finito

done

hi all

Medium . . . .great . .

hello my love, how are you today

hmm, quiet. well i got to get back to helping kid with chem, *kiss kiss*

this is my first game, anyone want to help please

oooh :)

did you ever played sudoku, Squeezer?

no

go to jigawdoku.com and try the easy ones first. this one is too hard to use as a first-try (or to help explain), imho.

jigsawdoku (forgot -s-)

Hello, Love!
XXXXXXXXXXOOOOOOOO

yes. You have to know how it all works principally

thx

xxxxxxxxxxxxxoooooooooooooooo

i had to use a hidden pair to get my first fillin... explaining a hidden pair to a newb seems like overkill.

you could have filled in R6C8 easily though

yes

???

and from there a couple others follow

what did you do first, h? r9c1?

oddly i didnt see that until just a sec ago (im still futzing) but thanx. (i started with r89,c7 which gave me r9c5)

ahhh

????????????????

torgone - do you have a question i can answer? r9c5 stands for Row 9 Column 5...

numbering starts from top-left as 1,1

Okay .. but I assume you have more than 3 other spaces filled to be able to know what r9,c1 is??

well, 3 or 4, i guess, yeah - stupid question on my part before

no - by knowing r8c7 and r9c7 then it forces an answer in r8 which then forces r9c5

i dont claim to catch all the easy ones first - it is just whatever my brain sees. this ones is a hard medium for me - im still working...

i second that

big third. oy.

Mediums are the worst . .

yeah - i usually find that they fall-apart if i look at the string-of-answers in one particular way, which is not conducive to just simple scanning...

if i knew the answers ahead of time - itd be trivial... :)

=)

i'm up to 10 now

im still at 10 also... oh oh?

nah, we'll get it

I haven't studied any of the advanced techniques, so I don't get how the pairs @ r8&9,c7 help ...

slow and steady

ahhhhh. findally got it

yay!

sorry I missed a supposedly easy hard one yesterday

*has fond memories of yesterday's puzzle*

hehehehehe

bummers - ditto on fond memories...

ok, back to actual work. *sigh*

silly redshoes

tell me about it.

well, you see, work is not as interesting as sudoku. ergo, you are silly.

I didn't mean *acutally* tell me about it you silly kitty!

lol

you didn't? ohhhhhh

heh

warning: do not "drink" peanuts from the jar. possible choking hazard.

Good to know . .

i am a veritable font of useful information

torgone i realized that id not answered your earlier question - im still at 10 total, but did you get the r9c5 answer?

he wasn't asking about r9c5, he was asking about r9c1

oh nevermind...

i also know that... it takes a lot of little nuts to make a jar of peanut butter, cuz one peanut in a jar doesn't really go too far

i wish this grid would stop being so coy.

I didn't get either of those, but I did get r9,c6 . . .

REALLY.

that is interesting.

oh of course!

yay

hmm - i didnt... :::goes to looking:::

by gum, tor, you've cracked the case!

wahh - it still has two possibles for me... :(

nah, think about the overall sitch for the 8's on the bottom third and you'll see

DOH!!!! yay!

*thumps tor on the back* well done old chap!

excellent spot.

fine day's work.

at 13, but in process, and helps on the tor-thumping... are you (tor) getting it ok?

i'm finished now.

Thankxs!

I'm stuck again though . . .

email me your grid and i'll help ya

fyi: the Washington Post & USA Today Sudoku's are way easier than these. bah.

(print screen, paste into paint, save as jpeg, attach and send)

I left, did the WP one, finished and came back to tell y'all. =D

Hang on . . .

well i've got this one all set, and am happy to dispense Super Duper Coded Hurshy Clues as desired.

stops... tor - the bottom-right block has left... stops aince hurshy will help better...

but y'all seem like the stubborn sort :)

you're a... type.

shoot... I meant "sort." gah.

i'm a sort? what sort?

well, that's for me to know and you to find out.

;^)

Just slow . . . . and stubborn . .

how's THAT for coy?

and how am i to set about the finding out process?

my stupid computer is slow and stubborn

my stupid computer is slow and stubborn

see?

site glitching :(

you must begin on a journey. Throughout that journey, you will find yourself. It will all be sorted out.

heh

ooooh... maybe the Sorting Hat will help.

oh i'm a ravenclaw

tor, what's going on? are you sending, or trying to figure it yourself?

I did send it, but I'm still making a little progress too . .

oy - finally done! thanx folks! happy to try and help - it was not trivial (i had not filled in all greens yet) even with that tor-start... :)

ah, lol, i can't see the bottom

i didn't use greens :) :) :)

the bottom of your pic hath got cut off

crud . . .

however, your row six has a naked triple.

wow - once i have more than 1 or 2 hidden pairs in mind - i ususally just resort to greens...

it depends on the day, whether i am feeling stubborn or impatient. i do feel prouder if i do without greens.

my mom began sudokuing long before i did but i had to taunt her into trying to do them without marking :)

I try not to resort to the greenies till I get stuck . . .

tor, i gotta go to lunch :( i'll see you later

ill be curious to see dr.who analysis...

Laters, hursh . .Looks like I may get this one after all . .

yay for you!!!

tor - im willing to help if needed - but im guessing it wont be needed. go tor! :)

Falling into place now . .

congrats! and thanx again for that clue earlier... :)

You're welcome, and . . . Huzzah! Done . .

huzzah!

Thanks h!

ur belcome... :)

hooray for everyone

umm how to start it ?

damn, this is hard

hi sudokuites

hello

good afternoon mamabear

hi shoupart .... Twin C.... how goes it?

pretty well except for this puzzle

i'm trying to finally make it to elite

how many you have to go, Twin?

two

march 11 and 12

hmmm... this one does appear to be a bit tricky.....

if you're not opposed to greens, once you green it it's a cinch

you're right! Done!

march 12 is nasty

If I got it, you can certainly . .

just found something big

almost done

and now, march 11 - easy

and then, weeks of slacking at work will finally come to fruition

It's good to have goals . .

march 11 is NOT easy.

hooray!

all puzzles done!

i'm elite at last!

CUE THEME MUSIC!!!!

Risin up
back on the street
did my time took my chances
went the distance now I'm back on my feet

just a man and his will to survive
so many times
it happens too fast
you trade your passion for glory

(please sing along when we get to the chorus)

don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past
you must fight just to keep them alive

It's the eye of the tiger
its the cream of the fight
risin up to the challenge of our rivals
and the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
and he's watching us all with the eye of the tiger

Have a good day, all. Hope that made you laugh.

congrats dude

contgrats Twin C

Cream of the fight??

ewwww

Hey there Brie. Finish today's yet?

3 more to do. trying 7/31 again

hey dr a

yeah i got todays with a guess

Happy Monday. Congrats

i'm working on 5-1

half-way thru?

yeah, it's an easy lol

atta girl

hi all

hi chebuc

hmm... this one tripped me up!

it's pretty hard...i had to guess

much harder than yesterday's Hard. I already had to start over again.

me too. Yikes, almost got 7/31, but wrong guess. have to go back to the checkpoint. Rats.

aww, good luck!

ty

Hello every buddy (word game)

done

on to yesterday's!

in

think I got 7/31 finally. maybe 5 pts.

done

go

that was a pain for a Medium

done