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Listen Mr. Smartypants (geoff h),

I would like to echo Nenthorn's sentiments about this puzzle. I too have been going through them like a razor..I only do the very hard ones...but this one "stumpttte ...

I have posted several times on this board, and I have always been given assistance. I would like to thank all of you "enablers", especially David and someone_somewhere for there help and explanations. ...

The puzzle looks like this: ......... I am here

X X 8 X 2 X X X X.....................X X 8 X 2 X X X 4
1 6 X 4 X X X 8 X.....................1 6 X 4 X X X 8 X
4 X 5 X X 7 X X X.....................4 ...

After getting assistance with some of my earlier posts, many of you have helped me get through the last 4 very hard puzzles all by myself.
Therefore, I decided to try something harder.
The folowing pu ...

While I do not consider myself an "expert", I think I am pretty good at these types of puzzles....but, I always get stumped on the very hard ones.
Discounting the obvious, a case where you do not SEE ...

How did you determine so fast that there were multiple solutions?

What was the next number or numbers that you KNEW had to go and where did you place them??
I mean I know r1c1 c2 c3 had to be a combo ...

I am sure the key is staring me in the face, but I can not find a move.
Hint, please.

_ _ _ 7 _ 8 6 _ 4
8 _ _ _ 4 _ 5 _ 9
_ _ _ 5 _ 9 _ 3 8

_ 1 _ _ 8 _ 2 _ _
_ _ 7 1 5 4 _ _ _
_ _ _ _ 3 _ _ 4 _

3 4 ...

Dear Jimmy, David, and Guest,

Thanks for your clues. I just solved the puzzle, and could not believe that I was uncapable of the logic that you showed me.
It was toooo obvious, I blindman, not me, co ...

5 _ _ 1 _ _ _ 3 _
_ _ 3 _ 4 9 5 7 _
_ 9 _ _ _ _ 8 1 _

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 _
_ 2 _ 5 _ 1 _ 8 _
_ 3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3 5 7 _ 1 _ _ 2 _
_ _ 6 4 7 _ 3 _ _
_ _ _ _ _ 3 7 _ 1

Here are all 9 rows. I have filled ...

5 _ _ 1 _ _ _ 3 _
_ _ 3 _ 4 9 5 7 _

_ 9 _ _ _ _ 8 1 _
_ 2 _ 5 _ 1 _ 8 _
_ 3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3 5 7 _ 1 _ _ 2 _
_ _ 6 4 7 _ 3 _ _
_ _ _ _ _ 3 7 _ 1

I put in all the pencil marks, and I do not know how ...