Done no green, two guesses.

done

No greens, one guess.

long xy-xhain

start

done, 3rd guess

done

Ng/2 guesses

Done 1guess

MrOotjer - what's the difference between a long xy-chain and a guess?

JUDY HALL Yesterday I noticed you and i tied for points in the ranking. I thought I'd challenge you to catch up faster. I see you made up 40 points yesterday alone so I'm rethinking the clallenge :) :)

31 filled in and hunting. Prob a solution related to 7s or 9s left over. Good puzzle

spellacked: MrOootjer was correct about the XY chain. It is a logic solution as opposed to a guess. The solution started by assuming 3 was the correct solution in C8. Tracking around the puzzle that is logically impossible so the 3 can be eliminated in C8

@gman, LOL ... perhaps I took your original challenge a little too seriously :) ... actually, though, solving Sudokus when hubby sleeps helps me relieve the stress associated with being his 24/7 Parkinson's Disease caregiver. Each day in the life of a PD patient is different, so some days I'm lucky to complete the daily puzzle, while on others, I can tackle more. So, challenge accepted ... let's see which one of us can catch up to Montreal13 first :)

Go gman, go JudyHall ! Am currently struggling to get to within 150 points from the top...in recent weeks, i've not bothered with 2018 but concentrated on the remaining 'easies' from 2009-2011...diving into July 2009 - ploof !

Easy expert

done

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