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This must have been discussed before, but with the 26 letters & 10 digits it'd be quite nice to make 36x36 sudokus... Better then 100x100 for the multiple digits make it clumsy to represent... Here is a solution grid (very canonical one)...

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0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
6789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ012345
CDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789AB
IJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789ABCDEFGH
OPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMN
UVWXYZ0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST
123450789AB6DEFGHCJKLMNIPQRSTOVWXYZU
789AB6DEFGHCJKLMNIPQRSTOVWXYZU123450
DEFGHCJKLMNIPQRSTOVWXYZU123450789AB6
JKLMNIPQRSTOVWXYZU123450789AB6DEFGHC
PQRSTOVWXYZU123450789AB6DEFGHCJKLMNI
VWXYZU123450789AB6DEFGHCJKLMNIPQRSTO
23450189AB67EFGHCDKLMNIJQRSTOPWXYZUV
89AB67EFGHCDKLMNIJQRSTOPWXYZUV234501
EFGHCDKLMNIJQRSTOPWXYZUV23450189AB67
KLMNIJQRSTOPWXYZUV23450189AB67EFGHCD
QRSTOPWXYZUV23450189AB67EFGHCDKLMNIJ
WXYZUV23450189AB67EFGHCDKLMNIJQRSTOP
3450129AB678FGHCDELMNIJKRSTOPQXYZUVW
9AB678FGHCDELMNIJKRSTOPQXYZUVW345012
FGHCDELMNIJKRSTOPQXYZUVW3450129AB678
LMNIJKRSTOPQXYZUVW3450129AB678FGHCDE
RSTOPQXYZUVW3450129AB678FGHCDELMNIJK
XYZUVW3450129AB678FGHCDELMNIJKRSTOPQ
450123AB6789GHCDEFMNIJKLSTOPQRYZUVWX
AB6789GHCDEFMNIJKLSTOPQRYZUVWX450123
GHCDEFMNIJKLSTOPQRYZUVWX450123AB6789
MNIJKLSTOPQRYZUVWX450123AB6789GHCDEF
STOPQRYZUVWX450123AB6789GHCDEFMNIJKL
YZUVWX450123AB6789GHCDEFMNIJKLSTOPQR
501234B6789AHCDEFGNIJKLMTOPQRSZUVWXY
B6789AHCDEFGNIJKLMTOPQRSZUVWXY501234
HCDEFGNIJKLMTOPQRSZUVWXY501234B6789A
NIJKLMTOPQRSZUVWXY501234B6789AHCDEFG
TOPQRSZUVWXY501234B6789AHCDEFGNIJKLM
ZUVWXY501234B6789AHCDEFGNIJKLMTOPQRS

And, with caps and small cases plus the 10 digits plus the 2 symbols * & #, we could also make 64x64 puzzles:

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0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz*#
89ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz*#01234567
GHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz*#0123456789ABCDEF
OPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz*#0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMN
WXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz*#0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUV
efghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz*#0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcd
mnopqrstuvwxyz*#0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijkl
uvwxyz*#0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrst
123456709ABCDEF8HIJKLMNGPQRSTUVOXYZabcdWfghijklenopqrstmvwxyz*#u
9ABCDEF8HIJKLMNGPQRSTUVOXYZabcdWfghijklenopqrstmvwxyz*#u12345670
HIJKLMNGPQRSTUVOXYZabcdWfghijklenopqrstmvwxyz*#u123456709ABCDEF8
PQRSTUVOXYZabcdWfghijklenopqrstmvwxyz*#u123456709ABCDEF8HIJKLMNG
XYZabcdWfghijklenopqrstmvwxyz*#u123456709ABCDEF8HIJKLMNGPQRSTUVO
fghijklenopqrstmvwxyz*#u123456709ABCDEF8HIJKLMNGPQRSTUVOXYZabcdW
nopqrstmvwxyz*#u123456709ABCDEF8HIJKLMNGPQRSTUVOXYZabcdWfghijkle
vwxyz*#u123456709ABCDEF8HIJKLMNGPQRSTUVOXYZabcdWfghijklenopqrstm
23456701ABCDEF89IJKLMNGHQRSTUVOPYZabcdWXghijklefopqrstmnwxyz*#uv
ABCDEF89IJKLMNGHQRSTUVOPYZabcdWXghijklefopqrstmnwxyz*#uv23456701
IJKLMNGHQRSTUVOPYZabcdWXghijklefopqrstmnwxyz*#uv23456701ABCDEF89
QRSTUVOPYZabcdWXghijklefopqrstmnwxyz*#uv23456701ABCDEF89IJKLMNGH
YZabcdWXghijklefopqrstmnwxyz*#uv23456701ABCDEF89IJKLMNGHQRSTUVOP
ghijklefopqrstmnwxyz*#uv23456701ABCDEF89IJKLMNGHQRSTUVOPYZabcdWX
opqrstmnwxyz*#uv23456701ABCDEF89IJKLMNGHQRSTUVOPYZabcdWXghijklef
wxyz*#uv23456701ABCDEF89IJKLMNGHQRSTUVOPYZabcdWXghijklefopqrstmn
34567012BCDEF89AJKLMNGHIRSTUVOPQZabcdWXYhijklefgpqrstmnoxyz*#uvw
BCDEF89AJKLMNGHIRSTUVOPQZabcdWXYhijklefgpqrstmnoxyz*#uvw34567012
JKLMNGHIRSTUVOPQZabcdWXYhijklefgpqrstmnoxyz*#uvw34567012BCDEF89A
RSTUVOPQZabcdWXYhijklefgpqrstmnoxyz*#uvw34567012BCDEF89AJKLMNGHI
ZabcdWXYhijklefgpqrstmnoxyz*#uvw34567012BCDEF89AJKLMNGHIRSTUVOPQ
hijklefgpqrstmnoxyz*#uvw34567012BCDEF89AJKLMNGHIRSTUVOPQZabcdWXY
pqrstmnoxyz*#uvw34567012BCDEF89AJKLMNGHIRSTUVOPQZabcdWXYhijklefg
xyz*#uvw34567012BCDEF89AJKLMNGHIRSTUVOPQZabcdWXYhijklefgpqrstmno
45670123CDEF89ABKLMNGHIJSTUVOPQRabcdWXYZijklefghqrstmnopyz*#uvwx
CDEF89ABKLMNGHIJSTUVOPQRabcdWXYZijklefghqrstmnopyz*#uvwx45670123
KLMNGHIJSTUVOPQRabcdWXYZijklefghqrstmnopyz*#uvwx45670123CDEF89AB
STUVOPQRabcdWXYZijklefghqrstmnopyz*#uvwx45670123CDEF89ABKLMNGHIJ
abcdWXYZijklefghqrstmnopyz*#uvwx45670123CDEF89ABKLMNGHIJSTUVOPQR
ijklefghqrstmnopyz*#uvwx45670123CDEF89ABKLMNGHIJSTUVOPQRabcdWXYZ
qrstmnopyz*#uvwx45670123CDEF89ABKLMNGHIJSTUVOPQRabcdWXYZijklefgh
yz*#uvwx45670123CDEF89ABKLMNGHIJSTUVOPQRabcdWXYZijklefghqrstmnop
56701234DEF89ABCLMNGHIJKTUVOPQRSbcdWXYZajklefghirstmnopqz*#uvwxy
DEF89ABCLMNGHIJKTUVOPQRSbcdWXYZajklefghirstmnopqz*#uvwxy56701234
LMNGHIJKTUVOPQRSbcdWXYZajklefghirstmnopqz*#uvwxy56701234DEF89ABC
TUVOPQRSbcdWXYZajklefghirstmnopqz*#uvwxy56701234DEF89ABCLMNGHIJK
bcdWXYZajklefghirstmnopqz*#uvwxy56701234DEF89ABCLMNGHIJKTUVOPQRS
jklefghirstmnopqz*#uvwxy56701234DEF89ABCLMNGHIJKTUVOPQRSbcdWXYZa
rstmnopqz*#uvwxy56701234DEF89ABCLMNGHIJKTUVOPQRSbcdWXYZajklefghi
z*#uvwxy56701234DEF89ABCLMNGHIJKTUVOPQRSbcdWXYZajklefghirstmnopq
67012345EF89ABCDMNGHIJKLUVOPQRSTcdWXYZabklefghijstmnopqr*#uvwxyz
EF89ABCDMNGHIJKLUVOPQRSTcdWXYZabklefghijstmnopqr*#uvwxyz67012345
MNGHIJKLUVOPQRSTcdWXYZabklefghijstmnopqr*#uvwxyz67012345EF89ABCD
UVOPQRSTcdWXYZabklefghijstmnopqr*#uvwxyz67012345EF89ABCDMNGHIJKL
cdWXYZabklefghijstmnopqr*#uvwxyz67012345EF89ABCDMNGHIJKLUVOPQRST
klefghijstmnopqr*#uvwxyz67012345EF89ABCDMNGHIJKLUVOPQRSTcdWXYZab
stmnopqr*#uvwxyz67012345EF89ABCDMNGHIJKLUVOPQRSTcdWXYZabklefghij
*#uvwxyz67012345EF89ABCDMNGHIJKLUVOPQRSTcdWXYZabklefghijstmnopqr
70123456F89ABCDENGHIJKLMVOPQRSTUdWXYZabclefghijktmnopqrs#uvwxyz*
F89ABCDENGHIJKLMVOPQRSTUdWXYZabclefghijktmnopqrs#uvwxyz*70123456
NGHIJKLMVOPQRSTUdWXYZabclefghijktmnopqrs#uvwxyz*70123456F89ABCDE
VOPQRSTUdWXYZabclefghijktmnopqrs#uvwxyz*70123456F89ABCDENGHIJKLM
dWXYZabclefghijktmnopqrs#uvwxyz*70123456F89ABCDENGHIJKLMVOPQRSTU
lefghijktmnopqrs#uvwxyz*70123456F89ABCDENGHIJKLMVOPQRSTUdWXYZabc
tmnopqrs#uvwxyz*70123456F89ABCDENGHIJKLMVOPQRSTUdWXYZabclefghijk
#uvwxyz*70123456F89ABCDENGHIJKLMVOPQRSTUdWXYZabclefghijktmnopqrs

Not that these solution grids are of any interest... But would anyone like to make some puzzles with these dimensions?

[gsf]

And, with caps and small cases plus the 10 digits plus the 2 symbols * & #, we could also make 64x64 puzzles:

I used { _ $ } as the 2 extra because * is sometimes used for borders and # for comments

[m_b_metcalf]

But would anyone like to make some puzzles with these dimensions?

Well, here's a 36x36 for starters. Locally minimal with 48% of clues removed, and double-mirror symmetry. I need about 1 minute to produce one of these, so there's no problem making more. 64 x 64 to follow.

Regards,

Mike Metcalf

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......E...RF............I2...5......
M....Z.......C1..RD..96.......5....T
...HW...P.U.0..T7..SN..I.9.X...Y2...
D.46J1GZW.5.PUB..97..RLV.Q.HNT8FE0.A
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5....6.......ZJ..GN..U8.......7....H
......4...W1............65...V......


[m_b_metcalf]

64 x 64 to follow.

As promised. This took 50 minutes, is locally minimal, with 41% of clues removed. I used = and ? as the odd characters.

Regards,

Mike Metcalf

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[udosuk]

Mike, thanks for you efforts! Good on you!