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#1: Tom O'Connell (sensei69) on May 12, 2010

nice puz, Gator .... had some problem with the bottom 5, did some guessing, explain my error please.

I believe the hardest cells to figure out are that R13C8 and R14C3 have to be dots.

I agree with Tom, I used trial and error on the bottom 2 rows.

Both of the squares Gator mentioned are ones the Helper/Help button won't find but the error checker will. They both involve elimination based on the particular arrangement of the filled-in squares compared to the number clues.

In the case of R13, you have 2 filled in, 1 blank, 1 filled in, another 1 blank, another 1 filled in. The 2 together have to be part of the 4 or the whole row doesn't work. The first separate can either be the 1 or part of the 4. The second separate can be either the 1 or part of the 2. Either way, there must be a dot in R13C8.

Later on, we get to R14. We have 2 filled in, 1 blank, 5 filled in. The 5 filled in are obviously part of the 8. The 2 can either be the 2 or be the end of the 8. Either way, there is a dot in R14C3.

Lovely image and a real pleasure to solve. Thank you for making these cool puzzles for us, Gator. You're the best!

Yep, some fairly complex edge logic is needed to place a few of the pixels from the 5 in the bottom row and the 8 from the next row up. Once those are in place, though, the rest of the puzzle solves nicely - like a reward for your hard beginning efforts. :)

great logical solve

I did no edge logic here. Line-by-line worked all the way through. A terrifically fun puzzle that looks great too.

A very challenging but enjoyable puzzle

Thanks all. :)

I totally agree with Jan.

I didn't guess anywhere but this sure was a challenge to solve. Nice image.

Thanks Jota and Martin.

Totally excellent puzzle Gator! :)

I agree with everyone who made a positive comment and I'm pretty sure I didn't guess. Problem is, sometimes I start a puzzle and come back days later. Who knows what I did the first time? :)

Thanks!

Another great one!
I remember havng a hard time with this one a couple years ago.
Now, I found this to be an enjoyable solve, with my added solving experience.

Thanks Kadou!

No guessing. I enjoyed solving this. It's got that toughie line-logic that requires a careful eye.

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