NYTimes Medium and Hard good times? : r/sudoku - Reddit
WEBDec 15, 2023 · But, I'm trying to find out what are 'goodish' times. For me, easy always under 4 mins, usually around 3:20-3:30, very occasionally 3:00. medium always under 35 mins, usually around 18 mins, occasionally under 15 mins. hard always under 45 mins, usually around 30 mins, occasionally under 20 mins (today for example was 18:39) …
[Question] How tough are the NY Times 'Hard' puzzles? : r/sudoku …
WEBSep 18, 2019 · Ny times hard puzzles are usually just moderately difficult, and I don't think I have found one that need anything more complex than triples. I plugged today's Hard NYT puzzle into my solver. The analyzer found 4 naked pairs, 3 pointing lines and 3 group claims before the puzzle degenerated into singles.
NY Times solving times : r/sudoku - Reddit
WEBJan 3, 2021 · I've been playing Sudoku now for close to a year. Not sure about the easy and medium, but I've been tracking on hard anywhere between 13 minutes to 30 minutes depending on difficulty. I see videos of pros taking around 30 minutes to solve hard. Sometimes the NYT hard puzzles are quite the challenge. Sometimes they are quite easy.
What are the SE ratings of NYT Medium/Hard puzzles? : r/sudoku
WEBApr 24, 2022 · But even at the hard level, there a sort of sub set of puzzles one could describe as "challenge" puzzles, that are trickier than normal. Mostly those have lots of hidden singles, pairs, and triples on top of the usual techniques around 3.4 to 3.6. Those "challenge" puzzles can be best described as far more tedious, rather than more difficult.
NY times Hard 1/21/22 - Hint highlights this box but why?
WEBJan 21, 2022 · R3C7 is a pivot cell, it's either a 1 or a 9. If it is a 1 then a 5 link chain (might be less, I haven't looked carefully) makes R7C4 a 6. If it's a 9 then a 3 link chain makes R2C1 a 6. That means you can exclude 6 from any cells that sees both R7C4 and R2C1, namely, R7C1. 1.
Can’t solve today’s NY times, hard sudoku : r/sudoku - Reddit
WEBOct 12, 2022 · So in the beginning it seems to be pretty simple, naked pairs etc. So start with the 57 row 7. then the naked pair of 14 in column 9. Solo pair of 7 in row 2. Pair of 6 column 9. Pair 57 column 7 (solving column 7 row 3 is 1 and row 4 is 6) Only option for 7 is row 3 column 2. Triple 423 in row 4 (so you can cancel out all other 423 so all in ...
Hard sudoku by NYTimes was incredibly easy today : r/sudoku
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NYT Sudoku Archive? : r/sudoku - Reddit
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r/sudoku on Reddit: Is it just me, or has the NYT Medium puzzle …
WEBNov 24, 2020 · Share. oldenumber77. • 4 yr. ago • Edited 4 yr. ago. NYT Medium are almost always considerably easier than the NYT Hard’s (in my observation). I sometimes do NYT Medium without any notes at all. If a particular NYT Medium seems harder than usual, you probably over-looked a pretty obvious single (naked or hidden) or pair/triple. [Edit ...
NYTimes Hard Sudoku is actually hard today : r/sudoku - Reddit
WEBThe 10 August "Hard" puzzle in the NYTimes is actually hard today. There is exactly one freebee clue.