Thanks blue!
I was sure you had already checked it
JPF
coloin wrote:Good job it wasnt a pattern in the patterns game, despite many many hardish puzzles
only one proper diamond !!
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..........8..9..2.29.67.54...........7..4..8.43.95.71...........2..6..5.64.38.19. ED=7.1/7.1/7.1
..........1..9..3.69.73.54...........7..4..6.23.67.49...........2..6..1.54.92.67. ED=9.2/9.2/3.8
..........1..2..3.42.56.78...........8..5..4.76.94.15...........5..8..7.97.41.86. ED=3.0/3.0/3.0
..........1..2..3.42.53.67...........5..7..4.83.45.72...........8..4..1.67.28.45. ED=9.3/9.3/3.8
..........2..9..3.83.25.96...........8..6..7.25.37.68...........1..3..2.36.82.59. ED=10.2/1.2/1.2
..........1..6..9.42.19.67...........8..4..3.39.71.42...........7..2..6.26.93.71. ED=10.1/3.0/3.0
..........9..4..1.13.98.45...........8..3..6.94.21.38...........1..5..4.85.49.12. ED=9.9/2.0/2.0
..........6..7..3.58.42.16...........2..4..1.43.68.27...........4..6..2.87.21.64. ED=9.6/1.2/1.2
..........4..1..5.85.96.13...........8..9..1.16.53.49...........1..8..6.29.15.34. ED=9.4/1.2/1.2
..........5..9..3.97.53.41...........8..5..7.53.74.29...........9..1..8.21.37.54. ED=9.3/9.3/3.8
..........5..7..3.93.48.62...........4..5..1.67.14.39...........8..6..5.56.23.14. ED=7.2/7.2/7.2
..........1..2..3.45.67.28...........6..1..4.82.96.35...........9..8..1.18.23.96. ED=4.2/4.2/4.2
..........2..7..8.69.52.14...........6..3..9.45.91.72...........7..4..5.28.79.63. ED=6.6/6.6/6.6
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