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		keith
 
 
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				 Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 6:12 pm    Post subject: Free Press September 1, 2011 (Thursday) | 
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				Requires (one?) advanced move.
 
 
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+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . 2 6 | . . . | 8 . . |
 
| 4 . . | . 3 . | . . 2 |
 
| . 7 . | . 6 . | . . . |
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . . . | . . . | 6 5 . |
 
| . 6 . | 7 . 2 | . 9 . |
 
| . 1 8 | . . 5 | . . . |
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . . . | . 8 . | . 2 . |
 
| 7 . . | 3 5 . | . . 6 |
 
| . . 5 | . . . | 9 8 . |
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:54 pm    Post subject:  | 
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+-----------+-----------+--------------+
 
| 39 2   6  | 5  7   14 | 8   134 149  |
 
| 4  5   1  | 9  3   8  | 7   6   2    |
 
| 8  7   39 | 2  6   14 | 145 134 1459 |
 
+-----------+-----------+--------------+
 
| 2  49  7  | 8  149 3  | 6   5   14   |
 
| 5  6   34 | 7  14  2  | 134 9   8    |
 
| 39 1   8  | 6  49  5  | 2   7   34   |
 
+-----------+-----------+--------------+
 
| 16 349 49 | 14 8   67 | 35  2   357  |
 
| 7  8   2  | 3  5   9  | 14  14  6    |
 
| 16 34  5  | 14 2   67 | 9   8   37   |
 
+-----------+-----------+--------------+
 
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I think in band 3 there is a potential DP 16-34-14-67-37. A 9 in r7c2 or 5 in r7c9 kills it. The 5 proves 9 in r6c1. With pincers, r4c2<>9. | 
			 
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		ronk
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 1:11 am    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Marty R. wrote: | 	 		  | I think in band 3 there is a potential DP 16-34-14-67-37. A 9 in r7c2 or 5 in r7c9 kills it. The 5 proves 9 in r6c1. With pincers, r4c2<>9. | 	  
 
Marty, that is a very nice BUG-Lite+2 find. | 
			 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 1:38 am    Post subject:  | 
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				Thank you. Even a blind pig finds an acorn once in a while.    | 
			 
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		keith
 
 
  Joined: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 3355 Location: near Detroit, Michigan, USA
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				 Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 8:21 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				After basics: 	  | Code: | 	 		  +----------------+----------------+----------------+
 
| 39   2    6    | 5    7    14   | 8    134  149  | 
 
| 4    5    1    | 9    3    8    | 7    6    2    | 
 
| 8    7    39   | 2    6    14   | 145  134  1459 | 
 
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
 
| 2    49   7    | 8    149  3    | 6    5    14   | 
 
| 5    6    34   | 7    14   2    | 134  9    8    | 
 
| 39   1    8    | 6    49   5    | 2    7    34   | 
 
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
 
| 16   349  49   | 14   8    67   | 35   2    357  | 
 
| 7    8    2    | 3    5    9    | 14   14   6    | 
 
| 16   34   5    | 14   2    67   | 9    8    37   | 
 
+----------------+----------------+----------------+ | 	  You can admire Marty's pattern here!
 
 
Or, a pair of XY-wings solves it.
 
 
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		tlanglet
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2011 1:25 am    Post subject:  | 
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				My initial move was turning a seemingly useless Type 2 UR into a useful step which then required a xy-wing (49-3) to complete the puzzle.
 
(4)r4c2=(4)r5c3-(4=9=3)r73c3-AUR(14)r13c68[(3)r3c8=(3)r1c8]-r1c1=r6c1-(3=4)r6c9; r4c9<>4
 
 
However, I then realized the xy-wing was an one stepper almost xy-wing solution.
 
axy-wing(49-3)r1c19+r6c9=(1)r1c9-(1=4=3)r46c9; r6c1<>3 
 
 
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		tlanglet
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2011 1:31 am    Post subject:  | 
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				Marty, That move belongs in the collection of very special patterns! Great find......  
 
 
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		Luke451
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2011 5:44 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | tlanglet wrote: | 	 		  | Marty, That move belongs in the collection of very special patterns! Great find......  | 	  
 
Agreed! I've already added it to my notebook. Don't think I've ever seen that particular setup.    | 
			 
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		ronk
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 5:33 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Luke451 wrote: | 	 		   	  | tlanglet wrote: | 	 		  | Marty, That move belongs in the collection of very special patterns! Great find......  | 	  
 
Agreed! I've already added it to my notebook. Don't think I've ever seen that particular setup.    | 	  
 
The "parent" MUG+0, for lack of a better term, looks like this:
 
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 abcde .  abcde | abcde .  abcde | .  abcde .
 
 .     .  .     | .     .  .     | .  .     .
 
 abcde .  abcde | abcde .  abcde | .  abcde .
 
----------------+----------------+------------
 
 .     .  .     | .     .  .     | .  .     . | 	  
 
One or more of the candidates may be missing in one or more of the ten cells and, in a puzzle with a unique solution, at least one of the ten cells must have an extra candidate. | 
			 
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		keith
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 2:19 am    Post subject:  | 
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				SS says:
 
 
  2 x XY-Wing
 
  2 x Intersection Removal
 
  3 x Simple Naked Sets
 
  23 x Pinned Squares
 
 
I thought the two XY-wings might be supplanted by a single move.  Leave it to Marty to find an iconic solution!
 
 
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