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#854, November 1 - November 7:
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

 1-Nov-2026, 11:25
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by: kris

 1-Nov-2026, 14:38
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 Once again a wonderful puzzle, thank you hepa!
Not easy, but chainfree, lots of little steps using the whole toolbox; took me almost 3 hours.
 

by: Hel

 1-Nov-2026, 15:12
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Like kris!
After VCE one of the two possibilities in E123 conflicts immediately.
Thanks hepa!
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 The Weekly Str8ts B puzzle #246
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 The Weekly Str8ts puzzle #854
 

by: leonick

 1-Nov-2026, 09:56
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Hint: E89 does not contain a prime number
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 The Weekly Str8ts BX puzzle #246
 

by: jgrab

 1-Nov-2026, 13:16
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 Needed a chain towards the end.
 

by: optimator

 1-Nov-2026, 20:04
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I needed several chains to finish
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 The Weekly Str8ts X puzzle #246
 

by: Stefan

 1-Nov-2026, 11:15
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 ABCD1=low may help
 

by: jgrab

 1-Nov-2026, 12:20
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 Gladly took the hint.
 

by: optimator

 1-Nov-2026, 21:05
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me too. After that, then wings, swordfish, and a setti, ~5'
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  • 17' - using the hint. Thanks!
    - triemers
  • 51 min - mit dem Tipp von leonick
    - Rot
  • Using bca it's only (V)CE
    - jk
  • hints n chain, found no clear logic
    - chris1
  • 1h12min
    - JulioFlor
  • 44' a dizzy one
    - Richard
  • Many step by myself, the rest with the hint.
    - MrL
  • 25" used the hint for E89
    - Bassam
  • 1:30 Some lucky guess.
    - Manfred
  • 45 min, mittlerer Schwierigkeitsgrad für mich
    - poblid
  • 1:02' - hard one, settis and chains, but 1st attempt, enjoy it
    - Zogl
  • 29:08 - with h/l on row E
    - Latimer
  • 42 min on third attempt and with three guesses! Not that funny
    - Beate
  • Next time fail better ...
    - jgrab
  • For me a hard one, but done.
    - H.E.
  • 48 min, very challenging!
    - SisterZ
  • even a guess in E2 makes it run through
    - RexLudwig
  • 36', took me a while to see the chain...
    - l.
  • Very difficult one. Hi/Lo decision in row E. Chain, settis and careful elimination.
    - Solver_2
  • 1 h, 1 h/l, 1 chain.
    - AB_Traherne
  • 16 min - very difficult
    - Nessi
  • a difficult one, 44 min
    - Alex
  • 33 min - h/l row E, starting with setti 2
    - Susi
  • so etwa 1 stunde,hab F8 glücklich geraten
    - dersoloist
  • heut bin ich dümmer als ein Pony
    - straddict
  • 0:23:30 schön leicht
    - zoo-pony (Tartlau)