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#786, July 13 - July 19:
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: proteus

 15-Jul-2025, 13:19
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vacation time has begun. i was wondering if there is an oversize puzzle challenge coming up for the summer. maybe even an oversize B again? happy summer to everyone!
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by: Susi

 14-Jul-2025, 06:10
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For all, who need more hints: B1=9 and G6=6
 

by: Ingo

 14-Jul-2025, 11:37
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 too much hints, makes it solvable even for me ;-)
 

by: Fred

 14-Jul-2025, 20:06
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 Thank you, Susi. But even with the hints near the end there's a chain needed. I don't make chains, so I let the solver do the dirty work.
 

by: Susi

 15-Jul-2025, 11:40
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 I do not want to change this in a 3-star-str8ts ;)
 

by: Onkel Otto

 15-Jul-2025, 17:35
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@Susi, Fred: It's easier than you may think.
As hp wrote, just setti 5, 8 and 7 (or 4) is needed to solve, without any hint or chain.
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by: hepa

 13-Jul-2025, 10:45
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by: OneGuess

 13-Jul-2025, 18:14
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 nice - used 7 in all rows/columns to make it work
 

by: kris

 15-Jul-2025, 19:19
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Hard nut, however solved it without guess/assumption. Some box wings in rows DEFG made it possible.
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by: Bk

 13-Jul-2025, 07:39
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Spalte 7 keine 5, nur Reihe F keine 5 möglich. Dann wird es relativ leicht
 

by: Fred

 13-Jul-2025, 21:01
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 Sag halt einfach, dass zu einen 5er-Setti meinst. Leicht wird es danach auch nicht.
 

by: Jan

15-Jul-2025, 18:54
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Wenn du erklärt haben möchtest, wie genau setti 5 hilft, sag Bescheid.
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by: acs
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 The Weekly Str8ts puzzle #786
 

by: hp

 13-Jul-2025, 13:46
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 Setti 5, 8 and 7 enough for solving
liked it very much
 

by: Jan

 15-Jul-2025, 18:52
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Just so, and in that order. There is also a setti 3, but it doesn't help.
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by: acs
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 The Weekly Str8ts X puzzle #178
 

by: optimator

 13-Jul-2025, 18:06
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 tough! I see no one else has solved it
 

by: OneGuess

 13-Jul-2025, 20:49
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A89 high obviously, both high-low decisions in column 1 lead to same results for J1, and a chain to find in which column 5 is missing (column 3), slow but steady
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by: acs
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 The Weekly Str8ts B puzzle #178
 

by: optimator

 14-Jul-2025, 08:39
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 5'
 

by: Susan

 14-Jul-2025, 11:12
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 Nice and easy
 

by: Neunmalneun

 14-Jul-2025, 14:02
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Like Susan: nice and easy. Thanks!
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by: acs
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 The Weekly Str8ts BX puzzle #178
 

by: Cosmanita

 13-Jul-2025, 08:02
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 Nice, but not too easy. Start in box 5 with \. I also used a chain to decide h/l in D7.
 

by: optimator

 13-Jul-2025, 08:26
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 I used a chain on middle \, then settis and wings.
 

by: Hel

 13-Jul-2025, 09:02
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 Settis, B-settis and VCE, but no chain.
 

by: Martinus

 13-Jul-2025, 10:56
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 Like hel. Very nice!
 

by: Frank

 14-Jul-2025, 10:44
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Chainfree
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  • @der soloist - nö, 4-Star ;)
    - Susi
  • a massive struggle and a lot of guesses
    - essie
  • still took me a long time, even with susi's first hint :-(
    - martijn
  • B1 und G6 ! warum gleich 2 tips ? da muss eine hilfe genügen,sonst wirds ein 3sterner.
    - dersoloist
  • 25' - Nice
    - Tosthene
  • 35 minutes very good…Settis and singles
    - EddyBear
  • ohne hilfe, dafür aber 20 versuche,mindestens.
    - dersoloist
  • 31:14 - careful setties and x-wings do it all.
    - Latimer
  • Very nice. Standard tools suffice.
    - BP
  • 10 min with hints and one chain
    - EC
  • Thanks Susi! I was close but needed that G1 hint! 35 min.
    - Jim
  • Settis and x-wings. Very nice, but quite hard. Solved on 3rd attempt.
    - A B Traherne
  • with hints and chain. difficult
    - chris1
  • 61 min with 1 hint from Susi, impossible without chains without.
    - juehe
  • 20min - 3. Versuch mit den Hinweisen von susi
    - Rot
  • Very nice, not too bad at all.
    - Miss P
  • 50 Min. Wings & Settis, nice!
    - Joe Reitzl
  • Hard for me, not so as the comments suggested. Thanks Susi
    - b*k*
  • 46min with interruptions…
    - Silke
  • 18' just clicking through.
    - Ske
  • @easydoesit - yes, I realized it after doing it again with both hints. Maybe the 9 had been enough. Sorry...
    - Susi
  • thx to Susi, but taking both hints makes the thing a bit too easy
    - easydoesit
  • 27 min
    - relijo
  • Mit fast allen settis und x-wing 5 in 1h gelöst. Sehr schönes Rätsel, danke.
    - S. Walt
  • 44' - Danke Susi! Nun problemlos.
    - barbara
  • 51 min
    - poblid
  • 30 min after sleeping over it - very, very hard nut for me.
    - Susi
  • 0:30:58 nicht schwer
    - zoo-pony (Tartlau)
  • 19 min
    - Cosmanita
  • 17 min
    - humpti dumpti
  • 12 min - nice
    - Susan
  • 35 min. - settis + wings; very nice one
    - Nessie
  • 35 min in 2nd attempt - settis and 2 wings; quite nice
    - Michael
  • 43min - hard work for me - Settis & wings
    - WiltshireEagle
  • 55' with BCA and 1 wing. Row F was the key for me.
    - UZ
  • 40', settis helped starting and then x wings
    - Emma
  • 30 min
    - Julioflor
  • Mostly settis.
    - MrL
  • 27:47
    - chris
  • about 15 min via BCA
    - Loser
  • 18 - this was surprisingly easy
    - COM
  • Exactly like optimator
    - tbr
  • 33' settis in row A+B
    - malue74
  • 2 h with BCA. For me not that easy.
    - E.H.
  • 40'
    - Greg
  • 15 min, settis, wings
    - Torsten&Irina
  • 32' nice with settis and two wings
    - KDN
  • ~30' settis and a wing
    - optimator
  • 4 min
    - Nessi
  • Could you please remove that crap from "555".
    - @ Admin
  • 38' settis and some wings
    - ThomasF
  • 40‘ mostly Setis one x-wing
    - TheHolidayMan
  • 21´, thinking about row A + B settis
    - clemeau
  • 35 min. I like Settis. After them many singles.
    - Axel
  • 15 min.
    - flowerwaffle
  • 20' WC
    - Hel
  • 19'.
    - Maven
  • 16 min; only Settis
    - jgrab