Alphabet Xoup: S

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Alphabet Xoup: S

Postby m_b_metcalf » Fri Mar 10, 2023 9:18 am

Code: Select all
 . . . 1 2 3 . . .
 . . 4 . . . 3 . .
 . 5 . . . . . 2 .
 . . 6 . . . . . .
 . . . 3 7 2 . . .
 . . . . . . 4 . .
 . 8 . . . . . 6 .
 . . 5 . . . 9 . .
 . . . 4 9 5 . . .   moderate

 . . . 1 2 3 . . .
 . . 4 . . . 3 . .
 . 5 . . . . . 6 .
 . . 1 . . . . . .
 . . . 3 7 8 . . .
 . . . . . . 6 . .
 . 2 . . . . . 1 .
 . . 7 . . . 9 . .
 . . . 4 6 5 . . .   hard

 . . . 1 2 3 . . .
 . . 4 . . . 3 . .
 . 5 . . . . . 6 .
 . . 1 . . . . . .
 . . . 3 6 2 . . .
 . . . . . . 7 . .
 . 8 . . . . . 1 .
 . . 9 . . . 6 . .
 . . . 4 7 5 . . .   A huge Pearl

and, for good measure, a minimal version with 15 clues:

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 . . . 1 . 2 . . .
 . . 3 . . . 2 . .
 . 4 . . . . . 5 .
 . . . . . . . . .
 . . . 2 6 . . . .
 . . . . . . 3 . .
 . 5 . . . . . 7 .
 . . .. . . 8 . .
 . . . 7 3 6 . . .   very hard, 15c
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Re: Alphabet Xoup: S

Postby Hajime » Fri Mar 10, 2023 4:54 pm

Both minimal and very very hard and the last is a pearl
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...653.....4...3...5.....6...1.........362.........7...8.....1...9...6.....428...   ED=10.6/1.2/1.2
...123.....4...3...1.....6...1.........362.........7...8.....5...9...6.....975...   ED=10.2/10.2/2.6
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Re: Alphabet Xoup: S

Postby m_b_metcalf » Sat Mar 11, 2023 10:03 am

Hajime wrote:Both minimal and very very hard and the last is a pearl
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...653.....4...3...5.....6...1.........362.........7...8.....1...9...6.....428...   ED=10.6/1.2/1.2
...123.....4...3...1.....6...1.........362.........7...8.....5...9...6.....975...   ED=10.2/10.2/2.6

Great result!
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