eleven, thank you squared for taking the time to construct this "Muggy" series of puzzles. Now, I'll always think of this pattern as
The Burst Into Tears MUG. BITMUG? MUG11??
Myth Jellies said, "Any derived workable pattern (from a MUG) must also be a MUG." I think this series does a fantastic job of demonstrating that, and it's an idea that has been overlooked and underused.
I show the following just as an example of the concept, because it does little to advance this particular puzzle (Muggy 5):
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|*358 2 *35+6 | 1 7 3468 |*358 348 9 |
|*358 7 4 | 38 9 2 |*358 6 1 |
| 9 68 1 | 3568 368 34568 | 2 348 7 |
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| 7 9 2 | 4 5 36 | 36 1 8 |
|*358 1 *35+6 | 9 2368 368 | 4 7 236 |
| 4 68 3-6 | 2368 1 7 | 9 5 236 |
|----------------------+----------------------+----------------------|
| 2 5 9 | 7 36 1 | 368 38 4 |
| 1 3 8 | 56 4 9 | 7 2 56 |
| 6 4 7 | 2358 238 358 | 1 9 35 |
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This (358) pattern seems so odd and unbalanced, but it remains a reduction of the archetype and therefore equally as deadly. There is no "reducing the reduction" without confronting a BUG-Lite, UR or no solution.
I'm lovin it...