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#809, December 21 - December 27:
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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by: hepa

 21-Dec-2025, 11:13
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Merry X-mas to all of you.
And many thanks to Andrew for color&baubles.
 

by: OneGuess

 22-Dec-2025, 08:27
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wonderful puzzle again by hepa and Andrew - had to fix 2s with chains - rest follows - Merry X-Mas
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 The Weekly Str8ts puzzle #809
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 The Weekly Str8ts X puzzle #201
 

by: OneGuess

 21-Dec-2025, 09:51
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 nice puzzle - one high/low decision made it work straight forward
 

by: Martinus

 22-Dec-2025, 05:52
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So many chains, but after all, I am happy I could do it. Thanks.
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 The Weekly Str8ts B puzzle #201
 

by: optimator

 22-Dec-2025, 07:22
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5'
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 The Weekly Str8ts BX puzzle #201
 

by: Cosmanita

21-Dec-2025, 06:57
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 Very nice one, B and X Power. At the end I used a short interaction to decide that D6 is not 1.
 

by: Martinus

 21-Dec-2025, 08:48
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 Same as cosmanita. Thanks.
 

by: tg

 21-Dec-2025, 09:24
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 Also a chain at the end.
 

by: qk

 21-Dec-2025, 11:45
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 At the end, I used 2 had to be in DEF1 by UR. Then, a chain wasn't necessary.
 

by: optimator

 21-Dec-2025, 16:02
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 not hard, but took some time for the last step
 

by: kmr

 22-Dec-2025, 13:01
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Like Cosmanita. Thanks for a very nice puzzle.
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  • 61' started same as Don but setti 2 didn't help me. Hi/lo E2 was a start.
    - ttbass
  • 0:29:15 sehr schwer, erst nach x-ten Versuch gelöst
    - zoo-pony (Tartlau)
  • 11 mins with hints Thanks!
    - CC
  • No chance without a hint. But hoke's hint made it easy. So 21' in the third trial.
    - Mira
  • Wirrwarr.
    - barbara
  • Of course, Wirwarr in my attempt yrday.
    - barbara
  • 22' today with the help, Danke hoke and Alfredo. Yesterday Wirrwar!
    - barbara
  • 45 min, D only row without 2
    - Alfredo
  • f1+b5=5
    - hoke
  • I'm stuck, hopefully there will be a hint later on
    - easydoesit
  • 1h 34 with lucky guess, no settis
    - Mouche
  • 71 min -
    - wjanet
  • 33min., settis and logic only while watching TV
    - ulrikepumpike
  • 30 min - just like Rot: settis + luck
    - Beate
  • 57 min - settis und glücklich geraten
    - Rot
  • CA, settis, and finally chains. Like jgrab and pax.
    - MrL
  • 25 min - setti 7 and 9. Thanks for this lovely christmasballs. :)
    - Susi
  • with chain & luck
    - chris1
  • 34' - no solver, no chains - nice settis
    - COM
  • 1h. 2 chains needed.
    - A B Traherne
  • 46 min. big fish, settis. very nice
    - juehe
  • Settis 2,3 and 6
    - DON
  • 40 min. mit ausprobieren
    - Torsten&Irina
  • about 1h. With a longer HC.
    - MartinL
  • Like jgrab, 1h 31'
    - pax
  • 10 min - Merry Christmas
    - Nessi
  • not easy but solved with a few short chains
    - OneGuess
  • ca. 80 minuten,ich hatte irgendwann alle grosse zahlen,gegen ende dann die kleinen
    - dersoloist
  • Quite easy one, 17 min
    - DON
  • Took me two hours; didn't see a good path w/o chains.
    - jgrab