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3x3x3 Example Cross Thread

U2 L D' L2 F' L' B' U R2 F2 L U2 R F2 R' F2 B2 R U
White: z2 L2 R' U' (F B') R2
Yellow: y R' B' R' D U2 R' F R U' R2 U R D' (xCross)
Red: z B' R F D L D
Orange: z' y D' R' F U L2 D'
Blue: y2 x' D' R' F' L' U' l U' M' D' (xCross)
Green: x' L R' U2 (F B') L R2 D'

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

(z2) (U2 F R' B' D F R' D) // White XCross
(U F B D2 L2 D L') // Yellow XCross
(x') (F U B' D' F' D2 L F') // Green XCross
(x) (F' U L' B U' R L' B') // Blue XCross
(z) (D2 R D2 R B D' F L') // Red XCross
(z') (R2 B' R U L2 F L D') // Orange XCross

Next: B U' B' U D B L R' U L2 B R B U2 B2 F2 L' B' F U' F2
 
(z2) (U2 F R' B' D F R' D) // White XCross
(U F B D2 L2 D L') // Yellow XCross
(x') (F U B' D' F' D2 L F') // Green XCross
(x) (F' U L' B U' R L' B') // Blue XCross
(z) (D2 R D2 R B D' F L') // Red XCross
(z') (R2 B' R U L2 F L D') // Orange XCross

Next: B U' B' U D B L R' U L2 B R B U2 B2 F2 L' B' F U' F2
z2 L' R' B' R' F' L2 // white cross

Next: D' F2 R2 U' F2 U' F2 R2 D F2 L D' U' B' F' U2 L B' R' B'
 
z y2 // inspection
u' R' F // red cross

ben moment
Next: D R2 B2 U2 L2 B2 D' F2 D2 R2 U F2 B R' B2 R' D U2 L2 F2
x2 // Inspection
D2 R D2 F2 // White Cross

y' // Inspection
L2 F' U' R' F D2 // White Cross

y' z // Inspection
F2 D U L F2 D' // Green Cross

x // Inspection
F D F R' D F2 D2 // Blue Cross

Next: F2 R L D2 R2 B' U2 D R F2 D2 L2 U' R2 B2 D B2 D L2 D'
 
z2 x' // inspection
F L U' F R' B2 // Green Cross

Next: R U D' F2 R' F' L' R2 U R2 D2 L2 U' F2 D R2 U' R U2
z2 F2 U’ R’ B’ R’ // white cross
and you got yourself a pretty good pseudo F2L there

next scramble: U' B' D' R L2 U F2 L' U L2 D2 B D2 F' U2 B' D2 F' U2 F2
 
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