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		| Earl 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:17 am    Post subject: Jan 2 VH |   |  
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				| A skyscraper (of the past year numerically) is a single-step solution. 
 Earl
 
 PS  The skyscraper (8) in C69 eliminates the 8 in R6C4.
 
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		| Marty R. 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 4:42 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| I used an X-Wing sandwiched between a pair of W-Wings. |  | 
	
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		| cgordon 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:16 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| I couldn't find the single step solution.  I couldn't even find the w-wings. Had to use an x-wing on <8> then a <138> xy-wing then colouring on <8>.    Good one though! |  | 
	
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		| LloydB 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 5:13 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| The 138 XY wing was all I required. |  | 
	
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		| cgordon 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 6:00 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| I'm not following the above posts  I don't see how the <138> xy-wing appears before the x-wing on <8> is made (or the skyscraper).  And I don't see how the skyscraper can be used as a single step.  Maybe I missed a basic move - can't see it though. These are my remaining 8's.
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | +-------+-------+-------+
 | . . . | 8 8 8 | . . 8 |
 | . . . | . 8 . | 8 . . |
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 +-------+-------+-------+
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 | . . . | 8 . 8 | . 8 . |
 | . . . | 8 . . | 8 . 8 |
 +-------+-------+-------+
 | . . . | 8 . . | 8 8 . |
 | . . . | . 8 . | 8 . . |
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 +-------+-------+-------+
 
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		| Clement 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 6:38 pm    Post subject: Daily Sudoku: Fri 2-Jan-2009 VH |   |  
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				| Two steps: XY-Wing 128 Pivot {1,2}r9c6 eliminating the 8's in BLOCK 5, then an X-Wing in 8's r28c57 eiliminating the 8's in BLOCK 6 & 9 c7 solving the puzzle. |  | 
	
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		| keith 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:20 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| After basics: The pincers @ of the <128> XY-wing make two eliminations, solving the puzzle. 	  | Code: |  	  | +-------------+-------------+-------------+ | 5   6   1   | 289 389 28  | 4   7   38  |
 | 7   4   23  | 5   38  6   | 238 1   9   |
 | 9   8   23  | 7   1   4   | 5   6   23  |
 +-------------+-------------+-------------+
 | 3   15  8   | 6   4   7   | 129 29  25  |
 | 2   9   4   |13-8 5   18@ | 7   38  6   |
 | 6   15  7   |3-8  2   9   | 138 4   358 |
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 | 4   7   9   | 28@ 6   5   | 238 38  1   |
 | 1   2   6   | 4   89  3   | 89  5   7   |
 | 8   3   5   | 129 7   12# | 6   29  4   |
 +-------------+-------------+-------------+
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 Keith
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