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[Hud]

I can't believe this is as far as I can go with this puzzle. It's a Pappocom puzzle rated very hard.

Here're the clues"

----------------------
. . 2 | . 4 . | . . .
. . . | 6 . 7 | 8 . .
1 4 . | . . 8 | . . .
-------+-------+------
9 . . | . . . | 4 . 3
. 6 4 | . . . | 5 1 .
7 . 3 | . . . | . . 8
-------+-------+------
. . . | 4 . . | . 3 5
. . 1 | 5 . 9 | . . .
. . . | . 2 . | 6 . .
-------+-------+------

Here's where I am:

-------+-------+--------------------------------
68 78 2 | 39 4 35 | 1379 795 1679
35 359 59 | 6 1 7 | 8 24 24
1 4 67 | 2 395 8 | 379 579 679
-------+-------+--------------------------------
9 1258 58 | 178 5678 1256 | 4 267 3
28 6 4 | 3789 3789 23 | 5 1 279
7 125 3 | 19 569 4 | 29 269 8
-------+-------+--------------------------------
268 2789 6789 | 4 678 16 | 1279 3 5
34 2378 1 | 5 3678 9 | 27 2478 247
345 35789 5789| 1378 2 13 | 6 4789 1479
-----------------------------------------------

You don't know how it hurts to say "uncle".
I created these using "word" and they looked great but now they suck. Sorry about that.

[Myth Jellies]

Code: Select all

-------+-------+--------------------------------
68  78    2    | 39   4    35   | 1379 795  1679
35  359   59   | 6    1    7    | 8    24   24
1   4     67   | 2    395  8    | 379  579  679
-------+-------+--------------------------------
9   1258  58   | 178  5678 1256 | 4    267  3
28  6     4    | 3789 3789 23   | 5    1    279
7   125   3    | 19   569  4    | 29   269  8
-------+-------+--------------------------------
268 2789  6789 | 4    678  16   | 1279 3    5
34  2378  1    | 5    3678 9    | 27   2478 247
345 35789 5789 | 1378 2    13   | 6    4789 1479
-----------------------------------------------


put it all between code brackets to get a fixed width font.

[tso]

-------+-------+--------------------------------
68 78 2 | 39 4 35 | 1379 795 1679
35 359 59 | 6 1 7 | 8 24 24
1 4 67 | 2 395 8 | 379 579 679
-------+-------+--------------------------------
9 1258 58 | 178 5678 1256 | 4 267 3
28 6 4 | 3789 3789 23 | 5 1 279
7 125 3 | 19 569 4 | 29 269 8
-------+-------+--------------------------------
268 2789 6789 | 4 678 16 | 1279 3 5
34 2378 1 | 5 3678 9 | 27 2478 247
345 35789 5789| 1378 2 13 | 6 4789 1479
-----------------------------------------------

[Myth Jellies]

Hehe, to boldly go, when all else is hidden...

[Hud]

I can't believe I missed that hidden 6. Thanks for the tip. I have to lay off the wine when solving (and posting).

[9X9]

Hud - it's needles in haystacks and there, but for the grace of God, go all of us who "rely" on nothing more technical than Mother Nature for our solving.