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Extra Puzzle Series
For those of us in self-isolation or quarantine with too much time on their hands, I have expanded the Str8ts puzzles
to a new 'every two-days' series. Check out the new player. Stay well.
Archive
Since there has been interesting strategy discussion on these puzzles and by popular request,
I have opened an archive on the last thirty weeks. The discussion section is open for continued posting.
Share and Enjoy
Puzzles 1 to 250 are available as , just $5.49. Pack 3, 4 and 5 just released!
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by:hp |
6-Mar-2021, 16:26 |
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@ hone: 'm just about to tackle your summer break puzzles again, which is not easy. I remember that we had posted about this before. Unfortunately, those old comments have all been deleted. If you don't mind, could you briefly give me some more helpful critical tips for the four puzzles (I seem to remember that 5-fish was mostly necessary). The solution itself you have posted like the puzzles also in the St8ts forum. If too much trouble for you, no problem. Thanks
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by:Jens |
5-Mar-2021, 06:32 |
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Reserved for discussion of Andrew's Quarantine puzzle #175, March 5 - March 6
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by: Jan |
5-Mar-2021, 08:06 |
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| Quite easy, can probably be done without candidates. Needs a simple x-wing to finish it off.
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by: jota |
5-Mar-2021, 11:20 |
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| Indeed, solved it without candidates.
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by:Jens |
3-Mar-2021, 05:11 |
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Reserved for discussion of Andrew's Quarantine puzzle #174, March 3 - March 4
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by: hp |
3-Mar-2021, 17:20 |
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| Very tricky, stuck at 4 cells solved. Made use of three xwings, an UR and setti 5. Then tested J9: no 5 there gave progress until the End.
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by: Ben |
3-Mar-2021, 21:11 |
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| At 4 solved cells, there is a very simple SI testing F8=5, which solves a couple more.
Then I needed a couple of longer chains - first testing J6=2, then testing J5=2.
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by:kst |
1-Mar-2021, 14:23 |
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The is.gd/... pages do not work. Only a white pattern is shown. Yesterday everything was correct.
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by: hone |
1-Mar-2021, 16:18 |
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| is.gd works, but www.str8ts.com/feed/ doesn´t
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by: Ben |
1-Mar-2021, 18:34 |
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| Here's two ways people can get their str8t's fix:
1. Use: mastertoolworks.com/str8ts/str8ts.html, click Load Puzzle, and enter the is.gd url.
2. Go to the is.gd address, take the long puzzle number, take the first 81 chars and last 81 chars (ie. remove the middle 81). put them together and enter them in the str8ts solver url.
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by: effchen |
1-Mar-2021, 19:22 |
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| The is.gds are without numbers in the fields.Yesterday I could see them.
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by: Leren |
2-Mar-2021, 19:29 |
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| Yesterday I emailed Andrew about this problem. The links seem to be working normally today.
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by:Jens |
1-Mar-2021, 06:05 |
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Reserved for discussion of Andrew's Quarantine puzzle #173, March 1 - March 2
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by: Susan |
1-Mar-2021, 10:44 |
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| very easy this time, only 5 minutes, just filling in numbers. But I enjoyed it.
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by: Jan |
1-Mar-2021, 12:17 |
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| Done in under 18 minutes without candidates.
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by: hp |
1-Mar-2021, 17:20 |
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| Nice, but very easy 3star-puzzle, good WC exercise
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by: Hel |
1-Mar-2021, 17:31 |
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| 9' w/c - quite easy
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by: Aubinger |
1-Mar-2021, 18:19 |
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| 7' Just clicking thru.
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by:hp |
28-Feb-2021, 12:07 |
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Weekly without major difficulties Nice WC exercise
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by:Jens |
28-Feb-2021, 04:08 |
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Reserved for discussion of Andrew's Quarantine puzzle #172, February 27 - February 28
Previous comments:
@optimator 27-Feb-2021, 14:28 hard! this one beat me
@jk 27-Feb-2021, 14:34 Starting with bca8 solves it
@hp 27-Feb-2021, 15:05 Seems chainy to me, in spite of a swordfish in 8
@marianne 27-Feb-2021, 17:30 Like jk, then there ist an astonishing progress with settis and singles.
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by: barbara |
28-Feb-2021, 17:15 |
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| Please, is help possible: J4 and G8, where the 1 and where the 3, and has col 7 the number 1 in their upper part?
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by: marianne |
28-Feb-2021, 18:31 |
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| J4=1, G8=3, col 7 without 1. Have a nice evening.
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by: barbara |
28-Feb-2021, 21:53 |
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| @marianne: Thank you, but had no success, bin kein Logik-Fuchs.About one hour, gave up.
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by:Leren |
28-Feb-2021, 03:08 |
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is.gd/Leren_558_BX2
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by: witch |
28-Feb-2021, 07:20 |
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| very nice - B and X power
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by: effchen |
1-Mar-2021, 19:16 |
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| @Leren, we need yor help. Your puzzles are not working. Yesterday you could see the numbers, but today there are just empty fields
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by: BP |
1-Mar-2021, 19:26 |
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| Great puzzle. Used one UR. @Leren: I printed it yesterday but today indeed all fields are blank like effchen says.
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by: kmr |
2-Mar-2021, 19:42 |
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| Very nice one which needed all standard tools and BX power. Thank you so much, Leren, for offering these puzzles.
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by: Susan |
3-Mar-2021, 16:16 |
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| Puh, hard work but managed finally with my second attempt. Thank you!!
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by: BP |
4-Mar-2021, 12:12 |
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| My above comment was meant for the B2-puzzle. Now I solved this one, very nice, no UR needed.
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by:Leren |
28-Feb-2021, 03:05 |
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is.gd/Leren_558_BX1
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by: witch |
28-Feb-2021, 07:42 |
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| also very nice - easier than BX2
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by: kmr |
28-Feb-2021, 10:19 |
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| Thank you, very nice puzzle which develops smoothly and without difficulty.
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by: Susan |
1-Mar-2021, 17:48 |
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| Very nice indeed, used all tools
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by: Hel |
1-Mar-2021, 17:51 |
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| Settis and BX power, thank you Leren
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by:Leren |
28-Feb-2021, 02:53 |
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is.gd/Leren_558_B2
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by: BP |
2-Mar-2021, 20:46 |
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| Great puzzle. Used one UR.
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by:Leren |
28-Feb-2021, 02:45 |
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is.gd/Leren_558_B1
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by: BP |
28-Feb-2021, 18:27 |
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| Smooth and str8tforward.
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by: Jonbo |
4-Mar-2021, 08:22 |
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| Can someone explain to me how you solve this kind of str8ts?
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by: hago |
4-Mar-2021, 11:58 |
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| Like Sudoku: Every Block, i.e.: ABC123 must include different numbers between 1 and 9
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by:Leren |
28-Feb-2021, 02:30 |
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is.gd/Leren_558_X2
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by: Cosmanita |
28-Feb-2021, 20:43 |
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| Hard one, but nice. I needed chains. They focused on the 8, starting in the top middle and in the diagonals.
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by: jgrab |
28-Feb-2021, 23:32 |
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| Rather hard. Took me more than one hour. An early little HC on D2 and a Setti 3 combination (solving B1) brought me forward.
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by:Leren |
28-Feb-2021, 02:26 |
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is.gd/Leren_558_X1
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by: jgrab |
28-Feb-2021, 12:31 |
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| A nice one, thanks. It starts from interdependencies in the bottom corners, then careful employment of standard tools.
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by: BP |
28-Feb-2021, 18:27 |
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| Really nice, especially the start in the corners. Thanks, Leren.
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by: hago |
1-Mar-2021, 11:39 |
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| Again a masterpiece; thanks, Leren!
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by: Jan |
4-Mar-2021, 13:51 |
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| Hmm, I get a large gap on one diagonal and in consequence a naked pair in a row as a result of the above-mentioned corner work...but what then?!
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by: Jan |
4-Mar-2021, 13:54 |
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| Scratch that - I was asleep at the helm regarding the other diagonal!
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by: Jan |
4-Mar-2021, 15:41 |
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| However, after solving the one cells on the other diagonal and some more nakes pairs, I am stuck again...
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by: Augenweide |
5-Mar-2021, 17:41 |
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| One chain did the job: H1=9? J1=8,G3=6,G7=8,HJ8=6 so H1=5
Thanks for this challenge, Leren!
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by:Leren |
28-Feb-2021, 02:19 |
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is.gd/Leren_558
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by: Susan |
28-Feb-2021, 16:52 |
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| Only with chains/guessing in the end.
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by: BP |
28-Feb-2021, 19:32 |
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| Nice, standard tools and SIs.
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by: Hago |
1-Mar-2021, 10:34 |
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| @Susan: Look what happens, if you set H1=3
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by:Leren |
28-Feb-2021, 02:17 |
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Reserved for discussion of Andrew's puzzle.
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by: Jan |
1-Mar-2021, 11:20 |
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| Much too easy - the website solver can do it on its own!
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by: Andrejs |
3-Mar-2021, 19:36 |
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| Since I don't use solver, I didn't think the puzzle was too easy. It took a bit of work to solve it.
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- 2nd try, pure logic, nice, thanx
- chris - 1 hour ago - 32'
- Ske - 1 day ago - 16' 2nd attempt
nice for me
- dwg - 2 days ago - 15'; nice and easy
- ursa - 2 days ago - Done!
- Kmk - 2 days ago - 28 min of relaxation
- JoeP - 3 days ago - 30min sorry I am a real slow coach today
- Hildi - 3 days ago - 23'
- Giorgio - 3 days ago - 11'
- Coco - 3 days ago - 16.02
- Ronny - 4 days ago - 18' nice and easy
- rol - 4 days ago - about 8 min (29 minus pause), just filling in
- EC - 4 days ago - 15' pure logic, pretty easy
- puzzled - 4 days ago - 16' pure logic. too easy for 2 star
- Gottfried - 4 days ago - 15 min, no setti
- MoHo - 4 days ago - 14 - at 2nd attempt - at the first time i wasn't carefully enough
- alopex - 5 days ago - 25 minuten - not even a setti needed, straight forward!
- Sabine - 5 days ago - easy. even the solver solves it ;-)
- martin - 5 days ago - 11 min
- Mick - 5 days ago - 23 minutes without candidates
- Jan - 5 days ago - 14' - less difficult, one or two settis and a bit of logic
- earnie - 5 days ago - more straight than extreme. 17:30 min.
- joeB - 5 days ago - 11 min - pure logic - easy today
- relijo - 5 days ago - 9'
- martijn - 5 days ago - 9:38; easy going
- sleepy - 5 days ago - 14' just basic logic, no advanced tools, relaxing for a Sunday night, thanks!
- GC - 5 days ago - 16' - just filling in the numbers
- selecti - 5 days ago - Not quite extreme.
- essie - 5 days ago - 11 min . relaxing, no problem
- Alexis - 6 days ago - 23min, may the week come, the fight is done.
- abracadabra - 6 days ago
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