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PostPosted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 11:37 pm    Post subject: Explanation please!! Reply with quote

For the first time have got stuck with the following puzzle from NZ Herald 20/8/05 rated hard. The hint from Daily Sudoku was 6 in col 9, row 8. I just cannot work out why. Would really appreciate some enlightenment from someone smarter than me!

8 * * * 2 6 * * 7
* * * * 3 7 * * 8
* 7 * 4 9 8 * 2 *

1 6 3 7 5 9 8 4 2
7 5 4 2 8 1 9 6 3
9 2 8 3 6 4 5 7 1

* 9 * 6 7 5 * 8 4
4 * * * 1 * * * *
6 * * * 4 * * * *
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 3:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

hi,

Only one tip, and this becasue NZ is NewZeenland:

5 not in r1c3, it is in r2c1 or r3c1 (Column on 3x3 Block interaction)
5 not in r2c3, it is in r2c1 or r3c1 (Column on 3x3 Block interaction)
5 not in r3c3, it is in r2c1 or r3c1 (Column on 3x3 Block interaction)
9 not in r8c8, it is in r8c9 or r9c9 (Column on 3x3 Block interaction)
9 not in r9c8, it is in r8c9 or r9c9 (Column on 3x3 Block interaction)
1 not in r9c3, Hidden Pair 5 7 in r8c3 and r9c3 (in Column)
2 not in r8c3, Hidden Pair 5 7 in r8c3 and r9c3 (in Column)
2 not in r9c3, Hidden Pair 5 7 in r8c3 and r9c3 (in Column)
2 not in r7c7, it is in r7c1 or r7c3 of the 3x3 (3x3 Block on Row/Column interaction)
1 not in r9c7, Hidden Pair 2 7 in r8c7 and r9c7 (in Column)
3 not in r8c7, Hidden Pair 2 7 in r8c7 and r9c7 (in Column)
3 not in r9c7, Hidden Pair 2 7 in r8c7 and r9c7 (in Column)
6 not in r8c7, Hidden Pair 2 7 in r8c7 and r9c7 (in Column)
6 in r8c9 - Unique Horizontal

hope this helped,

see u,
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 10:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi
Thanks for that!!
The bit I missed was staring me in the face - ie the 2's in row 7 had to be in either col 1 or 3. (I also had it as a possibility in col 7.) Eliminated the incorrect 2 and it all fell into place!
Cheers
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