No clue why this was so tough for me, I just couldn't figure out the asymmetry. Whoops, I – wait, I didn't demote this one.
Anyways, the central idea is nice, and the solution flows really well once you know what you're doing. Whoops I demoted another one.
I enjoyed intuiting the 2-off, and the final optimization is a bonus. Whoops, I demoted it.
The tricks are really nice in this one, the optimizations require some insight. A great level with clear, focused optimizations. I couldn't even fathom how it was possible at the start! Polaris you didn't use it so I did Solved at football game with m. Boiler up Screwtape's 174 is a mistery to me. I'm still 4 off. Will keep trying.