Puzzle Corner

[Black Hole]

Okay...

Spoiler

Gimmes: A3 D2 C5 B5 C4 C2
[E2 E5] →︎ [E4 B4] →︎ A4...

Yes, I agree slightly more difficult, but not Moderate shirley?

 

[EEPhil]

More moderate than Saturday's wasn't. (Eh?)

 

[Black Hole]

On cursory examination, today's seems at least moderate:

 

[Black Hole]

Let's call it Tough.

Spoiler

C1 E5
[A1 E1] →︎ D1
[A4 D4 E4] →︎ B4 C4 B5
[D3 D5] →︎ D4 D2
[C3 D3} →︎ E3 E1 A1
[A5 D5] →︎ C5...

 

[EEPhil]

Added three numbers to the puzzle and got stuck. Have another go later.

 

[Black Hole]

Moderate

Spoiler

D4
[A4 E4] →︎ C4
[D3 E3] →︎ [A3 B3] →︎ B2...

 

[Black Hole]

Yesterday's was too trivial. Today:

 

[Black Hole]

Spoiler

(Interpret "→︎" as "gives")

A2
[D2 D3 D5] →︎ [B1 D1] →︎ C1...

 

[EEPhil]

Yesterday's was too trivial. Today:

It was a bit easy! Now for today's.

 

[EEPhil]

Today

Unfortunately I'm getting nowhere with this one. Even getting to the point hinted at by your spoiler (if I interpreted that correctly, which I may not have), I could find no way to make progress. Have to start again from scratch later. It's as I said earlier, in general Saturday - easy(ish), Sunday - difficult. Even trial-and-error isn't working for me today. Bgr!

 

[Black Hole]

Even getting to the point hinted at by your spoiler (if I interpreted that correctly, which I may not have), I could find no way to make progress.

Explicitly:

Spoiler

A2=5
[D2 D3 D5] = [1 2 3] ∴︎ [D1 D4] = [4 5]. [B1 D1] = [4 5] ∴︎ C1=3 C2=2 D2=1 C3=4 A4=4 D4=5 D1=4 B1=5 C5=5 C4=1 E4=2 B4=3 B2=4 E2=3 E5=4 E1=1 A1=2 B5=2 B3=1 A5=1 A3=3 D3=2 D5=3.
QED

 

[EEPhil]

Explicitly

Ignoring your mistake with [B1,B1] , I seemed to have problems seeing C1. When I did see it (before the hints) I still didn't make much progress. I can see how you did it, and to misquote M&W - you've played all the right numbers, but not necessarily in the right order. I can't see E4 at the point you've put it. (That's probably my fault, the amount of pain killers I'm using for my dodgy knee is clouding my judgement).

 

[Black Hole]

[B1,B1]

Yeah, sorry, that should read "[B1 D1]".

I can't see E4 at the point you've put it.

You're right, neither can I, now. Alternative (instead of E4 onwards):

Spoiler

A5 A1 E1 A3 D3 B3 D5 E5 B5 B4 B2 E2 E4

 

[EEPhil]

Whatever they were, or should have been, I got the point and mostly followed your logic. Thanks. Now, if only I could train my brain to find the same...

 

[Black Hole]

It takes me a while!

 

[Black Hole]

I've lost my enthusiasm for puzzles, at least for the time being, but out of sheer listlessness I took a look at today's:



Definitely on the easy side of moderate.

 

[EEPhil]

Yesterday's was really easy, and that was with no numbers supplied!
I'll see how I get on with the latest.

 

[EEPhil]

Definitely on the easy side of moderate.

Agreed.