var playLevel = "1"; // very easy
        var sol  = "845713296213649758769825134627981543958374621431562879574196382182437965396258417";
        var puz  = "  *** * * * **   * ***  *** * * *  * ***** * * ** *   ** ** *  **** * * *  * ****";
        var sNum = "111HLYJVD";