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Let \(D\) denote the unit disk \(|z|<1\), and suppose \(f(z)\), \(z\in\partial D\), is a continuous complex-valued function. Let \[ m_0[f]= \inf\bigl \{\|\overline \partial F\|_\infty: F\text{ is an extension of }f \text{ to }D\cup \partial D\bigr\}. \] This means another measure for the deviation of the extension from analyticity as in the theory of ``möglichst konformer'' or extremal quasiconformal mappings. The aim of the paper is the study of the extremal extensions \(F_0\) of \(f\), especially in the case \(f(z)= \overline {\alpha(z)}+ \beta(t)\), where \(\alpha(z)\) and \(\beta(z)\) are polynomials. The extension \(F_0\) is unique in this case, and \(\overline{\partial F_0}\) must be of the form \(\overline{\partial F_0}=m_0 [f]{\overline {\varphi_0 (z)}\over |\varphi_0 (z)|}\) with a holomorphic \(\varphi_0(z)\). If \(\varphi_0 (z)\) has a single-valued square root then \(F_0\) is called simple. In the paper a systematic procedure is given for deciding whether or not \(F_0\) is simple. In the simplest non-trivial cases a complete discussion is possible.