To those wondering what a hidden pair is, here are some links that name and explain some of the techniques for solving Sudoku puzzles:

http://www.sudopedia.org/
http://ww
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My profile also has a link to my website which also covers some of the same material.

Difficulty score 24. No green.

where is wb?

asleep

how do you know, eyeman?

good guess, no?

wb is here every night. every, every night. I miss him. or her.

if he's in new england, maybe he's preparing for the snowstorm.

are we really getting that?

as of last night, Ch. 4 says 8 to 14 if you're in SE NE.

weather prediction is better done by clairvoyants here in western mass

i think you'll be ok - this one's coming up the coast, not from the west.

drive carefully if you must drive at all

thanks - gotta work in Hyannis tomorrow and Saturday.

this puzzle is elusive

i'm poking along all right, however, if there is a snag I shall surely find it

gotta go green

it's coming together unless I goofed

yech. goofed. Backup time.

must be all these christmas songs that are distracting you.

i'm jewish and i even sing along

It's those reindeer - Rudolph and Olive.

elgar is coming up pretty soon though

Pomp & Circumstance?

olive? don't tell me, green nose?

enigma var.

No, Olive, the other reindeer.... see?

Love Elgar cello concerto

i pretty much love all elgar, but esp the cello concerto.

indeed?! I remember Jacqueline DuPre playing it at Tanglewood. Have not seen Yo-Yo doing it, but watching him grimace is distracting

you saw du pre? how wonderful!

She wore a blue dress. Don't think Barenboim conducted, tho.

so romantic that couple.

until she got sick and he dumped her.

but i'm sure it was more complex than that.

You saw the film?

I did see the film

the title escapes me...

barenboim came off rather badly

Prima donna he thinks he is... or primo don

the title was .... i think the two sisters' names

you a musician?

no. just love classical and jazz

musicians need music lovers... I like jazz but know more about classical

you play piano?

used to - now in music management with pianists and a competition: www.clevelandpiano.org

a blessing.

I think so - work is endless abut fulfilling.

i will misspell the name, but what do you make of lam lam?

Lang-Lang ? He doesn't impress me. Tiresome after awhile.

He sells tickets tho

i think he thinks he channels horowitz. he will mature.

and thanks for the proper spelling

if all the money he makes doesn't spoil him

You know there's a child prodigy named Peng-Peng? Really!

no, i didn't

google him. I saw him play Liszt 1 with Slatkin and the Nashville S.O. last year.

lang lang is maybe poorly managed. fame surely has knocked him for a loop. he knows not who he is.

agreed. I'll be in Lenox in April for one of my client's performances - Yaron Kohlberg, from Israel. Fine player!

lovely

he has a nice website like many musicians.

back to the puzzle...

Finished it 1

and composes, the wee lad peng peng gong

mazel tov

Thanks. You almost done?

no. i started googling around and forgot to save first!

oh. one last question if you are still there. ever see rostropovich?

Oops. I was wondering about your profession. Oh, Slava Rostropovich? Yes, a couple of time.. I was in Philadelphia with Shostakovich wihen he premiered the composer's 1st cello concerto. (dates me a bit)...

Met Shostakovich, too, there!

They digned my program!

signed it (sorry)

i am presently without portfolio. i envy your career - i'm wordless

did you call him 'slava?'

did you know him that well?

Yes, Slava was his affectionate name.

oh my, eyeman

No, I didn't know him well, but I had a friend who knew and worked with him. Unfortunately Esther passed away.

he was a great favorite of mine, obviously. such a sound one hears so rarely this side of heaven

Come to Kimball Farms in Lenox April 10 for Yaron's recital; 7:30 pm, and enjoy. Now I have to get some sleep - Nite, mab!

sleep well eyeman

nice meeting you. See you next time out here. Happy Hanukkah.

happy holidays to you as well. see you next time

go

Go

go

done. no greens

Done with greens

go

done, with greens, kinda tricky in the middle

go

Go

done

needed quick peek at greens to find the solo. Hint: It's a single digit number in one of the rows.

;)

Done. No Greens.

andy, nice clue. Why dont you just give away the whole puzzle?? :)

Hold on to your hats, folks, and save your work. I'm restarting the server...

Oops. I was logged in under the wrong account there. :)

No worries, the server is back up.

Thank you Dr God... you're the best.

No matter what name you use... LOL

BTW, I see the ad for "Poker Sudoku" below...can we get there from here?

commence

going green

terminate... fie on that digit...

go

done

no green

heya inge!

Pay no attention to Andy's hint. It was a single digit number in one of the COLUMNS, not one of the rows!

hello

done...with greens..."sigh" - enjoy the rest of the day all !

yes, I was quite blind too

OK, I've now done this puzzle TWICE and it's complete and with no errors and it doesn't register as being done! ANybody else have that problem?

I would make myself a copy of the finished puzzle. Then try reffreshing and see what happens. When this happened to me months ago, it turned out that I had a duplicate numbre in a quadrant. Good luck

andy...the same thing just happened to me...i'm not smiling!!

oh my goodness. you'd think I'd pay attention to andy and littlebit before me? same here. no errors. not registering!

hmmm. It did the same to me. Complete but no credit.

Send an email to Dr. God

I just turned 58 yesterday. I thought I had lost my mind. I know I did this puzzle earlier! I'm glad you are all having the same problem.

sainted aunt! iron sudoku is broken

Dr. God is very immediate in her/his response

Happy Birthday, Peep

thanks, I had a great day..and it spilled over to today!

That's even better. I love birthdays

ever since i switched to firefox my breath is minty fresh, my souffles never fall, and my sudoku is whole and complete.

Hmmm... Is this dire circumstance occuring on Firefox? Heaven Forbid! IE must remove itself from our Iron Sudoku Kingdom!

doesn't work on firefox either