No-three-in-line $D(70)$

The largest number of points of the $70 \times 70$ grid with no three on a line.

Verified bounds

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• Lower bound: $140$ Checked construction
  no-three-in-line-70-lower-140, submitted by daniel-munro, 2026-11-05
  [construction from M. Heule, personal communication, recorded on the no-three-in-line records page (2026-06-17).]
• Upper bound: None yet

Updates from the literature

• Upper bound: $140$
  Trivial or easy according to the secondary source.
  [via No-three-in-line problem - Wikipedia]
• 2026-06-17 Lower bound: $140$
  M. Heule, personal communication, recorded on the no-three-in-line records page (2026-06-17).
  [via The No-Three-in-Line Problem, Achim Flammenkamp, 2026-10-28]