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		daj95376
 
 
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				 Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:20 pm    Post subject: Set J Puzzle 19 -- VH+ | 
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 | . . . | 3 . . | . . . |
 
 | . . . | . 8 5 | . . 7 |
 
 | . . 6 | 9 7 . | . . 3 |
 
 |-------+-------+-------|
 
 | 8 . 5 | . . . | . 4 . |
 
 | . 9 7 | . 3 . | . . 5 |
 
 | . 2 . | . . 1 | . . 9 |
 
 |-------+-------+-------|
 
 | . . . | . . . | 2 . . |
 
 | . . . | 5 . . | . 9 1 |
 
 | . 7 8 | . 1 9 | . 3 4 |
 
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		tlanglet
 
 
  Joined: 17 Oct 2007 Posts: 2468 Location: Northern California Foothills
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				 Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 3:34 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				I know that I wandered around, but it was a fun puzzle of six steps.
 
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 *--------------------------------------------------------------------*
 
 | 7      1458   1249   | 3      26     246    | 14589  1258   28     |
 
 | 2349   34     2349   | 1      8      5      | 469    26     7      |
 
 | 1245   1458   6      | 9      7      24     | 1458   1258   3      |
 
 |----------------------+----------------------+----------------------|
 
 | 8      13     5      | 267    9      267    | 13     4      26     |
 
 | 146    9      7      | 2468   3      268    | 168    1268   5      |
 
 | 346    2      34     | 468    5      1      | 3678   678    9      |
 
 |----------------------+----------------------+----------------------|
 
 | 1459   1456   149    | 78     46     3      | 2      5678   68     |
 
 | 234    346    234    | 5      246    78     | 78     9      1      |
 
 | 25     7      8      | 26     1      9      | 56     3      4      |
 
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My steps were: 	  | Quote: | 	 		  ER <2>
 
Kite <6>
 
xy-wing <268> with pivot <28> at r1c9,
 
xy-wing <268> with pivot <28> at r1c9 using different pincers,
 
coloring <6>, and 
 
xy-wing <267> with pivot at r4c4 provides two deletions plus another by transporting.
 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:44 am    Post subject:  | 
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				| I used the Kite on 6, an ER on 2, an XY-Wing on 276 and another ER on 2. | 
			 
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