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		Clement
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 10:11 pm    Post subject: Dec 12 VH | 
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				| XY-Wing 46 69 49 pivoted in r1c9 removing 4 in r3c1 solves it. | 
			 
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		prakash
 
 
  Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 67 Location: New Jersey, USA
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				 Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 10:58 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				| For some reason, even after two tries, I finished it without the need for any advanced techniques. I am baffled. Could someone please post th grid after the basics? | 
			 
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		Marty R.
 
 
  Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 5770 Location: Rochester, NY, USA
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				 Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 4:26 am    Post subject:  | 
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				I saw three moves.
 
 
1) Type 3 UR (59) with 46 pseudo cell; r6c6<>4
 
 
2) W-Wing (49); r1c9<>9
 
 
3) XY-Wing (694); r3c1<>4 | 
			 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 5:44 am    Post subject:  | 
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				My post-basics grid:
 
 
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+-------------+---------------+------------+
 
| 5   7   46  | 2    49  1    | 8   3  69  |
 
| 1   9   3   | 8    5   46   | 246 7  26  |
 
| 46  8   2   | 3469 349 7    | 1   49 5   |
 
+-------------+---------------+------------+
 
| 89  34  45  | 49   6   2    | 7   58 1   |
 
| 89  246 456 | 1    7   3    | 246 58 269 |
 
| 7   26  1   | 5    8   49   | 26  49 3   |
 
+-------------+---------------+------------+
 
| 2   5   9   | 7    1   8    | 3   6  4   |
 
| 346 46  7   | 3469 2   4569 | 59  1  8   |
 
| 346 1   8   | 3469 349 4569 | 59  2  7   |
 
+-------------+---------------+------------+
 
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Play this puzzle online at the Daily Sudoku site | 
			 
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		kuskey
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 6:00 am    Post subject: Dec 12 VH | 
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				In addition to those already mentioned, I found the following:
 
 
  469 xy-wing: r2c89 <>6
 
  469 xy-wing: r1c3 <>6
 
  46 w-wing in c16: r3c4 <>6
 
  46 w-wing in c36: r1c5 <>4 | 
			 
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		peterj
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 10:40 am    Post subject:  | 
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				(From Marty's grid) there are also a bunch of turbot/fish moves on 4 that finish it e.g.
 
 	  | Code: | 	 		  kite(4) r2, c8 ; r6c6<>4
 
skyscraper(4) r2, r6 ; r3c8<>4, r5c7<>4 | 	 
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		prakash
 
 
  Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 67 Location: New Jersey, USA
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				 Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 3:38 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				| A skyscraper in 4s r3c8 <> 4 does the trick as well. I realized I was doing this elimination subconsciously without recognizing it as an advanced move. | 
			 
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