Puzzle Description:

(This puzzle was recovered from the 2016 database crash. Puzzle creators, please edit this puzzle and put the real description here!)

#1: derby (Derby) on Jan 18, 2020 [HINT] [SPOILER]

This is a good puzzle. No guessing required. Whenever there are symmetrical clues, it is easy to determine the middle line. I know purists will say that it has be solved by counting but when the clues are symmetrical like this, it is difficult to imagine someone could produce a puzzle that has symmetrical clues but isn’t symmetrical. The lower two thirds are easily solved this way and a certain amount of colour logic. Once the colours are in, the black can be solved with line logic. I also think the image is good, it does look like a sweater, so to counter the ‘one’ score, I am scoring ‘five’. When I see these ratings I am concerned we are discouraging good puzzle makers. Here, the puzzle is good, it’s the raters who need work!

A really fun puzzle to solve....really enjoyed it...thanks!

Initial line & color logic completes 93% with only red remaining. The color logic to finish the green and blue in R4-6 is tricky, but can be done.

R13: If the first red 1 is in C2, it makes R15 invalid, so it must be in C1 instead.

LL to finish.

Found to have a unique solution by wombatilim.

Found to be solvable with moderate lookahead by wombatilim.

MUCH less tacky than a real one!

And a VERY enjoyable, flowing solve!

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