December 1st, 2024 - 7x7 KenKen - New York Times

[@skepticguy8493]

Many thanks again! Because your solution was a bit later than your typical Sunday afternoon, I decided to go down the road of solving it, without knowing your correct answers - and of course ended up on an annoying incorrect path. So instead of tearing my hair out and starting over, I waited for your solution; noted the correct answers; and then relatively quickly found one of the correct logical paths for the solve. You are the wind beneath my wings! 😉

[@CraigBeilinson]

"Did you ever know that you're my hero...." 🎶🎵😂

[@kathleenbrady]

Thank you for your tireless, dauntless KenKen solving. I would like to respectfully point out something that might have helped you a bit, and this is something I admit that I have mentioned since last Jan. 21. In the far right column, the 11+ space, plus the 6- space, equal 19, meaning that the top two squares must equal 9, so on the top row the second to last square must be a five, meaning that the two squares to its left must be 2 & 3. All this probably could have done was speed things along because this puzzle was very hard but you did it again!! Again, thanks.

[@CraigBeilinson]

Love it! Makes total sense. My brain just never sees that "every row and column adds up to 28" trick for some reason, and I just gravitate towards literally almost anything else! But that definitely would have sped things along a bit - thank you!