All my top 10 scores are under 1 minute. #10 was 56s on 21-12-2023, and #1 through #4 is 51s all in the last month, except one which was the day before #10.
Not sure what constitutes 'valid', but the settings I use include "show crosshairs", "Highlight: Both", "Highlight Initial" and "Flag Conflicting Values".
Typically the Flag setting has no bearing on my top scores, because if I miss click I rarely break one minute.
I find my score depends most on luck of which puzzle I am presented with, and which digit I start on. E74, the competition puzzle at this time, I scored a 51s time. This was due to the flow of the puzzle and starting on a good digit, and the ones that came after being able to complete them in the puzzle on the first time through the digits.
If I didn't use the crosshairs setting, I know I would definitely not put up such quick times, however, if I played without it I'm sure I could adjust and get back into the 1 minute range.
I typically finish puzzles in under 90s, but occasionally will have puzzles go above 3 minutes, either due to distraction, being tired, or again luck of some 'easy' puzzles being more difficult than others.
I can do extreme puzzles with the same settings in under 3 minutes.
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