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#842, August 9 - August 15:
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

 9-Aug-2026, 11:31
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by: kris

 9-Aug-2026, 12:40
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chainfree and slightly easier than usual, took me about 50'
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by: Humpti Dumpti

 9-Aug-2026, 10:52
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13 min
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 The Weekly Str8ts puzzle #842
 

by: Jens

 9-Aug-2026, 07:08
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 Another surprise: One Swordfish takes it all.
 

by: hp

 9-Aug-2026, 10:02
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 It was much easier for me to use Setti with the number that goes with the saying: ‘All good things come in...’
 

by: Stefan

 9-Aug-2026, 10:15
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 like Jens
 

by: Barbara

 9-Aug-2026, 12:00
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like hp
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 The Weekly Str8ts B puzzle #234
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 The Weekly Str8ts BX puzzle #234
 

by: optimator

 9-Aug-2026, 09:11
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 20' nice, didn´t need X
 

by: Martinus

 9-Aug-2026, 10:06
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 For me difficult, with UR and some SI / small chains
 

by: kris

 9-Aug-2026, 13:05
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doable with standard tools; my keys: CE in box 9 and 5, CE in /-diagonal, box-setti 6, setti 5
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 The Weekly Str8ts X puzzle #234
 

by: optimator

 9-Aug-2026, 14:28
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even with some chains I'm not making progress...
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  • 18min; easy
    - Martin
  • CE, wings, nice puzzle on a hot sunday, thnx.
    - UZ
  • 20‘
    - A. Friend
  • 19:45 - das war sogar für mich einfach...
    - Harry
  • 18 mins, no tools required. Feels more like a 4 Star Daily :)
    - notsonewbie
  • 28'23 straight forward
    - sumsum
  • 13:30 - to speedy for a lazy summer holiday
    - Beate
  • 17' almost wc
    - Maven
  • 32 min
    - JulioFlor
  • 2 min - unfortunately too fast for a week of waiting
    - Nessi
  • 18' quite easy this time
    - Jürgen
  • One 3-fish, like Jens.
    - MrL
  • 52' nice, standard tools
    - ThomasF
  • 15 min - straightforward, not difficult this time! ;-)
    - Stef
  • with 1 chain
    - chris1
  • Nice challenge 54´
    - NoHa
  • 23' WC
    - pax
  • 20'06" a fast one
    - chris
  • 22' - surprisingly fast with standard tools
    - COM
  • like Susi
    - b*k*
  • 52' - a nice puzzle
    - alopex
  • 7' wing, jellyfish, settis
    - optimator
  • 1/2 h, like the weather: not so hot.
    - H.E.
  • 29' - nice
    - Zoglbert
  • 36 min, tricky
    - 7Iron
  • 30 min, settis, wings
    - Torsten&Irina
  • 29:35, nice to solve - Leo
    - Leo
  • settis alone do not solve it
    - straddict
  • 55:41 zeitlich mal wieder voll in Führung ;)
    - marit
  • 10:33 good morni ng, surprisingly easy
    - fred
  • 19 min - too easy for 5 stars
    - Kid
  • 51' hard & tricky at the beginning...than easy
    - Volker
  • so ca. 55 minuten.liess sich recht flüssig spielen
    - dersoloist
  • 0:27:57, sehr entspannt, verglichen mit letzter Woche
    - zoo-pony (Tartlau)
  • 21' no setties needed
    - Cleo
  • 22 min - right decision in J5 and all goes easy :)
    - Susi
  • Filling cells, settis and careful elimination.
    - Solver_3
  • 20 min, straight forward
    - Alex
  • 22‘ with one setti
    - farmer
  • 41' straightforward
    - Manfred
  • 20' - CE
    - A_B_Traherne
  • 15', develops very nicely, thanks!
    - WolfgangL