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New York Times December Hard, aka Difficult

 
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Marty R.



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 9:35 pm    Post subject: New York Times December Hard, aka Difficult Reply with quote

If someone wants to take a peek and see if there's a way these can be exported, please post it. Also, does anyone see an archive?

http://www.nytimes.com/ref/crosswords/sudoku/hard.html

Code:

+-------+-------+-------+
| . 5 3 | 7 . . | . . 6 |
| . . . | . . . | . 1 8 |
| . . . | 3 . . | . . . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| . . 2 | . . 1 | . . 4 |
| . . 9 | . 8 . | . . . |
| 3 . . | . 7 . | . . 1 |
+-------+-------+-------+
| . . . | . . . | . 9 . |
| . 1 . | 2 . 5 | . . . |
| . . 4 | . . . | 6 5 . |
+-------+-------+-------+

Play this puzzle online at the Daily Sudoku site
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daj95376



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 11:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I clicked on your link and found nothing but instructions. My browser blocks pop-ups and Java. Or, a person may need to subscribe to the site to get the puzzle(s). Bottom Line: nada from my perspective.
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keith



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 4:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Marty,

I can see no way to capture these. Also, they are sort of bogus. The NY Times does not have sudoku puzzles in the paper - you can get some 3rd-party ones on their online site.

Keith
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Marty R.



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 4:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

keith wrote:
Marty,

I can see no way to capture these. Also, they are sort of bogus. The NY Times does not have sudoku puzzles in the paper - you can get some 3rd-party ones on their online site.

Keith

I should have said newyorktimes.com puzzle.
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keith



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 5:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Marty R. wrote:
I should have said newyorktimes.com puzzle.


Maybe. I don't think it matters.

Also, I don't see any archive. Or discussion, for that matter.

Keith
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Pat



Joined: 23 Feb 2010
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

keith wrote:
I can see no way to capture these

    no archive,

    but if you mean to capture the current puzzle --
    the "Print" icon ( above the puzzle ) provides a PDF.

      and the URL for the PDF
      contains the puzzle in text format ( transposed )

      e.g. today's "Difficult" as taken from the URL
        0+2+0+0+0+8+0+0+0+0+1+0+0+0+0+7+4+0+8+0+0+9+0+3+0+0+0+0+0+1+0+0+0+0+0+7+0+9+0+0+0+0+5+0+0+0+7+0+5+2+4+0+0+0+6+8+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+5+0+0+0+0+0+6+0+0+0+0+0+8+6+0+2+0+5
      transpose ==>
      Code:

       . . 8 | . . . | 6 5 .
       2 1 . | . 9 7 | 8 . .
       . . . | 1 . . | . . .
      -------+-------+------
       . . 9 | . . 5 | . . 8
       . . . | . . 2 | . . 6
       8 . 3 | . . 4 | . . .
      -------+-------+------
       . 7 . | . 5 . | . 6 2
       . 4 . | . . . | . . .
       . . . | 7 . . | . . 5

      Play this puzzle online at the Daily Sudoku site


      i liked the earlier puzzle, which needs 2 moves;
      today's puzzle is not interesting, it only needs 1 move.
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Marty R.



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PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 4:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

For the puzzle I posted I used three moves, a 67 DP, XY-Wing (369) and M-Wing (46)
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Pat



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PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Marty R. wrote:
For the puzzle I posted
Code:

 . 5 3 | 7 . . | . . 6
 . . . | . . . | . 1 8
 . . . | 3 . . | . . .
-------+-------+------
 . . 2 | . . 1 | . . 4
 . . 9 | . 8 . | . . .
 3 . . | . 7 . | . . 1
-------+-------+------
 . . . | . . . | . 9 .
 . 1 . | 2 . 5 | . . .
 . . 4 | . . . | 6 5 .


I used three moves,
a 67 DP, XY-Wing (369) and M-Wing (46)


they posted it as "Difficult" so you assumed it is ?

needs just 2 basic moves
      Code:

       . 5 3 | 7 1 . | . . 6
       . . . | . . . | 3 1 8
       . . 1 | 3 . . | 5 7 9
      -------+-------+------
       . . 2 | . . 1 | . . 4
       1 . 9 | . 8 . | . . 5
       3 . . | . 7 . | . . 1
      -------+-------+------
       . . . | 8 . . | 1 9 .
       . 1 . | 2 . 5 | . . .
       . . 4 | 1 . . | 6 5 .


    b9 8: in r8 --> c3 8

    and soon --
    in c2, a "naked" trio --> r3c2
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Champion1



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 7:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The NY Times does not have sudoku puzzles in the paper - you can get some 3rd-party ones on their online site. ????


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Champion1



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 7:29 am    Post subject: Nice Reply with quote

Marty,

I can see no way to capture these. Also, they are sort of bogus. The NY Times does not have sudoku puzzles in the paper - you can get some 3rd-party ones on their online site.



== www.solitairecardgame.org ==
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 12:59 pm    Post subject: Re: Nice Reply with quote

Champion1 wrote:
Marty,

I can see no way to capture these. Also, they are sort of bogus. The NY Times does not have sudoku puzzles in the paper - you can get some 3rd-party ones on their online site.



== www.solitairecardgame.org ==

Sometimes I get this eerie feeling that Yogi Berra once referred to as deja vu all over again!
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