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#822, March 22 - March 28:
The Weekly Extreme Str8ts Puzzle

by Andrew Stuart
WARNING: This is the Weekly 'Extreme' Str8ts.
Only attempt this puzzle if you have time and patience.
Using the solver will not help you. (much).
Oct 18th 2024
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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.
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by: hepa

 22-Mar-2026, 11:24
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by: Jutta

 22-Mar-2026, 10:35
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Sehr schön! Eine Erkenntnis und alles fügze sich. Nach dem Frust letzter Woche ein Lichtblick!
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 The Weekly Str8ts B puzzle #214
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 The Weekly Str8ts puzzle #822
 

by: Jan

 22-Mar-2026, 12:35
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 After the fairly obvious elimination in column 9, all you need is an x-wing on a rare digit. Nice how one constraint resolves the upper right corner.
 

by: hp

 22-Mar-2026, 13:30
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agreed
but for me nicer was application of an nice UR (then no 7 in J6) and solving
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 The Weekly Str8ts BX puzzle #214
 

by: Martinus

 22-Mar-2026, 08:18
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 Wonderful puzzle. CE, settis, x power, B power, but no chains. Thanks!
 

by: jgrab

 22-Mar-2026, 10:57
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 Very nice progression indeed.
 

by: ThomasF

 22-Mar-2026, 10:57
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 nice
 

by: optimator

 22-Mar-2026, 14:27
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very nice one, step by step
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 The Weekly Str8ts X puzzle #214
 

by: jgrab

 22-Mar-2026, 02:06
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30 min. Very good challenge! Whatever E5/F6 is, the range of row F will be the same which restricts H2.
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  • logic = nice
    - chris1
  • 53' für mich ein gutes Ergebnis. Die 9 war der Schlüssel, dann Setti 4.
    - Konrad
  • 49, no special tools. Lovely Sunday to all.
    - Emma
  • 31' - no guesses needed, standard tools
    - COM
  • 28 min. nice. CE, wings, settis.
    - juehe
  • 20' setti, wing, UR
    - optimator
  • 32' of eliminations and wings
    - Jan
  • 13'
    - meli
  • 20'
    - Maven
  • Second attempt, 1,5 h with BCA, no solver, no guess.
    - H.E.
  • 34:30 - lovely sunny sunday
    - Latimer
  • i did it
    - alopex
  • 20' nice
    - ThomasF
  • 24 min. 1 guess (h/l), otherwise very enjoyable.
    - Amoena
  • CA of Col9 and UR.
    - MrL
  • Wegen Eindeutigkeit J2 gut geraten (nicht J5) und dann direkt durch.
    - b*k*
  • 25' with 1 h/l decision
    - Traherne
  • 24 min
    - Julioflor
  • Relative easy, 22min
    - Joerg
  • 27 min - a nice sunday morning walk-through
    - Michael
  • 35 min
    - kid
  • 22' WC
    - Hel
  • 19 min - not too hard
    - Susi
  • 26‘ as easy as they get nowadays. Nice for me
    - A.Friend
  • 14 min - wunderful puzzle
    - Nessi
  • one obvious UR does it all
    - Klaus
  • 30 min, settis, wings
    - Torsten&Irina
  • 29 min, logic
    - Clemeau
  • also so ganz einfach wars nicht,aber nachdem ich B2 richtig geraten habe gings doch recht flüssig,40 min.
    - dersoloist
  • 33 min, I needed one hi/lo decision
    - Alex
  • 16:25 just walking through
    - fred
  • Hurray! Solving with three easy steps.
    - Jens
  • 26' - 1st attempt
    - jim
  • 10 min. Easy; no special technique needed.
    - jgrab