Upper left corner is row 1 col 1.
If r12c13 is filled in:
Then (green) r12c9 through r12c12 must also be filled in, r11c10 through r11c13 must also be filled in, r9c9 and r9c10 must also be filled in.
Then (blue) r11c14 canβt be filled in. Thus col 14, rows 12 through 15 canβt be filled in.
Then (orange) r12c7 and r12c8 must be filled in. Thus r11c7 must be filled in, but this breaks the clue β4 1β for row 11.
Conclusion: r12c13 is NOT filled in.
Early on, I felt like I was on track for a great score. I tied my all-time fastest score, which I''m happy with. It will be tough for me to break 26 seconds.
Crossclimb #315 | 0:26 and flawless
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Today's avg 1:16
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Iβm smarter than 95% of CEOs today!
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Top 5% of all players!
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Iβm in the Top 10% of my company today!
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Then there's the clue to 37 Accross, "Scrub spots, for short". SPOILER... Stop reading if you don't want the answer. SPOILER... The answer is "ORS". Even knowing the answer, it took me a minute to figure out the connection to the clue. I guess it's fair, but I thought it was an extremely difficult clue.
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I tried the Wall Street Journal Feb 19, 2025 crossword. Got about 75%, but then stuck.
There's many clues where either you know the fact or you'll never get it (e.g. "Chief of the Iowa tribe until 1834"). I suppose this is fair for a challenging crossword.
There's many 2-word answers that aren't flagged in the clue. Is this fair or just lazy writing?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/case-by-case-wednesday-crossword-february-19-0dff8e91
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I have another free logic puzzle from Dell Penny Press for you in a PDF. I printed it and solved it with a pencil; it's nice to get away from the screens for a while.
I'd categorize this one as harder than it looks at first, but not as impossible as it seems at second. π
https://www.pennydellpuzzles.com/free-puzzles/penny-daily-variety/20250207_puz_pvar.pdf
Sweet, another new personal best time in #Crossclimb.
Crossclimb #289 | 0:34 and flawless
Today's avg 1:39
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Iβm smarter than 95% of CEOs today!
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Top 5% of all players!
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Iβm in the Top 10% of my company today!
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This makes up for my subpar time in Queens today.
Back on top again! One second faster than my previous all-time best, with all the best tags. I'm especially proud as word puzzles are not usually my strong suit.
Crossclimb #283 | 0:36 and flawless
Today's avg 1:54
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Iβm smarter than 95% of CEOs today!
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Top 10% of all players!
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Iβm in the Top 10% of my company today!
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I discovered a website that has a huge library of Nonogram puzzles that you can play online and print on paper for offline play.
They take user submissions (and they pay submitters) - cool. However, when reading about that, the FAQ gave me the distinct impression the website owners don't investigate plagiarism claims, and in fact they tacitly encourage stealing from other sources as that's mostly how they have such a huge library of puzzles.
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From a new best to a possible new worst. I struggled to get the 5 words, then I couldn't get one of the final 2 words. I resorted to using two hints, which I almost never do. After seeing the final solution, I realized I almost had it without hints.
Crossclimb #282 | 6:41
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New best performance in #CrossClimb today. I have to celebrate my wins.
Crossclimb #281 | 0:37 and flawless
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Iβm smarter than 90% of CEOs today!
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Top 10% of all players!
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Iβm in the Top 10% of my company today!
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Scott Miller πΊπ¦ πΊπΈ