| View previous topic :: View next topic   | 
	
	
	
		| Author | 
		Message | 
	
	
		hughwill
 
 
  Joined: 05 Apr 2010 Posts: 424 Location: Birmingham UK
  | 
		
			
				 Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 12:14 pm    Post subject: 6th Dec VH | 
				     | 
			 
			
				
  | 
			 
			
				After basics (maybe not all....):
 
 
 	  | Code: | 	 		  
 
+---------------+-----------+----------------+
 
| 469  369 346  | 1  5  34  | 2     78  78   |
 
| 8    7   15   | 6  2  9   | 15    3   4    |
 
| 145  35  2    | 34 8  7   | 156   19  1569 |
 
+---------------+-----------+----------------+
 
| 56   1   3568 | 2  47 358 | 9     47  35   |
 
| 2    4   358  | 9  17 358 | 135   6   1357 |
 
| 59   359 7    | 35 14 6   | 148   2   18   |
 
+---------------+-----------+----------------+
 
| 1456 2   1456 | 8  3  145 | 7     149 169  |
 
| 3    8   9    | 7  6  14  | 14    5   2    |
 
| 7    56  1456 | 45 9  2   | 13468 148 1368 |
 
+---------------+-----------+----------------+
 
 | 	  
 
Play this puzzle online at the Daily Sudoku site
 
 
 
I found many useless X, XY and XYZ wings before the one which did
 
the trick:
 
 	  | Quote: | 	 		  345 XY wing pivot r3c4
 
  | 	  
 
BTW- Is there anybody there? It's very late for first comment...... | 
			 
		  | 
	
	
		| Back to top | 
		 | 
	
	
		  | 
	
	
		Marty R.
 
 
  Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 5770 Location: Rochester, NY, USA
  | 
		
			
				 Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 4:31 pm    Post subject:  | 
				     | 
			 
			
				
  | 
			 
			
				 	  | Quote: | 	 		  | BTW- Is there anybody there? It's very late for first comment...... | 	  
 
 
It is very quiet, but, as is obvious, comments on these puzzle have sharply declined over the years for various reasons. | 
			 
		  | 
	
	
		| Back to top | 
		 | 
	
	
		  | 
	
	
		williamholiday
 
 
  Joined: 01 Apr 2011 Posts: 30 Location: Connecticut USA
  | 
		
			
				 Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 5:16 pm    Post subject:  | 
				     | 
			 
			
				
  | 
			 
			
				I got to the same "after basics point" grid that hughwill posted, but even with the clue I can't solve. What is eliminated with the hidden XY wing pivot?
 
 
thanks | 
			 
		  | 
	
	
		| Back to top | 
		 | 
	
	
		  | 
	
	
		arkietech
 
 
  Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 1834 Location: Northwest Arkansas USA
  | 
		
			
				 Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 5:28 pm    Post subject:  | 
				     | 
			 
			
				
  | 
			 
			
				 	  | williamholiday wrote: | 	 		  What is eliminated with the hidden XY wing pivot?
 
 | 	  
 
 
 	  | Code: | 	 		  +---------------+-----------+----------------+ 
 
| 469  369 346  | 1  5  34  | 2     78  78   | 
 
| 8    7   15   | 6  2  9   | 15    3   4    | 
 
| 145 *35  2    |*34 8  7   | 156   19  1569 | 
 
+---------------+-----------+----------------+ 
 
| 56   1   3568 | 2  47 358 | 9     47  35   | 
 
| 2    4   358  | 9  17 358 | 135   6   1357 | 
 
| 59   359 7    | 35 14 6   | 148   2   18   | 
 
+---------------+-----------+----------------+ 
 
| 1456 2   1456 | 8  3  145 | 7     149 169  | 
 
| 3    8   9    | 7  6  14  | 14    5   2    | 
 
| 7    6-5 1456 |*45 9  2   | 13468 148 1368 | 
 
+---------------+-----------+----------------+  | 	  
 
 
Hope this helps.     | 
			 
		  | 
	
	
		| Back to top | 
		 | 
	
	
		  | 
	
	
		williamholiday
 
 
  Joined: 01 Apr 2011 Posts: 30 Location: Connecticut USA
  | 
		
			
				 Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 6:26 pm    Post subject:  | 
				     | 
			 
			
				
  | 
			 
			
				Hope this helps.    [/quote]
 
 
Doh!
 
 
Thanks | 
			 
		  | 
	
	
		| Back to top | 
		 | 
	
	
		  | 
	
	
		 |