Done

go

going manual greens...

22 filled, shouldve used autofill, since manual doesnt seem to be helping... hmmm.

forced in upper-right block has hit a block, hopefully that will break it down...

done

what's the difference between autofill and manual?

autofill is with script and puts lots and lots of numbers in, manual is by hand and is more selective (but also easy to slip up with)

hi sprite - so using the shift key is manual is it?

absolutely :)

so how do you do the autofill?

not that i want to cheat in any way!!! ;-D

autofill is not really cheating, I think. With some easy ones it is even making things far more obscure :D
Let me see if I can find the script somewhere.

ok, this is what I copied from the log some time ago:

javascript:for (i=1; i<=9; i++) {for (j=1; j<=9; j++) {if (grid[i][j].value == '') {ClearTinySquares(i,j);}}}for (i=1; i<=9; i++) {for (j=1; j<=9; j++) {if (grid[i][j].value != '') {var tmp_value = grid[i][j].value;for (k=1; k<=9; k++) {for (l=1; l<=9; l++) {if (grid[k][l].value == '') {if ((Math.ceil(i/3) == Math.ceil(k/3) && Math.ceil(j/3) == Math.ceil(l/3)) || i == k || j == l) {grid[k][l]['mini'][tmp_value] = -1;}}}}}}}for (i=1; i<=9; i++) { for (j=1; j<=9; j++) { if (grid[i][j].value == '') { for (k=1; k<=9; k++) { if (grid[i][j]['mini'][k] != -1) grid[i][j]['mini'][k] = 1; }}}}for (i=1; i<=9; i++) {for (j=1; j<=9; j++) {if (grid[i][j].value == '') {for (k=1; k<=9; k++) {if (grid[i][j]['mini'][k] != 1) grid[i][j]['mini'][k] = 0;}}}}PopulatePuzzle(grid);void(0);


Ok. Type this into your browser bar when you start the puzzle and all the green numbers will be entered for you (you can also do it at any other time while playing)

oh wow - mmm not sure if i like that!!! - handy tho' thanks sprite - might see you in babble later!

babble done already, so I don't think so today :) It's a nice grid.
And I don't really like the autofill either, it is usually easier to only use greens at spots where you need a reminder :)

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* fill in on the dotted line...

I have finally solved 28th March puzzle and believe me I have tried it numerous times a week since that date. Thanks to spreadeagle for trying to help

congrats! a hard expert, i assume then? it was before-my-time and im not a pro. did you just do it on paper then? regardless, congrats!

There didn't seem a logic answer so it involved "guessing " but I was reduced to about 3 guesses and the permutations were scary! Finally to save my sanity I worked with pa[er and kept track of the possibles. I know feel as if I've lost a friend!!!

GO!

a nice easy one

done!

you're right moozey

Fairly easy

martom - Congrats! That was a tough one.

Hey martom, I've got a new "friend" for you: July 23.

Go.

drwho == way to take advantage of my absence!! Going for PRO??

Going for Elite, eventually.

Difficulty score 14.

Seems fairly easy to me.

Hey drwho - Do you have a difficulty rating for July 23? I'm having a tough time with it.

I solved it, but it took 2 correct guesses. After several wrong guesses and starting over twice.

go

Piece of pie . .

done

go

done

Some of the easy ones are harder than this.

the easiest in a longf time

go

done

hmm, i'm stuck after taking a crack at this earlier today - must be missing something obvious.

ah, i made a mistake - tha makes more sense

Spreadeagle, July 23rd get a 59.

... *gets* a 59.

go

done

wouldn't say this one was easy for me, but it is done.

Thanks doc, I knew it was a tough one

Here I go again. Another "expert' puzzle from the archives. July 31. I hope it is easier than the last one. I hate having to guess.

9 cells filled in. Stuck.

Starting over. Even the checkpoint didn't save me.

go

Are you timestamping yourself?

yep

Ah.

done

I just can't see it tonight. I'll try again tomorrow.

Done! Had to return to checkpoint once but finally got it.

Done.

I had to start over because I realized I had made a guess that I thought was logic.

Lesson learned: set checkpoints more often.