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LloydB



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:48 am    Post subject: Sep 17 VH Reply with quote

I must have missed some easier way, but the way I solved it was certainly fun.
An X-wing on 3 and another on 7 unlocked a series of 3 XY-wings (147, 247, 249) to finally solve it.
It will be interesting to see if all these were necessary for others.
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tlanglet



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:23 pm    Post subject: Re: Sep 17 VH Reply with quote

LloydB wrote:
I must have missed some easier way, but the way I solved it was certainly fun.
An X-wing on 3 and another on 7 unlocked a series of 3 XY-wings (147, 247, 249) to finally solve it.
It will be interesting to see if all these were necessary for others.


Well Lloyd, you seemed to have had more fun than I did. I noticed a skyscraper while doing basics, which was all that was necessary to do the job.

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Skyscraper on <9> r2c68; deletes r5c5 & r6c7.

Ted
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cgordon



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I used a rather elegant ER solution from the two <9>s in C6 and the T shaped hinge in Box3. This elimated the <9> in R6C7 to leave a <3> in R5C5.
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Marty R.



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 3:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I also used an ER on 9, which was preceded by two hidden URs, which apparently weren't necessary, but I did see them first.
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Earl



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:42 pm    Post subject: Sept 17 VH Reply with quote

After simple basics, there is a finned x-wing which eliminates the 9 in R2C6 and solves the puzzle.

Earl
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arkietech



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Code:

 *-----------*
 |..1|.67|..2|
 |6..|3..|8..|
 |..2|...|..5|
 |---+---+---|
 |.9.|.54|...|
 |...|2.1|...|
 |...|67.|.8.|
 |---+---+---|
 |2..|...|3..|
 |..4|..6|..9|
 |5..|98.|6..|
 *-----------*

 *-----------------------------------------------------------*
 | 489   48    1     | 5     6     7     | 49    3     2     |
 | 6     457   57    | 3     1249 *29    | 8    *1479  147   |
 | 3479  347   2     | 14    149   8     | 1479  6     5     |
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 | 137   9     6     | 8     5     4     | 127   127   137   |
 | 347   3457  8     | 2     3-9   1     | 4579 *4579  6     |
 | 134   2     35    | 6     7    *39    | 145-9 8     134   |
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 | 2     6     9     | 147   14    5     | 3     17    8     |
 | 378   1378  4     | 17    23    6     | 1257  1257  9     |
 | 5     137   37    | 9     8     23    | 6     1247  147   |
 *-----------------------------------------------------------*
an er solves the puzzle
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DennyOR



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The same grid depicts the 9s skyscraper.

Denny
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keith



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 3:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

After basics:
Code:
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 489  48   1    | 5    6    7    | 49   3    2    |
| 6    457  57   | 3   1249@ 2-9  | 8   1479@ 147  |
| 3479 347  2    | 14   149# 8    | 1479 6    5    |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 137  9    6    | 8    5    4    | 127  127  137  |
| 347  3457 8    | 2    39@  1    |4579 4579@ 6    |
| 134  2    35   | 6    7    39   | 1459 8    134  |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 2    6    9    | 147  14   5    | 3    17   8    |
| 378  1378 4    | 17   23   6    | 1257 1257 9    |
| 5    137  37   | 9    8    23   | 6    1247 147  |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
Sudoku Susser uses two X-wings then FOUR XY-wings to solve it.

My one-stepper is a finned X-wing: either the X-wing on <9> @ in C58 is true, or R3C5 is true. Either way, R2C6 is not <9>.

Keith

(Edit: I see that Earl already pointed this out.)
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crunched



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was able to solve this puzzle with a skyscraper---which I hate those things since I seldom can find them.
Only one person here has said that the basic wings solved this, i.e., x wings, xy wings, or xyz wings. For my money those wings could not solve it. I could not find any x wings here.
What am I missing? This is as far as I could go w/o using a 'scraper.
BTW a scraper takes out a 9 in c7, r6, which in turn puts a 9 in c6, r6. The rest of the puzzle then resolves after that.
But I still want to solve this by basic wings, as one person (Lloyd) claims to have done.
Code:

+--------------+-------------+---------------+
| 489  48   1  | 5   6    7  | 49   3    2   |
| 6    457  57 | 3   1249 29 | 8    1479 147 |
| 3479 347  2  | 14  149  8  | 1479 6    5   |
+--------------+-------------+---------------+
| 137  9    6  | 8   5    4  | 127  127  137 |
| 347  3457 8  | 2   39   1  | 4579 4579 6   |
| 134  2    35 | 6   7    39 | 1459 8    134 |
+--------------+-------------+---------------+
| 2    6    9  | 147 14   5  | 3    17   8   |
| 378  1378 4  | 17  23   6  | 1257 1257 9   |
| 5    137  37 | 9   8    23 | 6    1247 147 |
+--------------+-------------+---------------+

Play this puzzle online at the Daily Sudoku site
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tlanglet



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 12:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

crunched wrote:
I could not find any x wings here.
What am I missing?
Code:

+--------------+-------------+---------------+
| 489  48   1  | 5   6    7  | 49   3    2   |
| 6    457  57 | 3   1249 29 | 8    1479 147 |
| 3479 347  2  | 14  149  8  | 1479 6    5   |
+--------------+-------------+---------------+
| 137  9    6  | 8   5    4  | 127  127  137 |
| 347  3457 8  | 2   39   1  | 4579 4579 6   |
| 134  2    *35| 6   7    *39| 1459 8    134 |
+--------------+-------------+---------------+
| 2    6    9  | 147 14   5  | 3    17   8   |
| 378  1378 4  | 17  23   6  | 1257 1257 9   |
| 5    137  *37| 9   8    *23| 6    1247 147 |
+--------------+-------------+---------------+


crunched, I believe the x-wing on <3> in is r69c36 as noted above.

Ted
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keith



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:
But I still want to solve this by basic wings, as one person (Lloyd) claims to have done.


After basics:
Code:
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 489  48   1    | 5    6    7    | 49   3    2    |
| 6    457  57   | 3    1249 29   | 8    1479 147  |
| 3479 347  2    | 14   149  8    | 1479 6    5    |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 137  9    6    | 8    5    4    | 127  127  137  |
| 347  3457 8    | 2    39   1    | 4579 4579 6    |
| 134  2    35   | 6    7    39   | 1459 8    134  |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 2    6    9    | 147  14   5    | 3    17   8    |
| 378  1378 4    | 17   23   6    | 1257 1257 9    |
| 5    137  37   | 9    8    23   | 6    1247 147  |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+

Squares R6C3 and R9C3 in column 3 and R6C6 and R9C6 in column 6 form a Simple X-Wing pattern on possibility <3>. All other instances of this possibility in rows 6 and 9 can be removed.

R6C1 - can remove <3> from <134> leaving <14>.
R9C2 - can remove <3> from <137> leaving <17>.
R6C9 - can remove <3> from <134> leaving <14>.
Leading to:
Code:
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 489  48   1    | 5    6    7    | 49   3    2    |
| 6    457  57   | 3    1249 29   | 8    1479 147  |
| 3479 347  2    | 14   149  8    | 1479 6    5    |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 17   9    6    | 8    5    4    | 127  127  3    |
| 347  3457 8    | 2    39   1    | 4579 4579 6    |
| 14   2    35   | 6    7    39   | 59   8    14   |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 2    6    9    | 147  14   5    | 3    17   8    |
| 378  1378 4    | 17   23   6    | 1257 1257 9    |
| 5    17   37   | 9    8    23   | 6    1247 147  |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+

Squares R2C3 and R9C3 in column 3 and R2C9 and R9C9 in column 9 form a Simple X-Wing pattern on possibility <7>. All other instances of this possibility in rows 2 and 9 can be removed.

R2C2 - can remove <7> from <457> leaving <45>.
R9C2 - can remove <7> from <17> leaving <1>.
R2C8 - can remove <7> from <1479> leaving <149>.
R9C8 - can remove <7> from <1247> leaving <124>.
Leading to:
Code:
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 489  48   1    | 5    6    7    | 49   3    2    |
| 6    45   57   | 3    1249 29   | 8    149  147  |
| 3479 347  2    | 14   149  8    | 1479 6    5    |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 17   9    6    | 8    5    4    | 127  127  3    |
| 347  3457 8    | 2    39   1    | 4579 4579 6    |
| 14   2    35   | 6    7    39   | 59   8    14   |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 2    6    9    | 147  14   5    | 3    17   8    |
| 378  378  4    | 17   23   6    | 1257 1257 9    |
| 5    1    37   | 9    8    23   | 6    24   47   |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
Squares R9C9 (XY), R6C9 (XZ) and R7C8 (YZ) form an XY-Wing pattern on <1>. All squares that are buddies of both the XZ and YZ squares cannot be <1>.

R4C8 - can remove <1> from <127> leaving <27>.
Leading to:
Code:
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 489  48   1    | 5    6    7    | 49   3    2    |
| 6    45   57   | 3    1249 29   | 8    149  147  |
| 3479 347  2    | 14   149  8    | 1479 6    5    |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 17   9    6    | 8    5    4    | 127  27   3    |
| 347  3457 8    | 2    39   1    | 4579 4579 6    |
| 14   2    35   | 6    7    39   | 59   8    14   |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 2    6    9    | 147  14   5    | 3    17   8    |
| 378  378  4    | 17   23   6    | 1257 1257 9    |
| 5    1    37   | 9    8    23   | 6    24   47   |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
Squares R9C8 (XY), R4C8 (XZ) and R9C9 (YZ) form an XY-Wing pattern on <7>. All squares that are buddies of both the XZ and YZ squares cannot be <7>.

R7C8 - can remove <7> from <17> leaving <1>.
R8C8 - can remove <7> from <1257> leaving <125>.

Leading to:
Code:
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 489  48   1    | 5    6    7    | 49   3    2    |
| 6    45   57   | 3    129  29   | 8    49   17   |
| 379  37   2    | 4    19   8    | 17   6    5    |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 17   9    6    | 8    5    4    | 12   27   3    |
| 347  3457 8    | 2    39   1    | 459  479  6    |
| 14   2    35   | 6    7    39   | 59   8    14   |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 2    6    9    | 7    4    5    | 3    1    8    |
| 378  378  4    | 1    23   6    | 27   5    9    |
| 5    1    37   | 9    8    23   | 6    24   47   |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
Squares R2C3 (XY), R6C3 (XZ) and R3C2 (YZ) form an XY-Wing pattern on <3>. All squares that are buddies of both the XZ and YZ squares cannot be <3>.

R5C2 - can remove <3> from <3457> leaving <457>.

Leading to:
Code:
+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 489 48  1   | 5   6   7   | 49  3   2   |
| 6   45  57  | 3   129 29  | 8   49  17  |
| 379 37  2   | 4   19  8   | 17  6   5   |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 17  9   6   | 8   5   4   | 12  27  3   |
| 347 457 8   | 2   39  1   | 459 479 6   |
| 14  2   35  | 6   7   39  | 59  8   14  |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2   6   9   | 7   4   5   | 3   1   8   |
| 378 378 4   | 1   23  6   | 27  5   9   |
| 5   1   37  | 9   8   23  | 6   24  47  |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+
Squares R2C8 (XY), R9C8 (XZ) and R2C6 (YZ) form an XY-Wing pattern on <2>. All squares that are buddies of both the XZ and YZ squares cannot be <2>.

R9C6 - can remove <2> from <23> leaving <3>.

Leading to: Done.

Keith.

(Courtesy of Sudoku Susser)
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crunched



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Beautiful tutorial, thanks.
That was an awesome, exhausting puzzle!
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RobertRattley



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 1:26 pm    Post subject: Long live the wings Reply with quote

Back to LloydB's original post:

I went a simliar path, but made heavier weather of it: a swordfish 3 instead of the x-wing, then the second x-wing. The first two of your 3 xy-wings, but somehow I missed the third. Instead I found an xyz-wing 1,2,7 and after a bit of "hard" type cleanup solved the puzzle.

I certainly do not use ERs, and I agree with those who have noted that so far no puzzle on this site needs anything beyond x-wing (or swordfish), xy-wing and xyz-wing.

I love this kind of sudoku, needing numerous applications of such techniques, in this case an astonishing sequence of 5. It is beyond my imagining how anyone can design such magnificent puzzles.[/quote]
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