4:56 am
spreadeagle
Done. Needed greens, but not too hard.
5:11 am
drwho
Difficulty score 19. Easy.
5:28 am
eyeman
Not too bad this morning. A fair medium. Thanks, Dr. Who.
7:19 am
smooth_pappa
done... used 2 greens in the middle
9:11 am
UnikeTheHunter
Done, no greens. A tricky doubly virtual crosshatch broke it open. Then watch for loners.
9:59 am
Krys10
i think I'm gettng the message that I need to take a break from this one - I am stuck stuck stuck!
10:25 am
vivi1435
There must be a technique used in mediums that I don't get...I find them waaay more difficult than hards
10:42 am
brianarn
I hear ya - I struggle more on medium than hard and I have no idea why.
10:45 am
brianarn
This one isn't too bad - I just had to keep an eye out for virtual crosshatching like Unike mentioned
1:20 pm
Andy
go (but on a conference call so this one isn't for time)
1:21 pm
sandbox74
IMO, most mediums here require one advanced solving technique to finish, but solvers usually spend more time using basic solving techniques first before moving on to advanced tech's. When a solver sees a "hard" puzzle, most automatically use advanced solving tech's which usually unlocks the rest of the puzzle. Hence solving time is longer when doing mediums.
1:23 pm
Andy
that's a really good theory, actually
1:31 pm
sandbox74
maybe I should rephrase that... Mediums seem more difficult because you spend more time wondering if you need to use an advanced tech rather than it was because you missed something. Meanwhile, when one solves a Hard puzzle, you assume that you need to use and advanced tech to solve it rather than missing an easy fill. There... hope that is a clearer explanation
1:34 pm
Andy
either that or Dr. God just likes to mess with us... calls the hardest ones medium :)
4:30 pm
richboy109
im actually kinda stuck lol!