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		keith
 
 
  Joined: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 3355 Location: near Detroit, Michigan, USA
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				 Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 3:40 pm    Post subject: Free Press May 18, 2012 | 
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				I'm back, for a few days.
 
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+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . . 7 | 5 . 8 | 9 . . |
 
| . 8 . | 7 . . | . 6 2 |
 
| 2 . . | . . 1 | . . . |
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . . . | 1 . . | . . . |
 
| 6 . 5 | . . . | 2 . 7 |
 
| 9 . . | . . 6 | . . . |
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . . . | 6 . . | . . 3 |
 
| . 4 . | . . 7 | . 1 . |
 
| . . 1 | 4 . 5 | . . . |
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
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		arkietech
 
 
  Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 1834 Location: Northwest Arkansas USA
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				 Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 8:16 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Good to have you back. Nice puzzle   
 
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 | 14    6     7     | 5     2     8     | 9     3     14    |
 
 | 15    8     39    | 7     49    34    |a15    6     2     |
 
 | 2     35    349   | 39    6     1     | 4578  457   458   |
 
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 
 | 478   37    348   | 1     57    2     |e3456  9     456   |
 
 | 6     1     5     | 39    49    34    | 2     8     7     |
 
 | 9     237   234   | 8     57    6     |f345-1 45    145   |
 
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 
 | 578   257   28    | 6     1     9     | 4578  457   3     |
 
 | 358   4     6     | 2     38    7     |b58    1     9     |
 
 | 378   9     1     | 4     38    5     |d678   2    c68    |
 
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(1=5)r2c7-(5=8)r8c7-(8=6)r9c9-r9c7=(6-3)r4c7=(3)r6c7 => r6c7<>1; stte
 
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		Marty R.
 
 
  Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 5770 Location: Rochester, NY, USA
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				 Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 11:12 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				This is embarrassing, but I didn't see any killer move, so I started hacking away at it and used six moves.    | 
			 
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		daj95376
 
 
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				 Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 12:07 am    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Marty R. wrote: | 	 		  This is embarrassing, but I didn't see any killer move, so I started hacking away at it and used six moves.    | 	  
 
Marty,
 
 
No need for embarrassment. My solver's solution involved several steps -- some unfriendly. | 
			 
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		tlanglet
 
 
  Joined: 17 Oct 2007 Posts: 2468 Location: Northern California Foothills
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				 Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 3:03 am    Post subject:  | 
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				I am still fond of anp()s..........
 
 
anp(45=1)r6c89-(1=*4)r1c9-(4=1)r1c1-(1=5)r2c1-(5=3)r3c2-(3=7)r4c2-r6c2=r6c5; r4c9<>4*, r6c5<>5
 
 
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