Puzzle Description:

GRAND PRIZE WINNER receives ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!!

#1: bugaboo (bugaboo) on Mar 26, 2012

"mr mom"

after initial line logic:

the black pixels in r18c17-19 all belong to 3 clues in their columns but they cant all go up into r16 so at least one of them must go down into r19 so you can make r19c17 black

(after finishing the puzzle i realized the above step is not actually necessary to solve it but was fun to find anyway)

at least one (or both) of r15c11/r15c12 must be black;
whichever one it is (or both) will be part of the 2 clue(s) in c11 and/or c12 and so there will be a vertical line of dots up from r15 to r1 in at least one of those columns
this means that anything that can go into c12/13 must be a 2 or smaller so you can dot 1c12-13, r2c12-13, r7c12-13, and r11c12-13 (ll)
el on the 5 clue in r1 to dot r1c7-11

ll to finish
no guessing
nice solve

Thanks, Bugaboo, Your guess at the title is incorrect.

Lawnmower Man

Robin, CONGRATULATIONS!!! You, once again, are the GRAND PRIZE WINNER of ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!! Someone suggested this title as an answer in a previous puzzle, and I acquiesced.

Oh yeah. At first I thought Mr. Mom, then on second look, I can see that the bag looks more like a grass catcher.

Excruciatingly difficult solve. I couldn't have done it without Bugaboo's help. (Thanks)

I would have guessed it, if I'd solved it sooner. :)

Teresa, I like "excrutiatingly difficult." Bugaboo figures all of them out, but two puzzles ago, and I got it (but know the solution and may have skipped a step... don't think so). Anyway, thanks. I like tough 20x and you are a master. Kristen, you are winning nothong too often. Time for someone else to clutter with prizes... ;)

I really don't care about quality, If I do make a difficult puzzle, I expect an above average rating. Not happening. I am going to quit for awhile. Let puzzle solvers decide if they want puzzles. Seems like they don't.. and I wasted a day providing my fire-breathing perch.

Oh, please please PLEASE don't stop. I love your puzzles.

The rating system does not work like it should. Someone is screwing around with it, I'm sure. I try not to let it bother me, but it does. Oh well. Be led by the comments of the people you respect. Okay?

I agree with Teresa. Your puzzles are so much fun to solve (or try to solve in my case). Please don't stop making puzzles just because some folks don't understand how to rate puzzles. I really like the puzzle after the puzzle too. Even though I am far too slow to win ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. Maybe someday I'll get my hands on some of the nothing but for today I'll just enjoy another of your fine puzzles.

@ fasstar: youre welcome
@sgusa: what about me? am i not winning nothing enough to have my name mentioned too? haha
but i agree with what the others have said - keep making puzzles because for what it is worth (coming from me) i love solving your challenging ones

Nice puzzle. I love how difficult it was to do.I used line logic and found the clue to solve it. Keep the puzzle's up I love difficult 20 x 20

Found to be logically solvable by gator.

Agree with bugaboo on the logic. Nice puzzle.

I really, really like the harder 20 x 20. I don't have the time or patience to solve the larger ones. Please don't stop making puzzles!

No, I'm sure this is the little known movie, A Man Out Walking His Skunk

Goto next topic

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