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@Seth Cohen: Yes I have found only value of n that works too. Plus, with this value of n, I seem to be getting a clash of sorts with another door.
Dhruv
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@Dhruv: Though actually, now that I think about it, the largest possible value of m doesn't really make sense either. It doesn't matter what m is; the only thing that affects the final number is n. I'm going to wait for clarification from Matthew before solving this one.
Seth Cohen
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@Seth Cohen: Today's puzzle is correct: If there's only one possible value, then that value is the largest value (and also the smallest value).

If you've got them all right so far, two of the clues will be the same. I'm just checking if that's a typo or if I accidentally made the puzzle only need 23 clues...
Matthew
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@Matthew: ... yes the clues are correct and once you get to the end, a couple of them are redundant. Who knows what I was thinking when I did that.
Matthew
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@Matthew: Update: I've made some sneaky edits to the clues from tomorrow onwards to remove the redundancy of clues. All will be gradually revealed soon
Matthew
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@Matthew: Don't worry, we'll still do them all! Thanks!
Seth Cohen
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