D2 U L2 U // EO (4)
F2 U2 B2 F L' F' // DR -> 2c3 (6/10)
(D2 L F2 D2 F2 D2 R'^ D2 R^) // HTR (9/19)
B2 U2 R2 F2 R2 F2 U2 // 3E (7/26)

^ = w

28, 23, 26 = 25.67 PB mean by 1 entire move!

F' B U // EO (4)
L, F R2 F' L2 B2 R2 F R // DR (8/12)
U2 R2 U2 F'^ // HTR (4/16)
(D2 L2 D2 F2 # L2 U2) // 3E (6/22)

^ = w
# = Fw F' // +1 = 23

finally a half decent result :)

i found the first solution with about 10 minutes left and decided to goof around on other stuff for practice, i then found
R2 D2 B2 U // EO + RZP (4)
(R2 L2 B' L2 F2 R2 B' R) // DR (8/12)
(B) D2 B' // HTR (3/15!)
D2 F2 D2 R2 U2 L2 U2 // 2E2E (7/22)

about 2 minutes left at this point so didn't finish but ended up with
R2 D2 B2 U D2 B' # D2 F2 D2 R2 U2 L2 U2 B'^ R' B R2 F2 L2 B L2 R2
^ = w
# = R2 Fw' F R2 (+4/26)

(R2 B' F2 R') // EO + RZP (4)
B2 R2 U' R2 D' U2 B2 U' B // DR -> 4b2 (9/13)
(F2 L2 D' F2 R2 D) // HTR (6/19)
(F2 B2 R2 B2 R2) // 2E2E (5/24)
(R2 B2 R2 D2 L2 D2 R2 U2 B2 R2) // solve (10-6/28)

D' F (L' B) // EO + RZP (4)
(L D2 L' D2 R D' R2 D) // DR -> 4b2 6e (8/12)
?U2 B2 U2 F2? R D2 L // HTR (7/19)
U2 L2 F2 U2 L2 D2 F2 D2 F2 // DF (9/28)

except the ? section doesn't actually work. not sure what i did wrong or why i wrote it down but based on the continuation it should have B2 D2 B2 D2 D2 instead for 29. couldn't fix it in time

didn't try as hard as i should have on this one, so figured i'd just go for a solution with the cool NISS EO (first time finding one like this in an attempt!)

(R' D F B') // EO (4)
(L', R2 U L2 U2 L') // DR -> 4b3 (6/10)
(# U R2 D) B2 R2 B2 D // HTR (7/17)
R2 B2 U2 F2 L2 F2 L2 // 3E (7/24)

# = U Uw' y2 R2 U2 D2 L2 // 6-3/27

(F L' U B) // EO (4)
(U2 R) U R' U2 D2 R D2 R' // DR -> 4a2 (9/13)
F2 U^ (# U2 B2 R2 B2 R2 B2 D'^) // HTR (9/22)
(F2 U2 F2 B2 L2 F2 B2) // 3E (7/29)

^ = w
# = U' D B2 U D' R2 // 6-2/33

(note: i did this on a flight so i couldn't enter it until now, hence why it looks like i did #2 and #3 instantly)

(D' L2 F2 L') // EO (4)
(B', D B2 U' D2 F D2 R2 F) // DR -> 2c3 (9/13)
D' R2 L2 F2 R2 D' L2 B2 D / HTR (9/22)
L2 F2 U2 F2 D2 # // 3E (5/27)

# = D2 F' B R2 B' F // (6-5/28)
29.00 again...

(note: i did this on a flight so i couldn't enter it until now, hence why it looks like i did #2 and #3 instantly)

U2 F2 U // EO (3)
(D2 L2 D2 F) // DR -> 4a3 (4/7)
(U2 R') B2 L2 B2 D2 R^ F2 L' // HTR (9/16)
F2 R2 F2 D2 F2 U2 F2 # // 3E (7/23)

^ = w
# = B2 Rw' R B2 // +4 = 27

kinda disappointed with this...

(L D F' B U) // EO + RZP (5)
L'^ R' U2 R2 F L2 F // DR (7/12)
L (# F2 R' U2 L) D2 L2 F2 R // HTR (9/21)
(D2 F2 R2 D2 B2 L2) // FR (6/27)
(D2 F2 D2) // 3E slice (3/30)

^ = w
# = (R' Rw) // (2/32)

nightmare scramble

R' F' L' U' B // EO (5)
R D, R' D2 L R2 U L2 U // DR -> 2c4 (9/14)
R (F2 B2 R F2 L' U2 L) // HTR (8/22)
(F2 U2 D2 R2 D2 R2) // DF (6-1/27)

lmao i found this with 10 seconds left, DF ftw

was otherwise going to submit
... // DR 2c4 -> (9/14)
R F2 R F2 R' F2 R' // HTR (7/21)
D2 R2 U2 [B2 F2 R2] // 3E (6/27)

[] = F' B R2 F' B // (5-3/29)

(B U') // EO (2)
(F', R' F2 R D2 L' R B2 L' B) // DR -> 2c4 (10/12)
R F2 R' D2 B2 D2 F2 [R' U2 R'] // HTR (10/22)
U2 L2 U2 B2 U2 B2 // 3E slice (6-1/27)

[] = L' B2 L R2 // (4-3/28)

once again overwhelmed by the number of possible EOs
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on this EO, mallard found a long DR with a very findable 9 move finish:
(B U) // EO (2)
F L2 B D2 U2 B L2 B' R2 F2 L' // DR (11/13)
D2 B D2 R2 B // HTR (5/18)
F2 L2 D2 R2 // DF (4/22)
i checked this but i couldn't figure out how to do this DR, filing this away for later maybe

on my DR, optimal was +15=27, missed optimal HTR by quite a margin

(L' U B) // EO (3)
(D, U2 L F2 L2 R U' L2 U) // DR -> 4a1 2E (9/12)
(R' D2 F2 U2 R D2 R') // HTR (7/19)
F2 R2 D2 // 3E3E3E (3/22)

insert everything at the end bc run out of time lol +13

i spent more time finding and evaluating EOs, which i desperately needed practice for, so not an entirely wasted attempt. too many short EOs, didn't even consider 3+2 RZPs bc not nearly enough time
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on this ^ DR, optimal was +13=25, but did 5 QT, very unlikely i would have found that
nissy found a very nice finish from my HTR that seems actually human findable, basically just floppy on U/D instead of the original R/L axis
U2 L2 B2 D2 R2 F2 D2 // FR (7/26)
L2 F2 // finish (2/28)

other DR i was considering:
(U L2 B D, B2 U2 L2 B2 R L2 D) // DR -> 4a2 (11)
+14=25 optimal, 4 QT

L' F' D' // EO (3)
F R', F' L2 B' D2 L2 F2 B' R // DR -> 4b3 (10/13)
F' U2 F' D2 L2 D2 F2 D2 B // HTR (10/23)
U2 B2 L2 U2 // 3E (4/27)
U2 L R' F2 L' R // finish (6-3/30)

(D) L' B U' // EO -> DR - 4c6e (4)
F2 D2 R D2 R' L B L2 F // DR -> 4a1 4e (9/13)
(R2 U2 R) // HTR (3/16)
(F2) // 3E3E3E (1-1/16)

SK: L' B U' F2 D2 R D2 R' L B L2 F' # R' U2 R2 D'

# = F B' R2 F' B R' L F2 @ R L' // 10-3/23
@ = F' B2 F B' L2 // 5-2/26

lol, also turns out this was optimal 3e3e3e insert :0000

(D) L' B U' // EO -> DR - 4c6e (4)
F2 D2 R D2 R' L B L2 F // DR -> 4a1 4e (9/13)
R' U2 F2 U2 # R' U2 R // HTR (7/20)
(U2 D2 L2 D2 U2 F2 U2) // 3E (7-1/26)

# = U2 R' L F2 R L' // 6-4/28

B' D R // EO + RZP (3)
(B' F' L2 F B2 D') // DR -> 2C4 (6/9)
(F' U2 B) R2 F2 U2 B' D2 B // HTR (9-1/17)
(B2) D2 L2 U2 B2 # D2 B2 // 3E off slice (7-2/22)

# = L' R F2 L R' D2 // (6-2/26)

i feel like this one should have been quite a bit better

R (U F L' D') // EO + RZP (5)
(F2 D2 F' B2 D F2 D') // DR -> blocky 2C4 2E (7/12)
(B L2 F^ U2 B'^ R2 U2 F) // HTR (8/20)
(U2 F2 U2) // 3E3E (3/23)
(Fw2 R L' U2 R' L) // finish (6-1/28)

^ = w

really weird, plagued by a couple of misexec DRs and a lot of mistakes in writing

(B' L R F R) // EO + RZP 4C4E (5)
D' B2 U2 R2 U2 L2 D' L // DR -> 4B2 4E (8/13)
D B2 R2 F2 R2 U // HTR (6/19)
[(L2 F2 R2 B2 D2 B2 D2) // 3E off slice (26)
(D2 R2 B2 R2 D2 R2 B2 R2)] // DF (8-2/32)

[] = U2 B2 R2 B2 R2 Uw2 F2 L2 B2 R2 Uw2 U2 B2 // rewrite 13 to 13-1 lol (13-13-1/31)

lmao so bad

F2 L' B' // EO (3)
R2 F2 L F2 L R2 U2 L' U // DR (9/12)
(L U2 L F2 L') // HTR (5/17)
R2 (L2 ^ B2 U2 L2) // FR (5-1/21)
(B2 D2 B2) // 3E (3/24)

^ = (L' R D2 R' L B2) // (6-4/26)

F' D' B2 L U // EO (5)
L2 U2 B' L2 B' L // DR -> 2C3 4E (6/11)
(F') L2 R2 U2 D2 B R2 B' // HTR (8-1/18)
R2 F2 @ R2 B2 U2 // 2E2E (5/23)

@ = F2 R2 U2 F2 U2 R2 F2 U2 // 8-4/27

(D) U' L U' // EO (4)
R F' B D2 L // DR -> 4B3 (5/9)
U2 B' (F2 D2 B') R2 D2 U2 L2 U2 L2 F // HTR (12/21)
(D2 R2 D2 R2 F2 U2 L2 D2 L2) // DF (9/30)

U' L' U' R F' B D2 L U2 B' [R2 D2 U2 L2 U2 L2] F L2 D2 L2 U2 F2 R2 D2 R2 D2 B D2 F2 D'
[] = U2 R2 U2 D2 (-2/28)

D' F D // EO (3)
(R') B' L2 F' B R2 B' R // DR -> 2C4 (11)
F (# D2 F' L2 D2 L2 D2 F U2 F') // HTR (21)
(U' D F2 D U) // 3E (26)

^ = w
# = (S')

R' B // EO (2)
(L' R2 D U' L2 D' L) // DR (7/9)
(U2 L2 U'^ L2 # F2 L2 F2 U) // HTR (8/17)
(R2 B2 D2 R2 F2) // 3E (5/22)

# = (Uw' U) // +2 = 24
^ = w

got too caught up in trying to find a +1, should have tried a different HTR solution to get 22 pretty easily

(D) R2 U' L' // EO + RZP -> 4C4E (4)
B' R2 F' D2 F L2 F' B R // DR -> 2QT 4C2E (9/13)
(D2 B2 R2 F' * L2 F) // HTR (6-1/18)
R2 D2 F2 R2 U2 F2 # // FR (6-1/23)
R2 U2 R2 U2 R2 // 3E (5/28)

* = F' Fw (2-2/28)
# = Fw' F (2-1/29)

reasonable, warmup for comp so nb