Puzzle Corner

[Black Hole]

Made an educated guess after the first few (3 I think) easy moves. Solved it on second set of guesses.

Tsk!

Spoiler: No guesses required!

A2=5 A3=1 C2=1 B5=1
[B3 D3 E3]=[3 4 5] ∴︎ C3=2
[A1 A4]=[3 4] ∴︎ A5=2
[E2 E3 E5]=[3 4 5] ∴︎ C1=5 B4=5
[B2 D2]=[2 3] ∴︎ E2=4 E3=5 D5=5
[B1 B2]=[2 3] ∴︎ B3=4 D3=3 D2=2 D4=1 D1=4 A1=3 B1=2 E1=1 E4=2 E5=3 C5=4 C4=3 A4=4 QED

 

[Black Hole]

 

[Black Hole]

Easy!

Spoiler: Solution

[E1 E5]=[1 2] ∴︎ C1=5... and the rest just drop out!

 

[EEPhil]

Tsk!

I don't know what it is but after inserting the 2 I just couldn't see it.
Let's see what happens with today's.

 

[Black Hole]

I don't know what it is but after inserting the 2 I just couldn't see it.

The exclusions do take a bit of spotting, but there's no point if it's easy.

 

[EEPhil]

Let's see what happens with today's.

Easy! Even I can do it! (No guessing involved)

 

[Black Hole]

Were we short a Futoshiki yesterday? Here's today's:

Spoiler: Clue to solution, not the actual solution

After the first few easy wins, the key is to realise the exclusions from [D1 E1].

Spoiler: Solution (quite a challenge)

[A1 A5]=[4 5] ∴︎ E3=5 D4=5 A5=5 A1=4
D2 or E2 = 1 and D5 or E5 = 1 ∴︎ [D1 E1]=[2 3] ∴︎ D5=4 B5=3 E5=1 D2=1 E2=2 E1=3 etc

 

[EEPhil]

Were we short a Futoshiki yesterday? Here's today's:

I get the Mail on Saturday so the answer is no! Also managed to do it without too much trouble. Will have a look at latest later.

 

[EEPhil]

I’m afraid this one was trial and error again. After completing it I looked at the spoiler and found it wouldn’t have helped. Guesses on B2, C2 and D2, E2 allowed progression.
Is the Saturday one easier than Sunday? That’s two weeks when, to me, one was (fairly) easy and the other wasn’t.

 

[Black Hole]

I get the Mail on Saturday so the answer is no!

I didn't spot it, I shall have to take another look.

I've added the full solution to post 167.

 

[prpr]

Here's today's

Spoiler

E3, D4, A5, A1, D5, B5, E5, E2, D2, E1, E4 etc.

There's a typo. in your D4 BH...

 

[Black Hole]

There's a typo. in your D4 BH...

Ta.

 

[Black Hole]

Found it, I had skipped to the puzzles in the TV guide.

Is the Saturday one easier than Sunday? That’s two weeks when, to me, one was (fairly) easy and the other wasn’t.

This one was, but whether that always applies is another matter. We know how good they are at rating Kurosus!

 

[Black Hole]

At last, and (it seems to me) particularly tough:

 

[EEPhil]

At last, and (it seems to me) particularly tough:

Challenging!
Many inferences - worthy of 3* - so did they rate it only 1*?

 

[prpr]

At last, and (it seems to me) particularly tough

Yes, until you work out that, by symmetry, the value of F2, F5, B6 and E6 all have to be the same.

 

[prpr]

Found it, I had skipped to the puzzles in the TV guide.

Spoiler

D2, C2, C5, E2, B4, B2, B3, B5, B1 etc.

 

[Black Hole]

Yes, until you work out that, by symmetry, the value of F2, F5, B6 and E6 all have to be the same.

That's not sufficient. Add A5 & E1 into the mix (symmetry), and then B5.

 

[EEPhil]

Found it, I had skipped to the puzzles in the TV guide

Shirley Futoshiki is never in the TV guide. Hidden among the holiday adverts and other fluff maybe. I often have fun trying to find those extra puzzles and the financial pages on Saturday.

 

[Black Hole]

Shirley Futoshiki is never in the TV guide.

Yes, but there's no accounting for senior moments.