The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

z2 D U R' D2 B F// Cross
R' U' R U' R' U R y U' R U' R'// F2L 1
L' U2 L f R' f'// F2L 2
L' U' L y R' U' R// F2L 3
U L U L'// F2L 4
U' R' F R U R' F' R y' R U' R'// OLL
U' R' U2 R U2 R' F R U R' U' R' F' R2// PLL
U// AUF

HTM: 59


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

Inspection: z2 y
Cross: D' F D' R' D R2 (7)
First Pair: F' U2 F y U R U' R' (8)
Second Pair: y U R' U' R U2 y2 F R' F' R (10)
Third Pair: U2 F U' F' U L' U' L (9)
Fourth Pair: y2 U2 R U' R' F R' F' R (9)
OLL: R U R' U R' F R F' U2 R' F R F' (14)
PLL: U R' U R U' R2 y L U' L' U y' x R U R' U' R2 x2 U' (18)

HTM: 75

Next: D' B2 R2 L2 U F2 D F2 D2 R2 D B L B' D' R F2 L2 B2 L' B' U2
 
x R U' r' R' B z'
U M' U2 M' U R U' r U R2' U2 r
U' M' U M' U2 M' U M
U' M2' U
M' U2 M U2 M2'

(Wide-eyed) Another Rouxer who uses red/orange on top with white/yellow blocks? I thought I am the only one who still alive...
Anyway, was that a regular CMLL skip or a forced skip?

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

y' z'
R2 B2 R' B' r' M U R' F (9)
r2 U R' U M' U' R2 U2 R M2 U2 r' U' r (14)
M2 U2 F R' F' R U2 R U2 R' (10)
M' U M U' M' U2 M U M' U2 M (11)

44 STM.

Next: B L2 B2 U2 F' D2 F L2 F2 D2 U R2 B F' D2 L U' B' L2 D
 
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(Wide-eyed) Another Rouxer who uses red/orange on top with white/yellow blocks? I thought I am the only one who still alive...
Anyway, was that a regular CMLL skip or a forced skip?

I am not even a Rouxer! That solve was all very lucky.

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

x2 y
D R' F' L2 D' y' r' U' r
F' R' D R
D L' U' L D2
y' U2 F R' F' R U' R U R'
U' R2' D' R U' R' D R U R
U' R U' R U R U R U' R' U' R2 U'

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

Cross: D' F D2 L' B D R' (8)
First Pair: F R' F' R (4)
Second Pair: y U' R U' R' U' L U' L' (8)
Third Pair: U' R U' R' U F' U' F (8)
Fourth Pair: y U2 R U' R' F' U' F (8)
OLL: U l' U2 L U L' l (8)
PLL: U' F U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' F' U (20)

HTM: 68

Next: Edit: Dammit, someone beat it to me
 
Cross: D' F D2 L' B D R' (8)
First Pair: F R' F' R (4)
Second Pair: y U' R U' R' U' L U' L' (8)
Third Pair: U' R U' R' U F' U' F (8)
Fourth Pair: y U2 R U' R' F' U' F (8)
OLL: U l' U2 L U L' l (8)
PLL: U' F U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' F' U (20)

HTM: 68

How did you came up with that PLL? Seems very long.
 
Next: F2 L' D2 F2 D2 U2 R2 D2 R U2 R' F' L B' D' R B L2 D2 R2 D'

Cross: y R' F' L' D2 F' D' F' (8)
First Pair: y' R' U R U F U F' (7)
Second Pair: U R U2 R' B U B' (8)
Third Pair: U R U2 R' U' F R' F' R (10)
Fourth Pair: y U' F' U' F (4)
Insert: y F R' F' R (4)
OLL: U2 R' F R U R' F' R y' R U' R' (12)
PLL: U' R U R' U' R' U F R U R U' R' F' U R' U2 R U (20)

HTM: 73

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

EDIT:

How did you came up with that PLL? Seems very long.

It's an old one that I learned… it leans more on fingertricks for speed than anything haha
 
Standard ZZ 38 HTM

z2 D B' F' R F L2 D' L' U' D' B2 //X-eoline (11)
U' L' U2 L2 U L2 U L' U' L //Left Block (10)
R U2 R' U R U R' //Right Block (7)
L2 D' L U2 L' D L U2 L U //LL (10)

Next scramble: D B2 D' L2 B2 D' L2 D F2 R2 D2 R U F' D R B F' D2 R U
 
F' R F2 D' B2 R
F' L' F' L2 F2
z2 R' U R' U' R U2' R2 F R F'
U' y R U R' U' F' U F
y R U R' U R U L' U R' U' L
U' R U' R U R U R U' R' U' R2 U2

Next scramble: D2 L' D B D R U2 B' R' U2 B R2 F2 D' F2 U' B L B2 L2 R U2 F B' R'
 
The "Example Solve" Game!

D R' F' B L' B2// Cross
y' U' R U' R'// F2L 1
L' U' L y U' R' U' R // F2L 2
R U' R' L U' L'// F2L 3
U' R U R' U2 y' R' U' R// F2L 4
R U R' U' R' F R F'// OLL
F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F'// PLL



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

Cross: B R L' F' U' L U F2 U B2 (12 bad cross :fp)
First Pair: R U' R' B' U' B (6)
Second Pair: U2 F' U F2 U' F' (8)
Third Pair: U R U2 R' F' U2 F2 R' F' R (12)
Fourth Pair: y R U R' U2 R U2 R' U' R U R2 F R F' (17)
OLL: F R U R' U' R F' r U R' U' r' (12)
PLL: R' U' R B2 D L' U L U' L D' B2 U2 (16)

HTM: 83 :fp

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

z2 R D' R' F' D2 F'
y U' R' U R L' U L2 U' L2 U' L
F R' F' R
L' U' L U R' U R'
U L' U2 L U L' U' R'
U2 F' U' L' U L2 F L' U' L' U L
R2 U R U R' U' R' U' R' U R' U

Next: Turn the left face by 180 degrees, turn the back face counterclockwise by 90 degrees, turn the front face by 180 degrees, turn the bottom face by 180 degrees, turn the left face by 180 degrees, turn the bottom face by 180 degrees, turn the top face clockwise by 90 degrees, turn the right face clockwise by 90 degrees, turn the left face clockwise by 90 degrees, turn the top face clockwise by 90 degrees, turn the back face by 180 degrees, turn the front face clockwise by 90 degrees, turn the top face clockwise by 90 degrees, turn the front face by 180 degrees, turn the right face by 180 degrees, turn the top face counterclockwise by 90 degrees, turn the back face clockwise by 90 degrees, turn the right face clockwise by 90 degrees, turn the left face clockwise by 90 degrees, turn the top face counterclockwise by 90 degrees, turn the bottom face counterclockwise by 90 degrees, turn the left face counterclockwise by 90 degrees, turn the top face by 180 degrees, turn the front face counterclockwise by 90 degrees, turn the top face counterclockwise by 90 degrees.
 
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L2 B' F2 D2 L2 D2 U R L U B2 F U F2 R2 U' B R L U' D' L' U2 F' U'

Clever dawg :)

Cross: B F' L' R' F U' L2 F2 U' B2
First Pair: U2 y' R U2 R' U2 y F R' F' R
Second Pair: y R U' R' U2 R' U R
Third Pair: U R U' R'
Fourth Pair: U L U2 L' U L U' L'
OLL: R' U' R U' R' U R U R B' R' B
PLL: U x R' U R' D2 R U' R' D2 R2 x' U

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


Cross - x R L' D2 F B'
F2L 1 - L U' L'
F2L 2 - U' R' U2 R U' R' U R
F2L 3 - L' U2 L U' L' U L
F2L 4 - U' y' R' U R U' R' U' R
OLL - U2 r U R' U' r' F R F'
PLL - U L U R' U L' U2 R U' R' U2 R U2


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

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

Cross - x L D' B R2 U' F2
F2L 1 - R U' R' U2 y' R' U' R
F2L 2 - L U L' U2 y' R U2 R' U R U' R'
F2L 3 - U2 L' U' L
F2L 4 - U' y R U' R'
OLL - R' F R2 B' R2 F' R2 B R'
PLL - U' l' U R' D2 R U' R' D2 R2 B'

NEXT: U2 B' R' U2 B R2 F2 D' F2 U' B L B2 R F2 L F' B D2 R2 U R' D2
 
B D' U2 F' L B2 R2 U B2 D L2 D' R D L' D' R' L B2 L2 U2 (21)

B D' U2 F' [EO]
L B2 R2 U [Pseudo 2x2x3]
B2 D L D'.L B2 L2 U2 [Leaving three corners]

.=D L D' R D L' D' R'

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