This puzzle was solved in ~ 7 hours. Congratulations. I’ll post the solution in the next few days if there isn’t a write-up from the successful solver in the meantime.

Solve to gain access to a Pepecoin prize wallet containing Ᵽ50,000.

Prize wallet address: PsVcMiP2bHPNDDzrtDKVo4c4MgpYQA6B66.

Note: This puzzle is funded from a generous contribution to the Donations wallet by one of the Mods of the Pepecoin Discord server.


Suggested steps if you wish to excel:

  1. Hide columns J onwards and rows 10 onwards.
  2. Select D:F and apply outside borders.
  3. Select 4:6 and apply outside borders.
  4. Using the table below, place X in Y.
  5. The emojis must remain single.
  6. Read D4:F6 left to right, top to bottom.
xy
I2, E6, D9
F9
D3, B5, I6, H7, C8
C1, G5, I8
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G1, D2, H4, E5
I1, B3, A6, C7
H1, C3, A7, D8, G9
I5, D7, G8, A9