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#702, December 3 - December 9:
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).

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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: kst

 
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by: TRP

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I thought this must be quite difficult after the long period of silence, but once you find the start it's pure fun.

by: kst

 
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by: Martinus

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Tough. Needs VCE, and settis. Thanks!

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by: kst

 
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by: kmr

 
 
Not difficult, but very funny. H/L in columns 4 and 6 was my key. Thanks, kst.

 

by: jgrab

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Very nice, indeed. Hi/lo in col 4 comes from CE alone.

by: kst

 
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by: Nessi

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A very fine puzzle, thank you kst!

by: MartinL

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Considering a 2 in F6 and the uniqueness of the resulting solution in the upper left corner, solves the puzzle quite nicely.

by: Klaus

 

B3=4 helps

 

by: KDN

 
 
Easy when you spot the naked pair in column 4

 

by: KDN

 
 
No hint needed

 

by: hp

 
 
I found the puzzle quite difficult, no chance for me without Klaus hint, did not find a naked pair in column 4,
before the hint xwing 3 and 8 possible, but doesn't help,
even after hint still hard work, different settis, a nice UR for the final

 

by: BP

 
 
We didn't see the naked pair either, but found a chainfree solution which besides several wings uses several URs and one SI in the following order:

UR: 7 not in HJ5; B1 <> 4; BC2 <> 4; F69 <> 17; 4 in B; D9 <> 4 [otherwise GHJ8 and GHJ9 could be swapped]

SI: 9 not in C => 9 not in B, contradiction to setti 9.

UR: C2 <> 2.

Many thanks, Andrew, for the challenge!

 

by: BP

 
 
I forgot: Our solution works without the hint.

 

by: kris

 
 
@BP: I cannot see a uniqueness issue in case of F6==7 or 4 not in B

 

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@kris:
You're right about F6. Sorry for the mistake! I hink, however, we didn't really need that one.
4 in B: If 4 not in B then B1=1 and you can substitute it by 4.

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  • Got there in the end... Thanks!
    - triemers
  • 20 min - only with Klaus' hint on the second attempt
    - Beate
  • 10 Min - mit Tipp von Klaus
    - humpti dumpti
  • 20 min with all hints - very helpful the hint from BP, that there is no 7 in HJ5 and of course the hint from Klaus, always helpful :)
    - Susi
  • 14 min - with Klaus' hint
    - Susan
  • 22" very nice one, needed hint from Klaus and naked pairs in col 4
    - Bassam
  • Needed hints but eventually got it.
    - mparmen
  • After failing in first attempt without KlausĀ“ hint, I finished it then in one hour.
    - H.E.
  • ca. 2 h - mit viel raten und ausprobieren
    - wjanet
  • hard work, xwings and settis, until finally the naked pair appears
    - AB Traherne
  • > 1 h - setti on 8, swordfish on 8, and I would not call it a naked pair, but a naked quadruple in column 4
    - RudiK
  • 61 min. a real 5 star, thank you Andrew
    - Nessi
  • 39' very nice, no hint needed, starting with setti 8 and 2
    - Hel
  • 32 min with Klaus' hint; couldn't find a naked pair in col 4
    - Ollie
  • 38 .min. difficult, very nice settis and x-wings
    - juehe
  • 60 min, nicht einfach
    - Torsten&Irina
  • nice, wings, some setti, some fish and a naiked pair
    - ThomasF
  • with Klaus' hint 19 min, without his hint not solvable for me
    - Alex
  • 35' one x-wing and some settis did the job
    - KDN
  • 48 mins with Klaus' hint and a serious consideration of D3. Very hard.
    - Miss P
  • > 1h. Tough one with an easy solution. Nice :-)
    - MartinL
  • unsolveable - just with a good guess
    - puzzled one
  • 37 min, lucky decision in AB8
    - poblid
  • 42', mittelschwer
    - zoo-pony
  • Tough: about 70 minutes Needed one long chain. Eventually enough settis won the day
    - puzzled
  • Ouch, this one is a little more difficult than previous weeks. Going back to bed and trying again later :)
    - Marc