow with a match. I had to be super quick to get to them before the chocolate over took them but I was able to collect what I needed. I did not use any boosters, only the ones that randomly appeared on the board. This was the hardest level for me, by far! I think I spent 7 days trying throughout each day. Thanks for all of the replies & I wish you all luck!
Just beat this with a ton of luck. The game would not register the mystery candy unless it was broken naturally. Any type was non-valid. The way I won was getting a colour bomb and matching it with a yellow stripped candy. This turned all mystery yellows into stripped yellows allowing them to register as the candies the game wanted.
after last update. There are not enough Yellow candies for me to collect 13! I have tried everything & keep getting an error message that there are not enough to fill my order. I lose life, lose booster, now I'm losing patience.