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PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 7:16 pm 
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There are eight puzzles and six difficulties to choose from.
All eight puzzles have the same solution.

A) Novice.
B) Apprentice (mainstream edition).
C) Grand Master (72 Intersections, 4 Naked Pairs, 1 Naked Quad, 1 Hidden Pair, 2 Skyscrapers: one in g2 and one in g4, 3 Two String Kites: one in g1, one in g3 and one in g6, 1 Empty Rectangle in g6, 1 Finned Swordfish in g3). Select to view GRID numbers.
The 7 advanced techniques are needed in 5 different 9x9 grids.
D) Guru (68 Intersections, 4 Naked Pairs, 5 Naked Triplets, 2 Naked Quads, 2 Hidden Pairs, 9 Skyscrapers, 3 Two String Kites, 1 Empty Rectangle, 1 Finned X-Wing, 1 XYZ-Wing, 1 Uniqueness Test 4, 1 XY-Chain up to 5 links, 6 XY-X-Chains up to 3 links, 3 XY-X-Chains).
E) Wizard.
F) Chief Wizard 1. Solvable using logic only? JSudoku needs 1 Recursively Solve, which makes 15 guesses and traverses 27484 nodes.
G) Chief Wizard 2. Solvable using logic only? JSudoku needs 1 Recursively Solve, which makes 16 guesses and traverses 643800 nodes.
H) Chief Wizard 3. Solvable using logic only? JSudoku needs 1 Recursively Solve, which makes 24 guesses and traverses 43016210 nodes.



Regular Clueless Special #13A (Novice)

Rating based on required solving techniques:  Moderate

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200000000050041030004000010000000070000000803803000000070080002008300005600027080
000100000030080405079200010060000000000000094007000006005020060004000108000750009
000100000060000300070408209200000080600000000001000003009000800030064100010050020



Regular Clueless Special #13B (Apprentice)

Rating based on required solving techniques:  Moderate

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060015090000000050008070100040000008000000002600000400700009000401006005006000020
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001000006600000000090301200060000000000000608104000000003000000010000090507008340
000001000020800700605000010100000000902000006000000007007000402080207001000400800
200000400050001030304000000092000070000000003803000000070080002000000005600027080
000100002030000400009200010060000000010000090007000006095000060704000008000050009
000100000060000300000408209200000080600000500001000003009000800030064000010050020



Regular Clueless Special #13C (Grand Master)

Rating based on required solving techniques:  Extra Hard

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360000090000000050008000100040000008000000002600000400700009000401000005006007020
030000000000029070000380009001000050000000040506000000024030007009070010000004002
301000006600000000090360200060000000000000608004000020000000000010000090507008340
008001005020800000605700010100000000900000040000000007007003402083007000000400800
200000400050201030304000010092000000000000800803000000070080002008000005600027000
000100002030080400079200010060000000000000094007000006095020060000000108000050000
000100000060000300000400209200000080600000500001000003009700000030060000010050020



Regular Clueless Special #13D (Guru)

Rating based on required solving techniques:  Ultra Hard

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360000090000000050008070100040000008000000002600000400700009000401000005006007020
030000000000029070000380009001000050000000040506000200024030007009000010000004002
301000006600000000090360200060000000000000608004000020000000000010000090507008340
008001005020800000605700010100000000900000040000000007007003402083007000000400800
200000400050201030304000010092000000000000800803000000070080002008000005600007000
000100002030080400079000010060000000000000094007000006095020060000000108000750000
000100000060000300000400209200000080600000500001000003009700000030060000010050020



Regular Clueless Special #13E (Wizard)

Rating based on required solving techniques:  Nightmare

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030000000000029070000380009001000050000000040506000000024030007009000010000004002
301000006600000000090300200060000000000000608004000020000000000010000090507008340
008001005020800000605700010100000000900000040000000007007003402083007000000400800
200000400050201030304000010092000000000000800803000000070080002008000005600027000
000100002030080400079000010060000000000000094007000006095000060000000108000050000
000100000060000300000400209200000080600000500001000003009700000030064000010050020



Regular Clueless Special #13F (Chief Wizard 1)

Rating based on required solving techniques:  Hellish Nightmare   Solvable using logic only?

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200030000000000000079002600003000050004000007000000001008010000610900000400600305
360000090000000050008070100040000008000000002600000400700009000401000005006007020
030000000000029070000380009001000050000000040506000200024030007009000010000004002
301000006600000000090300200060000000000000608004000020000000000010000090507008340
008001005020800000605700010100000000900000040000000007007003402083007000000400800
200000400050201030304000010092000000000000800803000000070080002008000005600007000
000100002030080400079000010060000000000000094007000006095000060000000108000050000
000100000060000300000400209200000080600000500001000003009700000030060000010050020



Regular Clueless Special #13G (Chief Wizard 2)

Rating based on required solving techniques:  Hellish Nightmare   Solvable using logic only?

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200030000000000000079002600003000050004000007000000001008010000610900000400600305
360000090000000050008000100040000008000000002600000400700009000401000005006007020
030000000000029070000380009001000050000000040506000200024030007009000010000004002
301000006600000000090300200060000000000000608004000020000000000010500090507008340
008001005020800000605700010100000000900000040000000007007003402083007000000400800
200000400050201030304000010092000000000000800803000000070080002008000005600027000
000100002030080400079000010060000000000000094007000006095000060000000108000050000
000100000060000300000400209200000080600000500001000003009700000030064000010050020



Regular Clueless Special #13H (Chief Wizard 3)

Rating based on required solving techniques:  Hellish Nightmare   Solvable using logic only?

Image

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200030000000000000079002600003000050004000007000000001008010000610900000400600305
360000090000000050008000100040000008000000002600000400700009000401000005006007020
030000000000029070000380009001000050000000040506000000024030007009000010000004002
301000006600000000090360200060000000000000608004000020000000000010000090507008340
008001005020800000605700010100000000900000040000000007007003402083007000000400800
200000400050201030304000010092000000000000800803000000070080002008000005600007000
000100002030080400079000010060000000000000094007000006095000060000000108000750000
000100000060000300000400209200000080600000500001000003009700000030060000010050020

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