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		prakash
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 8:39 pm    Post subject: May 3 VH | 
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				As usual, I went the XY wing route.
 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 3:58 am    Post subject:  | 
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				| I played around with the potential 46 DP in boxes 17 and any of the DP killers force the same cell which solves it. | 
			 
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		peterj
 
 
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				 Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 10:22 am    Post subject:  | 
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				There's also a little w-wing in the same part of the grid..
 
 
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		sdq_pete
 
 
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				 Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 1:29 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				I found a 259 XY wing enough 
 
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		tlanglet
 
 
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				 Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 1:49 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Marty R. wrote: | 	 		  | I played around with the potential 46 DP in boxes 17 and any of the DP killers force the same cell which solves it. | 	  
 
 
Another possibility that I explored was the 6-cell DP 127 in r45c347. I was able to deduce r4c7<>2, but it was not a productive deletion.
 
 
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		Marty R.
 
 
  Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 5770 Location: Rochester, NY, USA
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				 Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 3:36 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | tlanglet wrote: | 	 		   	  | Marty R. wrote: | 	 		  | I played around with the potential 46 DP in boxes 17 and any of the DP killers force the same cell which solves it. | 	  
 
 
Another possibility that I explored was the 6-cell DP 127 in r45c347. I was able to deduce r4c7<>2, but it was not a productive deletion.
 
 
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I saw that as well and didn't see much potential. | 
			 
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		Wendy W
 
 
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				 Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 10:28 pm    Post subject: Re: May 3 VH | 
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				| Same as Peter & Prakash for me. | 
			 
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