Dukuso started with a randomly generated 32 clue puzle - this is what you get if you generate several million puzzles !
Gradually Ocean worked the way up to a 35 clue puzzle in the MC grid.
I found a chameleon clue 36 clue puzzle, and a few more to go along with it in the MC grid.
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|..3|..6|78.|
|..6|78.|12.|
|78.|12.|45.|
|---+---+---|
|.31|.64|8..|
|.64|8..|2..|
|8..|2..|5..|
|---+---+---|
|312|645|...|
|645|...|...|
|...|...|...|
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..34.678.78.12.45...678.12..31.648...648.....8..2..5..3126.5...645....1..........
..3.5678.78.12.45...678.12..31.648...648.....8..2..5..3126.5...645....1..........
..3..678.78.12.45...678.12.231.648...648.....8..2..5..3126.5...645....1..........
..3..678.78.12.45...678.12..315648...648.....8..2..5..3126.5...645....1..........
..3..678.78.12.45...678.12..31.648..5648.....8..2..5..3126.5...645....1..........
I had a grid which revealed more and more 35s - eventually it yielded a 36 clue.
Subsequently over time my program has chanced over 2500 35s and eventually 30 different 36 clues in this grid.
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....567....71...36..83.251.....3......9..56...4..2.953.1.79..6..74.6319.9..5.13.7
....567....71...36..83.251.....3......9..56...41.2.95..1.79..6..74.6319.9..5.13.7
....567....71...366..37.5142..9....1.....5....41...95...279..65.7..6319.9.65.1..7
....567....71.9.366..37.514...93...1....15....4....95...279..65.74.6319...6..1..7
....567....71.9.366..37.514..593...1....1.....4....95...279..65.7..6319...65.1..7
....567....71.9.366..37.514..593...1....1.....4....95...279..65.74.6319...6..1..7
....567....71.9.366..37.514..593...1....15....4....9....279..65.7..6319...65.1..7
....567....71.9.366..37.514..593...1....15....4....9....279..65.74.6319...6..1..7
....567....71.9.366..37.5142..93...1....15....4....95...279..65.7..63.9...65.1..7
....567.9..71.9.366..37.51....93...1....15....4....95...279..65.74.6319...6..1..7
....567.9..71.9.366..37.51...593...1....1.....4....95...279..65.74.6319...6..1..7
....567.9..71.9.366..37.51...593...1....15....4....9....279..65.74.6319...6..1..7
....567.9..71.9.366..37.514..593...1....1.....4....95...279..65.7..631....65.1..7
....567.9..71.9.366..37.514..593...1....15....4....9....279..65.7..631....65.1..7
....567.9..71.9.366..37.5142..93...1....15....4....95...279..65.7..63.....65.1..7
..3.567....71...366..37.5142...3...1..9.15....4....953...79..65.7..6..9.9.65.1..7
..3.567.9..71...366..37.5142...3...1..9.15....4....953...79..65.7..6....9.65.1..7
..3.567.9..71...366..37.5142..93...1....15....4....953...79..65.7..6....9.65.1..7
..3.567.9..71...366..37.5142..93...1..9.15....4.....53...79..65.7..6....9.65.1..7
1...567....7.....66...7.5142...3........15.........9533..79..65.74.6319.9.65413.7
1...567....7.....66...7.5142..93........15.........9.33..79..65.74.6319.9.65413.7
1...567....71....66...7.5.42..93........15.........9.33..79..65.74.6319.9.65413.7
1...567....71...36..83.251.....3......9..56...4....953.1.79..6..7426319.9....13.7
1...567....71...36..83.251.....3......9..56...4..2.953...79..6..74.6319.9..5.13.7
1...567....71...36..83.251.....3......9..56...41.2.95....79..6..74.6319.9..5.13.7
1...567....71..236...37.51.....3......9...6...4.6..95..1.79..6..7426319.9..5.13.7
1...567.9..7.....66...7.5142...3........15.........9533..79..65.74.631..9.65413.7
1...567.9..7.....66...7.5142..93........15.........9.33..79..65.74.631..9.65413.7
1...567.9..71....66...7.5.42..93........15.........9.33..79..65.74.631..9.65413.7
12..567....71....6..837.51............9..56...4.6..953.1.79.465.74.6.19.9....13.7
one of them
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....567.9..71.9.366..37.51...593...1....1.....4....95...279..65.74.6319...6..1..7 SE 8.9 !
I have no idea where the grid came from - I believe it was a randomly chosen grid from one puzzle.
Untill today making these high clue - and paradoxically dificult puzzles was very difficult. Adding a clue tended to lose the minimality.
Today I tried gsf's program to see if any progress could be made.............
I didnt get any more 36s but I did get a couple more 35s !
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