Took me about 18 minutes using greens.

go

done

18 filled, going green..

almost same here, 19 filled and stuck

17 done, greening.

Greens didn't help at all.

greens don't clear up a thing here

Fudgers :(

I'm not quite sure what "fudgers" means, but I think I agree :)

me too :)

when you think ahead and see that a certain position for a number is impossible, is that the same as guessing?

Definitely not.

in that case: it is easy to see which solution for the pair in the 3rd column is wrong. That opens it up a little bit, though not much.

But why was there a green there if it was impossible?

I can often remove more greens by thinking ahead a few steps. Perhaps that is the case here?

An easy Expert, but a tough Easy.

I don't find it easy at all, actually :)
Well done eyeman.

Thanks, sprite. One lucky green, then one unlucky one. When that didn't work out, I switched squares, and all ended well.

I have done so much thinking ahead on this one, it feels like guessing. But at least it is done.

You did it, and that

oops. You did it, and that's what counts!

Fudgers!

Well, off to work. Have a great weekend. See ya tomorrow.

have a great weekend too, eyeman.

the dreaded pink, spreadeagle? :(

Thanks, Sprite. You as well.

I'll figure this out if it kills me :)

I thought I had a "swordfish", but it didn't work out..

lol, I know that feeling! And so you will. (figure it out, I mean).
Bye, till tomorrow!

Bye, have a great day!

Done, but not easy. No guessing.

hello. i have to be fast :)

19 filled and at a standstill

not responding well to the Berger-Meinhoff split

done with two guesses :(

Go.

18. Going green.

Oh! A loner. I hate when I miss one of those!

hmm 19 and going green

Done. Guessed. :(

Post-green scans only yielded one green eliminated -- no new set nmbers. That means it's time to guess.

darn - first guess only yielded a few results

done - second guess run filled out everything

start

done. had to guess twice

eh, this is what happens when I start sudoku before caffiene - I get lazy and tempted to go green way too early. Just found a whole bunch of cross-hatching stuff.

done! no greens, but I did guess once

nice one, pappa

thanks... my guess was swrong, so I went down a wrong path for a while, but once i figured that out, i flew

done no greens and no guesses

very nice! I just finished; I guesed once.

thanks, I call it the mommy migraine method. (Put your brain on autopilot and go)

26 filled and 25 empty. frustrating...

well I finished several guesses..

Difficulty score 73. After going green it wasn't that hard, except that I did my best to make it hard.

such odd proclivities.

huh?

drwho, doing his best to make it hard

I just close one eye if I want to make it harder ;)

the thing i love about experts is you can get so many of the boxes full real easy

this is too many though

i am worried i have messed up

we'll soon find out i guess

indeed, i have messed up

pother

here come the greens

fool, fool, back to the beginning is the rule

I was talking about me ;)

and *i* was talking about *me*

how many did you fill before greening, though?

19

i better stop soon then or i will mess up again

i am in love, love, love

what song is it today?

i dunno, random tune

makin it up

ahh, so

who says that? what movie is it?

who says what?

you know the asian dude that says "ahh, so"

I dunno. Karate Kid?

hmmm.

I doubt you could attribute it to a single movie easily though

i haven't seen that movie in a long time anyway.

didn't particularly care for it.

It's mostly just a typical japanese phrase

oh well i guess i will green too lest i overreach

Icarus should've used greens

yeah

that is an astute observation.

do you blog?

No. I've tossed the idea around a bit. I think I'm making it too hard for myself to start though.

i started a blog.

nobody much reads it i spose but it's good to get the thoughts out.

If I blogged, it wouldn't be for me

I think that's the big thing keeping me from starting. If I don't see the personal gain from it, then it'd just be a chore

well some of the babblers have read some of my blog.

Okay, I'll bite. What's the URL? :)

babblinghurshy dot blogspot dot com

<-- this one here, you might say he's superfly

and he's making happy noises

and as i stand here before you tonight to accept this award, let me say that i am honored, truly honored, to be a part of the life of such a fine member of the feline race

done, needed greens after 19

cat?

anyone have the cheat code?

up up down down left right left right B A

??

the one that plugs in the greens for you?

it's a quick hit on google

nm

i don't understand...i've now tried this puzzle 6 times and i cannot get it!!

YAHOO! I finally made it to the Pros!!

go

ouch, I counted 3 xy-chains for this one

done

Easiest expert I have ever done!!