Sudoku Query

[kaiser78]

I've got a little application on my PDA that generates sudoku puzzles called Superdoku, it's very enjoyable on the harder levels.

I don't see sudoku as terrifically challenging it's just a nice mental diversion which is probably what it's designed for.

Good fun as a personal entertainment.

I worked my way up to the 5 star ones in the Mail....I know, I need to get out more.

[malvolio]

I'll stick to Crosswords, thanks. Any "puzzle" that is susceptible to a programmatic solution is not a puzzle, merely an extended guessing game.

[BrilloPad]

I far prefer killer sudoku as there are some actual maths involved.

[RichardCranium]

What's more, rather than filling in each individual word, I went across the rows.

Back when I did the Evening News, and then Evening Standard, crosswords every day, I used to only put in the letters at the junctions.

With the Evening Standard Quick Crossword on the back page, they only had two or three compilers and a finite number of clues. I used to be able to do 3/4s of the answers without pausing.

I used to stare at it on the underground until I had all the answers worked out, then, when I got on the packed train at Euston, mumble "Better do the crossword, I suppose" and fill the whole thing in one hit, in the order of the clues.


At the other end of the scale was the Maths teacher we had at school who would do the Times Cryptic at lunchtime when on duty in the playground. Once or twice a month he would have a clue he couldn't solve and he would be in a foul mood all afternoon.

[EternalOptimist]

clue:-

hijklmno

_ _ t _ _

[stackpole]

clue:-

hijklmno

_ _ t _ _

I just wanted to brag that I know this EO, but I won't spoil it for anyone that doesn't.

[malvolio]

WHS.

[NickFitz]

I just wanted to brag that I know this EO, but I won't spoil it for anyone that doesn't.

Me too.

It was originally coined by Ximenes

[EternalOptimist]

ok smartie pants's


clue:-
SaSGuru, cranker of the marigold glove


_ _ k _ _

[Zippy]

ok smartie pants's


clue:-
SaSGuru, cranker of the marigold glove


_ _ k _ _

Think you are one character short EO