was easier to get several 20C straight off and successive relabling ...
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+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+ +---+---+---+ +---+---+---+ +---+---+---+
|6..|8..|...| |x..|8..|...| |...|1..|...| |...|1..|...| |...|1..|...|
|..4|.7.|...| |..4|.7.|...| |..8|.2.|...| |..8|.2.|...| |..2|.3.|...|
|..1|.2.|.3.| |..1|.2.|.3.| |..1|.4.|.3.| |..1|.4.|.3.| |..4|.5.|.6.|
+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+ +---+---+---+ +---+---+---+ +---+---+---+
|...|7..|6.8| |...|7..|6.8| |...|7..|8.4| |...|7..|8.4| |...|7..|1.4|
|.5.|...|.2.| |.5.|...|.2.| |.5.|...|.7.| |.5.|...|.7.| |.5.|...|.7.|
|9.3|...|...| |9.3|...|...| |9.3|...|...| |9.3|...|...| |8.3|...|...|
+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+ +---+---+---+ +---+---+---+ +---+---+---+
|.4.|..5|...| |.4.|..5|...| |.3.|..9|...| |.3.|..9|...| |.8.|..6|...|
|...|.8.|5..| |...|.8.|5..| |...|.8.|2..| |...|.8.|2..| |...|.4.|3..|
|...|..3|..9| |...|..3|..x| |...|..3|..1| |...|..3|..x| |...|..5|...|
+---+---+---+ 20C +---+---+---+ 4771 sol +---+---+---+19C +---+---+---+ 530 sol +---+---+---+18C
I think the method depends on interconnectivity of the 19C and 20C puzzles here
....I chance on adding 2 clues which resulted in a pattern with has at least an average number [? 20000] of 20C puzzles.
.... maybe picking sub puzzles with low sol count to relabel might be more efficient. I did have to relabel the 19C a couple of times
And Its easier fishing for a puzzle when you know that it is there in the lake