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		Pat
 
 
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				 Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 11:36 am    Post subject: "too hard" — Mauricio (2008.Mar.14) | 
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..1..2..3.2..1..4.5..6..1....2..7..5.7..8..6.8..1..3....9..6..4.8..5..3.6..3..9..
 
 
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 . . 1 | . . 2 | . . 3 
 
 . 2 . | . 1 . | . 4 . 
 
 5 . . | 6 . . | 1 . . 
 
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 . . 2 | . . 7 | . . 5 
 
 . 7 . | . 8 . | . 6 . 
 
 8 . . | 1 . . | 3 . . 
 
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 . . 9 | . . 6 | . . 4 
 
 . 8 . | . 5 . | . 3 . 
 
 6 . . | 3 . . | 9 . . 
 
 
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		keith
 
 
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				 Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 3:27 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Pat,
 
 
That is a pretty incredible puzzle!
 
 
Keith | 
			 
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		arkietech
 
 
  Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 1834 Location: Northwest Arkansas USA
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				 Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 6:01 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | keith wrote: | 	 		  Pat,
 
 
That is a pretty incredible puzzle!
 
 
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Most difficult without a swordfish in your bag.      | 
			 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 12:16 am    Post subject:  | 
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				| I played two swordfish on 8 which didn't do much. I played a couple of long AICs, one each on 4 and 9 and then eliminated 3 from r3c2 because it led to an invalidity. Wouldn't want a steady diet of these things. | 
			 
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		arkietech
 
 
  Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 1834 Location: Northwest Arkansas USA
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				 Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 12:41 am    Post subject:  | 
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				| Takes 3 swordfishes 2,7,4 in that order to solve it. (has intervening singles) | 
			 
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		SudoQ
 
 
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				 Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 1:16 am    Post subject:  | 
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				r7c5<>2
 
r8c3<>7
 
r5c4<>5
 
 
or
 
 
r9c5<>2 !
 
 
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