diff --git a/2024/04/p1/main.rs b/2024/04/p1/main.rs
index 71c9eef..a596547 100644
--- a/2024/04/p1/main.rs
+++ b/2024/04/p1/main.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{fs::File, io::Read};
+use std::{fs::File, io::Read, time::Instant};
 
 fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     let args: Vec<_> = std::env::args().collect();
@@ -8,40 +8,16 @@ fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     let mut file = File::open(filename)?;
     file.read_to_string(&mut contents)?;
 
+    let a = Instant::now();
+
     let lines: Vec<_> = contents.lines().collect();
-    // let height = lines.len();
-    // let width = lines[0].len();
-    // let res_buf: Vec<Vec<_>> = (0..height)
-    //     .map(|_| (0..width).map(|_| '.').collect())
-    //     .collect();
-    // _ = &res_buf;
-
-    print_res(
-        &lines
-            .iter()
-            .map(|ln| ln.chars().collect::<Vec<_>>())
-            .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
-    );
-
-    // let r = eq_in_dir(
-    //     &lines
-    //         .iter()
-    //         .map(|ln| ln.chars().collect::<Vec<_>>())
-    //         .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
-    //     (4, 0),
-    //     (1, 1),
-    //     "MAS".chars(),
-    // );
-    // println!("{r:?}");
-    // return Ok(());
-
     let mut t = 0;
     for (i, ln) in lines.iter().enumerate() {
         for (j, ch) in ln.chars().enumerate() {
             if ch == 'X' {
-                // println!("X found at ({j}, {i})");
                 let map = [-1, 0, 1].map(|i| [-1, 0, 1].map(|j| (i, j)));
                 for dir in map.as_flattened() {
+                    if dir.0 == 0 && dir.1 == 0 { continue; }
                     let r = eq_in_dir(
                         &lines
                             .iter()
@@ -51,14 +27,17 @@ fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
                         *dir,
                         "MAS".chars(),
                     );
-                    if r { t += 1; }
-                    // println!(" {dir:?}: {r:?}");
+                    if r {
+                        t += 1;
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
     }
 
-    println!("total {t}");
+    let b = Instant::now();
+
+    println!("total {t} in {:?}", b - a);
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -77,18 +56,14 @@ fn opt_eq_in_dir(
     dir: (isize, isize),
     mut matches: impl Iterator<Item = char>,
 ) -> Option<()> {
-
-    // println!(" {pos:?} {dir:?}");
     let Some(must_match) = matches.next() else {
         return Some(());
     };
-    // println!("  {must_match:?}");
 
     let new_1 = do_the_thing(dir.1, pos.1)?;
     let new_0 = do_the_thing(dir.0, pos.0)?;
     let ln = buf.get(new_1)?;
     let ch = ln.get(new_0)?;
-    // println!("   {ch:?}");
 
     if must_match == *ch {
         opt_eq_in_dir(buf, (new_0, new_1), dir, matches)
@@ -97,6 +72,7 @@ fn opt_eq_in_dir(
     }
 }
 
+#[inline]
 fn do_the_thing(a: isize, b: usize) -> Option<usize> {
     let r = b as isize + a;
     if r < 0 {
@@ -104,9 +80,3 @@ fn do_the_thing(a: isize, b: usize) -> Option<usize> {
     }
     Some(r as usize)
 }
-
-fn print_res(buf: &[Vec<char>]) {
-    for ln in buf.iter() {
-        println!("{}", ln.iter().collect::<String>())
-    }
-}