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#828, May 3 - May 9:
The Weekly Extreme Str8ts Puzzle

by Andrew Stuart
WARNING: This is the Weekly 'Extreme' Str8ts.
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by: hepa

 3-May-2026, 08:19
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by: Only Human

 3-May-2026, 10:57
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 super difficult - as always - but chain free fun. Thank you, hepa
 

by: kris

 3-May-2026, 13:25
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like OH, took me 2 hours
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 The Weekly Str8ts puzzle #828
 

by: Klaus

 3-May-2026, 06:40
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in the upper part of coloum 4 you must not think too high
 

by: Klaus

 3-May-2026, 06:42
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eieiei...column
 

by: A. Friend

3-May-2026, 08:41
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 Thanks for the early hint, without it I would have been lost. Fish 9 was also some hidden champion for me
 

by: hp

 3-May-2026, 10:29
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 tricky even with the hint
my shortest path with hint:
CE and Setti 4(or5) with Setti 2 supplemented by an swordfish on 9
 

by: Only Human

 3-May-2026, 11:00
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one wrong high low decision in one of the rows leads to immediate conflict, plus 9 fish (same as A.Friend) - no further hint needed to solve straight forward
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 The Weekly Str8ts BX puzzle #220
 

by: Cosmanita

3-May-2026, 06:59
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 Nice one. I used a chain to finish
 

by: ThomasF

 3-May-2026, 08:20
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 like Cosmanita, needed a chain to finish
 

by: Martinus

 3-May-2026, 08:27
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 Like Cosmanita too, but needed a few chains. But nice! Thanks!
 

by: optimator

 3-May-2026, 13:49
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very easy, no chain. Because of /, H6 <> 8
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 The Weekly Str8ts X puzzle #220
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 The Weekly Str8ts B puzzle #220
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  • 41' with Klaus' hint
    - selecti
  • 42' mit Klausens Hinweis.
    - A B Traherne
  • 33 min on third attempt. Didn't take any hints, but had to try several times
    - Beate
  • 20’ with hints
    - Richard
  • 1 h19. Didn t want to use the hints. So made a decision hi/lo in row B.
    - Cleo
  • 33min, with lucky guess…
    - SisterZ
  • 43' - with Klaus' hint
    - COM
  • 45:46 - Thanks to Klaus' hint. C6 = B9 may reduce complexity further to Setti-level.
    - Korbinian Bär
  • Done, thanks to Klaus, Susi and hp.
    - MrL
  • 45:00 Min. thanx Klaus!
    - Joe Reitzl
  • 48', column 7 was the final key
    - l.
  • 41 min. Thank you Klaus, I would have been so lost without your hint!
    - Amoena
  • 1 h.
    - H.E.
  • 1 h, mittelschwer für mich
    - poblid
  • 53!
    - A. Friend
  • hard nut, even with Klaus' hint
    - straddict
  • Thanks Klaus.
    - jgrab
  • I thought we decided to give such quick solveable hints not so early, Klaus :(
    - Susi
  • 53 min - setti 9
    - Susi
  • 36' with Klaus hint, some fish, some settti, some wing
    - ThomasF
  • 11 min. - a real challenge
    - Nessi