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Comments on Puzzle #35081: the full spectrum, version #2
By CB Paul (cbpaul)

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  version: 2    quality:   difficulty:   solutions: multiple    solvability: much guessing?  

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#1: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on May 2, 2021

I think (at a quick working-out) there are at least 8640 solutions to this puzzle.
#2: CB Paul (cbpaul) on May 2, 2021
Where does that number come from? Anyhow, when the various logics fill in various bits, it will become clearer.
#3: Kerri Kemp (kerri_kemp) on May 3, 2021 [SPOILER]
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#4: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on May 3, 2021
I believe the S has approx. 20 solutions, Colbert's face lines have 6 on the left side and 6 on the right side of his chin and 6 on his neck, and another 2 for his nose. That's the 8640.
Looking again, the downstroke on the lower R also has 2 solutions, and the middle of the N has another 6 solutions, which brings us up to 103,680
#5: CB Paul (cbpaul) on May 3, 2021 [SPOILER]
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#6: Web Paint-By-Number Robot (webpbn) on May 4, 2021
Found to require lots of guessing by dbouldin.
#7: David Bouldin (dbouldin) on May 4, 2021 [HINT]
I took a shot at it. I tried really hard using as much logic as I could..line, color and advanced. I went as far as I could and then I made some correct guesses to outline the Q. From there, though, it was a LONG row to hoe. Lots of trial and error. LOTS of guess-and-check-and-backtrack. I just don't see how you can get to a point where we can call this "easily guessed". Maybe I'm just really bad at guessing :/
#8: CB Paul (cbpaul) on May 4, 2021
I'm swamped with other stuff for the next week or so, but I'll revisit this one and try to make it more solvable.
And just to clarify, I never said any version of "easy".
Thanks for your feedback.
#9: Web Paint-By-Number Robot (webpbn) on May 4, 2021
New version published by cbpaul.
#10: CB Paul (cbpaul) on May 5, 2021 [HINT]
I think the green lines will help a bit. Still some guessing, tho. Enjoy!
#11: David Bouldin (dbouldin) on May 5, 2021
Oh I wasn't saying you said easy. At the time it was rated as multiple solutions but the correct one is easily guessed. I'll resolve this over the weekend probably.
#12: CB Paul (cbpaul) on May 5, 2021
Sorry, David, I misread your comment.
Hmmm, what is this "weekend" of which you speak? sigh.
#13: derby (Derby) on May 6, 2021 [SPOILER]
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#14: David Bouldin (dbouldin) on May 6, 2021
well...now whenever i try to save my progress it fills everything in with dots with errors all over the place. going to have to draw the line...if i can't save, i'm not going to struggle through a puzzle this large with multiple solutions...sorry.
#15: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on May 7, 2021 [SPOILER]
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