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#777, May 11 - May 17:
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.
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Oct 18th 2024
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by: hepa

 11-May-2025, 11:15
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by: jo

 11-May-2025, 13:47
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 Very nice puzzle, thanks!
Used some small chains towards the end - not sure if they were necessary ;)
 

by: kris

 12-May-2025, 18:52
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indeed no chains are needed; vertical box-setti helped a lot
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by: acs
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 The Weekly Str8ts B puzzle #169
 

by: Ben

 11-May-2025, 00:13
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 There seems to be something wrong with this puzzle. There are 2 8's in block 7.
 

by: xyz

 11-May-2025, 07:58
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 Seems like J1 is actually a 9 and it becomes a well defined puzzle...
 

by: Andrew Stuart

 11-May-2025, 08:42
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 okay that is super weird. I tested for 9 in J1 and also find it is a valid puzzle. So I've changed the clue to 9. I can't think why it happened
 

by: Hel

 11-May-2025, 10:07
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 Quite easy now, try without candidates!
 

by: optimator

 11-May-2025, 12:47
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 easy, settis at the end
 

by: pax

 12-May-2025, 08:24
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 Thanks to Hel for the hint "WC", easy. No setties, but fishes...
 

by: ThomasF

 12-May-2025, 17:07
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cool, my first B WC
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by: acs
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 The Weekly Str8ts puzzle #777
 

by: Klaus

 11-May-2025, 08:33
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C1=3 probably helps
 

by: web

 11-May-2025, 09:05
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 Sieht sehr chainy aus. Die Reihen D und F empfehlen sich ;-)
 

by: Nessi

 11-May-2025, 09:33
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 for more fun here my 5 hints to complete this puzzle
1. E2=1
2. D3=3
3. C9 no 4
4. C5 no 9
5. C7 no 5
 

by: hp

 11-May-2025, 17:43
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 Not easy even with the hint,ty Klaus
Shortest path then for me was (beside CE)Setti 2 followed by a 5fish on 7.
 

by: Andy B.

 11-May-2025, 20:55
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thanks to Klaus! - real nice puzzle with the hint. Perfect level of diffculty.
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by: acs
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 The Weekly Str8ts BX puzzle #169
 

by: WolfgangL

 11-May-2025, 01:32
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 Develops very smoothly, standard tools only, thanks!
 

by: optimator

 11-May-2025, 14:03
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 I needed to eliminate 1 from E5, then easy.
 

by: Cosmanita

 12-May-2025, 22:11
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Thanks optimator for the hint. E5=1 leads to no 7 in diagonal /
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by: acs
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 The Weekly Str8ts X puzzle #169
 

by: Cosmanita

 11-May-2025, 11:44
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 Nice but tricky. A6 and D4 solve with SI, To decide G3 I needed a chain including setti 5, 1 and 8.
 

by: optimator

 11-May-2025, 17:09
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 wings on 2, CE solves E5, but I needed a chain on H2
 

by: OneGuess

 12-May-2025, 18:17
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nice and this time chain free - a few options in E5 lead to immediate conflicts
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  • a lot of work even with the hints....
    - Emma
  • weiterer Fehlschlag, noch nicht geschafft. Schwere Aufgabe
    - S. Walt
  • @RudiK: you can solve any puzzly by using chains. Either print out many papers with your current solution, or...
    - hoke
  • 20min, wuth a lot of tipps used
    - hette
  • 41 min - 3. Versuch mit allen Hinweisen und glücklich geraten
    - Rot
  • an dersoloist: ich verstehe Meckies Frage anders: wie kommt ihr zu den Lösungen?? (Klaus, Nessie)
    - RudiK
  • >2 hours with all hints and lucky chains, which isn't the point of the game for me. I may need to practice the advanced strategies more.
    - epibrator
  • an Meckie: du musst nach unten scrollen. da kommt eine weisse spalte. da stehen die hilfen drin.
    - dersoloist
  • 1hr - an enjoyable puzzle, but only after using Klaus' hint
    - WiltshireEagle
  • Bin ich zu blöd? Schaffe nur jedes zehnte Rätsel! Und wo bekommt ihr die Hinweise her?
    - Meckie
  • No hints, no chance for me. Thx!
    - E.H.
  • Danke für die Tipps (Nessi). Trotzdem noch hart genug für mich. Chains and Settis.
    - b*k*
  • 53 min with some guesses, settis and hints. Two difficult for fun, who likes to do endless chains ?
    - juehe
  • With Kaus hint (Thank you Klaus!) it solves without chains: using setti 2 and starfish 7
    - xeli
  • @der soloist: mir hat ständig eine 2 gefehlt, bis zur Erleuchtung ;)
    - Susi
  • 6 stunden,ohne hilfe.einfach eine 2 weggelassen nachdem ich immer zuviele hatte.
    - dersoloist
  • Hours ... Took me some chains to exclude this and that. A bit tiring, yet fun, though :-)
    - MartinL
  • Nessi, greetings back :)
    - Susi
  • 22 min after realizing, that AB6 is low - done always the same mistake...
    - Susi
  • 20' - danke, Nessi!!!
    - humpti dumpti
  • not my cup o'tea
    - easydoesit
  • 25' with the hints - thanks @Nessi!
    - l.
  • Schon wieder verdammt schwer! Muss das sein??
    - zoo-pony (Tartlau)
  • 26 min - again a real challenge, greetings to Susi :-)
    - Nessi
  • unsolveable
    - puzzled one
  • ‘infinit. I dont have any idea how to even solve a few cells. The algorithm must have had a bad day
    - TheGivingUpOne