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#832, May 31 - June 6:
The Weekly Extreme Str8ts Puzzle

by Andrew Stuart

WARNING: This is the Weekly 'Extreme' Str8ts.
Only attempt this puzzle if you have time and patience.
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by: hepa

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by: kris

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 Very nice – chainfree but not too easy
 

by: BP

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Like kris, excellent puzzle. many thanks!
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 The Weekly Str8ts X puzzle #224
 

by: Martinus

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 Not too hard compared to last week. But still a task. Thanks.
 

by: jgrab

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 Rather easy today.
 

by: EC

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 one small chain
 

by: BP

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 Smooth and quick.
 

by: optimator

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wing, setti, swordfish 15'
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 The Weekly Str8ts B puzzle #224
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 The Weekly Str8ts puzzle #832
 

by: John

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Got stalled then a short chain gave hi/lo on col5. Downhill from there.
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 The Weekly Str8ts BX puzzle #224
 

by: Cosmanita

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 Nice one, I liked it. I checked the four combinations of A1 h/l and S7/H8 h/l, only one is working in \ and box 1 and 5.
 

by: Martinus

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 Only needed normal b and x tools and a good look on box 5 and on diagonal J1/D6. Thanks!
 

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 Like Martinus, very nice puzzle!
 

by: ThomasF

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 B-power only, nice
 

by: jgrab

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 Done, but took me more than one hour.
 

by: EC

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hi/lo in F did it for me
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  • 14, 8×2
    - 7Iron
  • with col5-hint
    - chris1
  • 19 min mit dem Tipp von Maven
    - Rot
  • 40 min, settis, wings, hi/lo in col. 5
    - Torsten&Irina
  • 19 mins, thanks to Maven
    - Miss P
  • 45 Min. Settis, X-Wings, 2 in last column
    - Joe Reitzl
  • 29 mins with hint from Maven Thanks!
    - CC
  • 23’
    - A. Friend
  • 12' on second attempt, considered col. 5
    - Beate
  • Head chain using an x-wing decides high/low in column 5, rest is trivial
    - Jan
  • 35' with the hint there must be a 2 in the last column
    - Maven
  • Standard tools + UR + simple setti considerations. Great fun!
    - BP
  • 25min- one little guessy in the right place and the whole thing falls apart
    - effchen
  • Ooops: 15:10 Pure luck, with the correct hi/lo-decision in col 5.
    - Latimer
  • Pure luck - with the right hi/lo-descision in col 5.
    - 15:10
  • 10 min with hi/lo in 5
    - EC
  • Col 5 like the others.
    - MrL
  • 53' not too difficult
    - Manfred
  • 33 min; zweimal reingefallen in Spalte 5, dann richtig und alles war plötzlich sehr einfach
    - Michael
  • 3/4 h.
    - H.E.
  • 32 min. Couldn't find a logic way for hi/lo in col. 5 so I needed a luck guess.
    - Amoena
  • Entscheidung hoch in 5FGH und alles ganz easy
    - bhk
  • 24 min, pure logic
    - poblid
  • 27', very satisfying
    - l.
  • 24 min. Hi low in column 5 and CE. Nice.
    - juehe
  • Col 5 decision, then it's easy.
    - jgrab
  • 30' settis and two wings
    - KDN
  • 1:04:49 schwer aber machbar
    - zoo-pony (Tartlau)
  • hoch tief kolumne 5 hat das rätsel gelöst, 45 min
    - dersoloist
  • Decision on 2 in column 9, settis 2 and 7, then careful elimination.
    - Solver_4
  • 23 min - starting with 2D/2E
    - Susi
  • hi low guess in column 5
    - essie
  • 48' first attempt. hi/lo-decision column 5
    - Tom
  • 19' - Have a nice Sunday!
    - Alan B Traherne