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[m_b_metcalf]

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 . . 5 6 9 7 2 4 .   extremly hard


An intermediate result with 2 extra clues:

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 . . 9 2 7 6 8 4 .   A whopper, 2 extra clues

[urhegyi]

A few more with the 2 extra clues:

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...657.....7...6...3.....8..4.....7........1.......3.......8.......2......893624. ED=10.0/10.0/2.6
...657.....7...6...3.....8..9.....7........1.......3.......8.......2......513624. ED=10.0/10.0/2.6
...518.....9...6...2.....4..7.....1........3.......8.......1.......4......536749. ED=10.1/10.1/2.6
...136.....7...3...2.....4..9.....8........6.......4.......2.......1......284973. ED=10.1/10.1/2.6
...532.....2...3...4.....6..6.....7........8.......1.......9.......5......917684. ED=10.2/10.2/2.6
...918.....5...6...2.....4..7.....6........3.......2.......1.......8......236749. ED=10.3/10.3/2.6
...169.....3...5...4.....2..1.....8........9.......7.......8.......9......241793. ED=10.3/10.3/2.6
...159.....5...4...6.....1..3.....2........9.......8.......7.......2......168537. ED=10.4/10.4/2.6
...129.....5...4...6.....8..3.....2........3.......8.......7.......9......168597. ED=10.5/10.5/2.6
...169.....1...5...3.....2..7.....8........9.......7.......8.......7......261593. ED=10.5/10.5/2.6
...169.....6...5...3.....2..7.....8........9.......7.......8.......7......261593. ED=10.5/10.5/2.6
...169.....7...5...3.....2..1.....8........9.......7.......8.......9......261493. ED=10.5/10.5/2.6
...657.....7...6...3.....9..4.....7........1.......3.......8.......2......953684. ED=10.6/10.6/2.6
...657.....7...6...3.....8..9.....7........1.......3.......8.......2......193624. ED=10.6/10.6/2.6
...657.....7...6...3.....2..9.....7........1.......3.......8.......2......253694. ED=10.7/10.7/2.6
...918.....7...6...2.....4..7.....1........3.......8.......1.......4......536749. ED=10.7/10.7/2.6
...159.....5...2...6.....8..3.....2........3.......8.......7.......4......168397. ED=10.7/10.7/2.6
...169.....4...5...3.....2..1.....8........9.......7.......8.......2......241693. ED=10.7/10.7/2.6
...196.....3...2...1.....5..4.....7........3.......1.......9.......8......527486. ED=10.7/10.7/2.6
...793.....7...3...4.....5..6.....7........8.......1.......9.......5......917684. ED=10.8/10.8/2.6
...283.....2...3...4.....5..6.....7........8.......1.......9.......5......917684. ED=10.8/10.8/2.6


[m_b_metcalf]

A few more with the 2 extra clues:

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...657.....7...6...3.....2..9.....7........1.......3.......8.......2......253694. ED=10.7/10.7/2.6


A new record for this series!

[1to9only]

For the 2 with 2 extra clues.

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...523.....2...3...4.....5..6.....7........8.......1.......9.......5......917684. ED=11.4/11.4/2.6


[m_b_metcalf]

For the 2 with 2 extra clues.

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...523.....2...3...4.....5..6.....7........8.......1.......9.......5......917684. ED=11.4/11.4/2.6


Well, that's going to be very hard to beat!

[Hajime]

Well, that's going to be very hard to beat!

Yes, SukakuExplainer is eating all my CPU-time, because there are a lot of high rating puzzles...

[Hajime]

No further 11.4+ found but some 11.x pearls

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...523.....2...3...4.....5..6.....7........9.......1.......8.......5......917684.   ED=11.3/11.3/2.6
...723.....2...3...4.....5..6.....7........8.......1.......8.......9......927684.   ED=11.2/11.2/2.6
...793.....2...7...4.....5..6.....7........8.......1.......9.......1......327684.   ED=11.1/11.1/2.6