The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

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y2 z'
D' r' R' F' R U' B // FB (7)
R U u R' u2' R' u // 3QB (7/14)
F' U' R U R' U' R' F R // Intuitive EOLE (9/23)
R U2 R' D' U' R U' R' // Intuitive DCAL+CDRLL influence (8/31) [could have also done the R U' R' as R2 D R' U R D' R' U2 R' which is a random WVCP case I know which would have given basically the same solution]
U F' r U R' U' r' F R // CDRLL+1 using the stickers on RFU+RU (9/40)
D U R U R' U' R' U' R' U R U E // L3E (13/53)

I def need to learn L5E + EOLE before I start doing full solves (& also get better at the two intuitive steps), but overall pretty happy with the solutions I'm finding now

Next - D F' B' L2 F L D' F' U2 B L2 B D2 F' R2 F2 R2 L2 D2 L' D'
z2 y
//edges GXVJ UQKF ENOM
//corners WEJG Uperm
https://alg.cubing.net/?setup=D_F-_...-_U_D-_:_[R_D_R-,_U2]] [F2_R_B_:_[D,_R-_U_R]]
U' M2 U R E' F' E F R' U' M2 U
F L U F' M' F E' U' L' E F' M
[r' U : [M', U2]] [E, R' U' R]
https://alg.cubing.net/?setup=D_F-_...-_U_D-_:_[R_D_R-,_U2]] [F2_R_B_:_[D,_R-_U_R]]
[D R U' : [R' D' R, U2]]
[R B R' U D' : [R D R', U2]]
[F2 R B : [D, R' U R]]

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Next: L' B2 L' D' B' R2 D2 B2 R D2 B' U2 F2 D2 L2 B U2 B' U2 F'
CFOP, 48 STM (with a bad cross)
R2 U' L' F' L' D L D // Cross
U2 S' L S // F2L 1
y L' U L U2 L U' L' // F2L 2
L F' L' F L' U L // F2L 3
R U' R' U R U' R' // F2L 4
r' U' R U' R' U2 r // OLL
M2 U' M2 U2 M2 U' M2 U' // PLL
ACN

Petrus but I broke it, lol (70 STM)
x2 y' // Inspection
L U' F' D' L U' L' // Pseudo 2x2x2
U' D' F U' D F' R' U' R // Pseudo 2x2x3
F' U2 M' U M // EO
y' U R2 U' R U R' U2 R U' R' U R U2 S' U2 S // F2L
U R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R // OLL
R U R' U R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U2 R U' R' U2 D // PLL
ACN

Next: L B' L2 U2 B' U2 R2 D2 L2 U2 F L2 U F' D' B' D2 R' U2 L'
 

R U' B2 L u' R' d B2' // FB
R u' R' u' R2 u2' // 3QB
U F' U F2 R F' R' // EOLE
R U' R' U D' R U' R' D // Partial DCAL but realizing you can just do F2L
R' U' R' U R D' // F2L
R U R' U R U2' R' // OLL
U2' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U // PLL

Next - F2 L R2 U2 R2 B2 D B2 D R2 D L2 R2 F' R' D' B' L2 R F'
 

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R' L' B2' R U2 R' U' R2 // FB+2
D u R' u // 3QB
R S R' S' U2 R' // EOLE while forcing TDR case with no pieces in U layer
R U' R' U D' R U' R' D U R U' R' // TDR (tried every pre-AUF & F/B mirror combo but the simplest approach case the best LL lmao)
r' F R' F' r R U2 R' U' R U // ZBLL

Next - U' B2 U2 B2 R2 D L2 D' B2 U R2 U2 R' D2 R2 D' L2 U' B R B'
 
Mehta-(Anti) APDR: 48 STM
U' R' D' L' U' L' M U2 M' //FB
R2 U' R' u2 R2 //3QB
E' R' F R F' //EOLE
U2 R' U2 R' U' R U' R //6CO
U2 R2 U R2 //Anti-APDR
U' R' U' R U2 R' U' R2 U R' U D' R U2 R' U' u2 //PLLCS+ABF

OS really does lower the movecount.

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z2 x
U' D' L2 F R2 E R' D' // FB
U u2' R' u R' U' R u2 // 3QB
U R' F R F' // EOLE
U' R' U R U' D R' U2 R U' R' U R // DCAL
U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 // CDRLL+2
M U2 M' u // L3E

Next - U' F2 R U2 R' B2 L' U2 D2 R2 F U2 D2 B U2 F2 B' L U'
 
Mehta-APDR: 52 STM
x2
F R2 D F U' B' U' B' //FB
D2 E R' U' R' E2 R' //3QB
u U2 R F' U F R' //EOLE
R U R U2 R' U R' //6CO
U' R2 U R2 U' S' U2 S //APDR
D2 R' U' R U D' R2 U R' U R U' R U' R2 //PLL

The things you can do with ADF....

Next: F2 D' F2 U2 R2 F R2 U2 F' U2 F2 D2 U2 R' D F2 L2 D2 B D
z' y2
U' R F D2 L2' U' L // FB
u R' u R' E' R // 3QB
U' F' U' F S' U S // EOLE
U2 R2 U R' U R U' R' U R U' R' U R' // TDR
D U2 R' U2' R F U' R' U R U R' U R U' F' // ZBLL

Next - U2 F2 D' R2 B2 D' L2 U B2 R2 U B' L' D2 U' L R2 F L F2
 
Next: B D2 L2 F2 D' B2 F2 U' L2 U2 F2 D' B' D F' L B2 U L2 D2
CFOP 55 STM(F perm ruined it)

F' D L' //cross

y L U' L' F' L U' F L' //F2L 1 + F2L 2&3 setup
U L U L' //F2L 2
U2 R U R' //F2L 3
U2 R' U R U2 R' U R //F2L 4

y' R' U' F U R U' R' F' R //OLL

y R' U' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' U R U' //PLL

Next: D2 L2 D' F2 R2 U R2 B2 U' B2 U2 L2 R B L' F2 L2 R F' R' F D
 
CFOP 55 STM(F perm ruined it)

F' D L' //cross

y L U' L' F' L U' F L' //F2L 1 + F2L 2&3 setup
U L U L' //F2L 2
U2 R U R' //F2L 3
U2 R' U R U2 R' U R //F2L 4

y' R' U' F U R U' R' F' R //OLL

y R' U' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' U R U' //PLL

Next: D2 L2 D' F2 R2 U R2 B2 U' B2 U2 L2 R B L' F2 L2 R F' R' F D

z2 y
D' F R U2' L D U' // Cross
R' U' R // 1st pair
y' U' R' U F R2 U' R' // JSS+3rd pair setup
U R' U' R2 U R' U' R U2' R' F' // 3rd+4th pairs
r' U' R U' R' U2 r // OLL
U R U R' U' D R2 U' R U' R' U R' U R2 U D' // PLL

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