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Comments on Puzzle #21126: who sherlock sits next to in the smoking lounge....(a bugaboo special, but no guessing!)
By Kurt Kowalczyk (bahabro)

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#1: Kurt Kowalczyk (bahabro) on Feb 15, 2013

there is a loooooot of el here....and other elements as well. but no guessing. have fun with the explanation bug! lol ;)
#2: bugaboo (bugaboo) on Feb 15, 2013
after initial ll:
el the 9 clue in r30 to dot c20-30
ll
el the 12 clue in r1 to dot c1-9, 25-30
ll
el the 4 clue in c30 to dot r2-3
el the 6 clue in c29 to dot r2-3
el the 7 clue in c28 to dot r2
ll
el the 3 clue in r3 to dot c25-28
ll
el the 8 clue in c1 to dot r3-6
el the 6 clue in c2 to dot r3-4
el the 14 clue in r7 to dot c1
ll
el the 8 clue again in c1 to dot r8-15
ll
el the 6 clue again in c3 to dot r3-8
ll (dont forget the dot in r16c3)
el the 5 clue in c4 to dot r3
ll
el the 5 clue again in c4 to show that it cant go in r11-15 (but you cant dot those because any of them could be the remaining 1 clue) and so that 5 clue must be in r5-9
ll to finish
no guessing
excellent puzzle in both image and solve
thanks for thinking of me bahabro
i loved it
#3: Aldege Cholette (aldege) on Feb 15, 2013
another fabulous image Kurt.:)
#4: Kurt Kowalczyk (bahabro) on Feb 15, 2013
glad you liked it, bug! ty very much :)

thanks again Al

I try to spread it around...some hard, some easy, etc. can't go to long before the 20 x's for Tom though, lest he have withdrawal.... lol ;)
#5: karl (keicher) on Feb 15, 2013
good image, not sure why bugaboo needs to put a solution in here when it wasnt really that difficult...
#6: Kurt Kowalczyk (bahabro) on Feb 15, 2013
thanks, karl....

but it is necessary. not everyone is the same skill level...over half of the people who attempt this won't be able to solve. and even those who know advanced techniques can miss things from time to time. I seem to remember not too long ago when you wrote that a puzzle needed guessing. it was not only not difficult, but it was even LLS. it helps people, even if you in particular don't need it.
#7: Adam Nielson (monkeyboy) on Feb 15, 2013
"... not sure why [Karl] needs to [open his mouth] in here when it wasn[']t really that [necessary]..."
LOL
#8: Norma Dee (norm0908) on Feb 17, 2013
We don't need your brain farts, karl.
#9: Kristen Vognild (kristen) on Feb 18, 2013 [SPOILER]
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#10: Jota (jota) on Feb 18, 2013
Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!
#11: Kurt Kowalczyk (bahabro) on Feb 18, 2013
ty ty :)
#12: Kurt Kowalczyk (bahabro) on Feb 18, 2013
@#9 for Swee Pea's sake, huh? lol....

you see how my feeble noodle works though...from your elementary to sherlock to another unrelated pipe smoker and so on. just keeps rambling from one subject to another. til I see something shiny and get distracted, that is. lol ;)
#13: Teresa K (fasstar) on Feb 24, 2013
Fantastic puzzle, Kurt. Almost too difficult, but I made it through to the end without having to peek for clues.
#14: Kurt Kowalczyk (bahabro) on Feb 24, 2013
thanks Teresa!

#15: Lollipop (lollipop) on Feb 26, 2013
Really fun solve and fantastic image. Thanks.
#16: RB (rb2013) on Jul 16, 2018
Absolutely fantastic puzzle in all terms! I liked solving it very much.
#17: derby (Derby) on Sep 3, 2018
Great puzzle. You did a lot with few pixels. Great job.
#18: BlackCat (BlackCat) on Jul 5, 2020 [HINT]
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#19: Vaggelis Kamaris (evag7651) on Jan 4, 2021
fun to solve.no guessing.
#20: Kurt Kowalczyk (bahabro) on Jan 5, 2021
ty ty

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