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		roaa
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 9:12 am    Post subject: Jan 6 VH | 
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				| I used 3 XY-wings. First (147) with pivot at r4c3 followed by 2 (157) pivoted at r5c9 and r5c5. I got the feeling that the last two can be replaced by another single movement?! | 
			 
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		hughwill
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 11:54 am    Post subject: Jan 6 VH | 
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				After basics:  	  | Code: | 	 		  
 
+-------------+---------+------------+
 
| 6    3   8  | 5 9   4 | 17 17  2   |
 
| 4    2   1  | 7 3   8 | 5  9   6   |
 
| 5    7   9  | 1 2   6 | 8  3   4   |
 
+-------------+---------+------------+
 
| 1378 5   47 | 6 17  2 | 34 178 9   |
 
| 137  14  2  | 8 157 9 | 34 6   15  |
 
| 9    18  6  | 4 157 3 | 17 2   158 |
 
+-------------+---------+------------+
 
| 18   148 3  | 9 6   5 | 2  48  7   |
 
| 2    6   5  | 3 48  7 | 9  148 18  |
 
| 78   9   47 | 2 48  1 | 6  5   3   |
 
+-------------+---------+------------+
 
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Play this puzzle online at the Daily Sudoku site
 
 
After the first two XY wings there is also a 178 pivot r6c7 which ends it.
 
Colouring on 8s setting r7c8 to 4 will do it in one, but I suspect I'm missing something
 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 4:28 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				| My two X-Wings were on 158 and 471. I must've missed a third because I finished with an XY-Chain. Clearly a more challenging puzzle than most VHs. | 
			 
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		kuskey
 
 
  Joined: 10 Dec 2008 Posts: 141 Location: Pembroke, NH
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				 Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 6:40 pm    Post subject: Jan 6 VH | 
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				A couple of different routes:
 
1. first a 158 XYZ wing pivot at r6c9 giving r6c7<>1, then the 147 XY wing pivot at r4c3 leading to the 157 XY wing pivot at r5c5.
 
 
2. First the two XY wings mentioned in 1 followed by a hidden 1 at r4c5 leading to a 147 XY wing pivot at r5c8. | 
			 
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		arkietech
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 8:08 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Code: | 	 		    *-----------------------------------------------------------*
 
 | 6     3     8     | 5     9     4     | 17    17    2     |
 
 | 4     2     1     | 7     3     8     | 5     9     6     |
 
 | 5     7     9     | 1     2     6     | 8     3     4     |
 
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 
 | 1378  5     47    | 6     17    2     | 34    178   9     |
 
 | 137   14    2     | 8     157   9     | 34    6     15    |
 
 | 9    b18    6     | 4     157   3     | 17    2    d158   |
 
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 
 | 18   a148   3     | 9     6     5     | 2     4-8   7     |
 
 | 2     6     5     | 3     48    7     | 9     148  d18    |
 
 | 78    9     47    | 2     48    1     | 6     5     3     |
 
 *-----------------------------------------------------------*
 
skyscraper
 
8r7c2=r6c2-r6c9=8r8c9 => -8r7c8; stte | 	 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:38 am    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Quote: | 	 		  skyscraper
 
8r7c2=r6c2-r6c9=8r8c9 => -8r7c8; stte | 	  
 
 
How embarrassing!!        | 
			 
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