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NotWise

@notwise.bsky.social

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I'm a semi-retired geologist and planning consultant with too many hobbies, including writing stories for Literotica. My interests tend to wander from obsession to obsession.

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NotWise @notwise.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Is there interest in more advanced #Sudoku? This one should challenge most people. There's no sense in timing this puzzle, graded at 7.2 on SudokuWiki's scale to 10. I'll add information in the alt text.

The puzzle starts easily bu then poses some challenges. In addition to basic methods, I used an XWing, an XYWing, and a Simple Color Chain (in that order) to get to the solution. Other combinations are also possible.

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NotWise @notwise.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

I haven't replied with a puzzle for a while. I've been working on my ability to produce harder puzzles. This isn't a hard puzzle. It should be slightly more difficult than R431. It started quickly then took some time to clean up.

No technique more difficult than a double. Finished in 18:31.

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NotWise @notwise.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

This one is similar to the NYT "Hard" #Sudoku in difficulty. It was a slow starter and took me about 25 minutes.

Solution requires singles, blocking and pointing pairs, and doubles.

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NotWise @notwise.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Here's one. It took me 26:25, but it shouldn't be that hard. I took twenty minutes doing not much, and solved it in six.

It solves with singles, blocking pairs and pointing pairs--net technically challenging, but it took me a while to get going.

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NotWise @notwise.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

That was a quick one. If you need another to fill some time, try this. #Sudoku

Difficulty should be similar to the New York Times "Hard" Sudoku. I don't remember exactly what it took me--about a half hour.

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NotWise @notwise.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Here's another one for late-night puzzling. As before, details in the alt text.

The only techniques needed to solve this puzzle are singles, double, and pointing and blocking pairs. The difficulty should be similar to the New York TImes "Medium" puzzle. I solved it in 23 minutes.

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NotWise @notwise.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Try this one in your spare time. It's one I generated. Some details in the alt text.

It needs no technique more advanced than singles, doubles, and pointing and blocking pairs. It took me 45 minutes.

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NotWise @notwise.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Here's a challenge. I produced this #Sudoku myself. I solved it in thirty five minutes. You should beat my time.

"Medium" level Sudoku. Solutions requires only singles, doubles, block pairs and pointing pairs.

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NotWise @notwise.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

It looks like there are other #Amaryllis keepers out there! I'm putting mine away for a rest right now. I'll bring them out on Christmas day. I have six varieties in eight pots, but some repotting is called for.

Two Cybisters (Bogota and Emerald), Nagano, and Amigo going dormant.

From last February, Sweet Star (left), Amigo (top) and Apple Blossom (right).

Early March. Sweet Star (bottom) and the second flowering of Bogota (top), and Stardust (middle).

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NotWise @notwise.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Are there any Amaryllis keepers here? 🌱 I'm putting mine away, to be brought out at Christmas. I started 25 years ago with an Apple Blossom I still have. This is two Cybisters (Emerald and Bogata), Nagano, and Amigo.

Five potted Amaryllis ready for dormancy, and a curious cat watching.

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NotWise @notwise.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Here's mine, though they won't be planted until late next month. Last year's was a success, but something went wrong in curing, and the cloves are drying.

View into an open box of Spanish Roja seed garlic.

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NotWise @notwise.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

I found this little guy peeking out from under the edge of the porch. I've never grown Gazania, but someone upwind from me has. #gardening

A sunlit orange daisy growing between paving bricks under the edge of a concrete porch.

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NotWise @notwise.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

It feels like mid-summer again. #Gardening. The melons are from the second crop of a Charentais-type melon. There are nine more on the vine that already produced seven. For the last day of summer I brought in two melons, 27 New Mexico chiles, a pound of jalapenos and four tomatoes.

Charentais-type melon and ripe jalapenos on a cutting board.

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NotWise @notwise.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Not bad for the day before the equinox. The melons are from the second crop of a charentais-type canteloupe. There are nine more on the vine.

New Mexico chiles, jalapenos and melons in the kitchen.

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