Sudoku Puzzles

Have a great weekend, everyone ... we've got a long weekend here, so naturally they're predicting rain.

It looks like Greece. Very nice

Oh how pretty. They are predicting rain here all week-end also with possibly severe storms. UGH!

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I went to Catalina once - when I was a little boy. Don't remember much about it.

A path:

1)Start at 22, basic techniques to UP=37

2fc:(6=3)a2-(3)h2=(3-8)h1=(8)f1-(8)e3=(8)e4-(8)a4=(8)a8
=>a8<>6. UP=38

3)Coloring(2)):a3=g3-i1=i5-d5=d4
=>a4<>2. UP=81

(20-some minutes). Maen! Not a real tough tough, but still took me a while. Nice photo, nice place!

I'd much rather have a string of Catalina pics than have to listen to DanM sing the love boat theme.

We are FINALLY getting rain here. We desperately needed it. We could use yours too, Debby.

Good afternoon to all! Those boats look like they're in the water to me, not in the island.

I'll sing with you, Dan!
Love, exciting and new
Come aboard. We're expecting youuuu

Sotir, I can only get to UP 28.How did you get to 37? Alfred.

I love seeing clouds cast shadows on hills. Nice photo.

Is ther a site that explains the notations? what is UP 28?

Sotir, I missed i9=8andi2=1,which got me up to 39 filled.

Grasshopper, UP is Unique Possibilities,HP is hidden pair,NP is Naked Pair,FC is Forced Chain.

You can explain what THAT means AFTER I punish Kathy and DanM. I can't get that stupid theme out of my head!!!

almost 1 hr --- set up mistake :(

Longest yet

12.58 Not a boaty myself but I wouldn't mind going out on one of those for a day!

1) start 22 up 25
2) (np45) d12 => d459,e2,f1<>45 up 28
3a) locked 3 i78 => i12<>3
3b) locked 6 i56 => i12<>6 up 36
4a) hp 89 f16 => f6<>45
4b) hp 47 f79 => f79<>15, e7<>4 up 39
5a) locked 2 bc6 => ab4<>2
5b) (8=7)a4-(7)a3=(7-8)h3=(8)e3-(8)e4=(8)f6 => b6<>8 up 81

25 minutes..looks like I cant solve these in less than 20 minutes, whatever may be the level of hardness!!

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