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		daj95376
 
 
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				 Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 5:50 pm    Post subject: Puzzle NR_053 | 
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				 	  | Code: | 	 		   +-----------------------+
 
 | 1 . . | . 7 5 | . . . |
 
 | . 6 . | 2 . . | . . . |
 
 | . . 2 | . . 8 | 5 6 . |
 
 |-------+-------+-------|
 
 | . 1 . | . 5 . | . 9 . |
 
 | 7 . . | 9 . 6 | . 5 . |
 
 | 5 . 9 | . 3 1 | 6 8 . |
 
 |-------+-------+-------|
 
 | . . 7 | . . 3 | 9 2 . |
 
 | . . 1 | 5 2 7 | 8 4 . |
 
 | . . . | . . . | . . 5 |
 
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		tlanglet
 
 
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				 Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:12 am    Post subject:  | 
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				A very fun puzzle with a mix of steps.
 
 	  | Quote: | 	 		  Type 3 UR 17 r29c78 with subset 34; delete 4 r1c8, delete 34 r5c7 plus the implications of the UR delete 4 from r3c9,
 
ER 8 box5 & strong link col1,
 
xy-wing 46-1 with pivot 46 in r7c5,
 
BUG+1 sets r5c2=4.
 
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		David
 
 
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				 Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:29 am    Post subject:  | 
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				| Too hard for me. I spotted a couple of type 4 ur's that were helpful, but that was it. | 
			 
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		arkietech
 
 
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				 Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:14 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | David wrote: | 	 		  | Too hard for me. I spotted a couple of type 4 ur's that were helpful, but that was it. | 	 
  	  | Code: | 	 		   *-----------------------------------------------------------*
 
 | 1     489   48    | 6     7     5     | 24    3     249   |
 
 | 3     6     5     | 2     149   49    | 147   17    8     |
 
 | 49    7     2     | 3     14    8     | 5     6     149   |
 
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 
 |*468   1     3468  |*478   5     2     | 34    9     347   |
 
 | 7     2348  348   | 9    *48    6     | 1234  5     1234  |
 
 | 5     24    9     | 47    3     1     | 6     8     247   |
 
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 
 |*468   5     7     | 148   46-8  3     | 9     2     16    |
 
 | 69    39    1     | 5     2     7     | 8     4     36    |
 
 | 2     348   3468  | 148   4689  49    | 137   17    5     |
 
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turbot on 8
 
Which opens an xy-wing 461 removing the 1 from r3c9
 
later there are two ur's 49 and 17
 
then later a bug+1 to solve this tricky one
 
 
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		daj95376
 
 
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				 Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:16 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | David wrote: | 	 		  | Too hard for me. I spotted a couple of type 4 ur's that were helpful, but that was it. | 	  
 
Hello David,
 
 
Thanks for the feedback! Maybe a hint would help.
 
 
 	  | Hint wrote: | 	 		  turbot fish in <8>
 
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		David
 
 
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				 Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:01 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				| Thanks for the help guys. I will have a look at the fish. I enjoy eating it anyway. | 
			 
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