Sudoku Puzzles

Looks peaceful, but a bit somber.

10:31 Maen! Easy for a Tough, nice on Fridays :) That looks a lot like central/eastern Washington!

Not very tough.

1) SSTS to UP 41.
2) (5)h4=(5-8)h2=(8-3)a2=a6-(3=5)c6 => c4<>5. UP 81.

Somber - schmomber. I know just the thing to liven up this Lake:

http://www.swimmer.com.au/image/product/large/kpsargyle-cropa.jpg

OR:
2)(5): h4=h2-b2=b9-e9=e5,=>i5<>5.UP=81

UP=41.
(5)b2=b9-e9=e5-i5=h4=>h2<>5.UP=81.
essentially the same cycle as Jyrki and sotir.

sotir, your solution to the 12 August tough puzzle using the AUR kraken was very elegant.

your contributions, along with those from farpointer, steve, and ttt are always very instructive. Thank you all.

maen all! big boats...that place must wind around quite a bit...not so tough today!

farpointer, I agree with you that kraken notation is easier to understand than Steve's notation. I also think that your frequent use of groups rather than cells leads to a much more compact (and comprehensible) argument.

17:43

Does anyone else see a face on the right side of the lake shore line?

Enjoy your weekend, everyone!

Oh dear! I missed the coloring described by sotir and Jiminoregon. I really need to practice spotting those...

Here is my solution to the weekly extreme (#203) at http://sudoku.org.uk/WeeklySudoku.asp for 8-14 August.
One of the aspects of this puzzle was that the contents of the cells (5=8)h9 and (5=8)g5 must be the same, and the contents of (5=9)h2 and (5=9)i5 must also be the same. How does one state More...

12:56

7:17, very easy this morning - UP=81. Terrific photo!

My first thought was Lake Argyle as it was coming up. A lovely place.

Jiminoregon From Portland wrote:
farpointer, I agree with you that kraken notation is easier to understand than Steve's notation. I also think that your frequent use of groups rather than cells leads to a much more compact (and comprehensible) argument.

I also agree! ttt championed More...

Yes I do Halt.

SE=6.7