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		| Clement 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2022 4:26 pm    Post subject: Diabolical 120222 |   |  
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				|  	  | Code: |  	  | +-------+-------+-------+
 | 9 . 6 | . 2 . | 5 . 4 |
 | . 4 . | . . . | . 9 . |
 | . 1 . | . . . | . . . |
 +-------+-------+-------+
 | . 6 8 | 1 9 7 | 3 . . |
 | . . . | . . . | . . . |
 | . . 7 | 8 4 3 | 2 6 . |
 +-------+-------+-------+
 | . . . | . . . | . 2 . |
 | . 7 . | . . . | . 5 . |
 | 4 . 3 | . 5 . | 1 . 6 |
 +-------+-------+-------+
 
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		| Mogulmeister 
 
 
 Joined: 03 May 2007
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				|  Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2022 6:40 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | Code: |  	  | +--------------+------------------+-----------------+ | 9   38a 6    | 37b  2    1⑧    | 5    1378 4     |
 | 378 4   2    | 56   1378 56     | 78   9    178   |
 | 378 1   5    | 49   378  49     | 6    378  2     |
 +--------------+------------------+-----------------+
 | 2   6   8    | 1    9    7      | 3    4    5     |
 | 13  39  4    | 25   6    25     | 789  178  1789  |
 | 15  59  7    | 8    4    3      | 2    6    19    |
 +--------------+------------------+-----------------+
 | 568 58  19   | 3467 1378 1468   | 4789 2    3789  |
 | 68  7   19   | 2346 138  12468  | 489  5    389   |
 | 4   2   3    | 79c  5    89d    | 1    78   6     |
 +--------------+------------------+-----------------+
 
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 XY chain - pincers on 8 at r1c2 and r9c6 -->  r1c6 < > 8
 
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		| TomC 
 
 
 Joined: 30 Oct 2020
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 Location: Wales
 
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				|  Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2022 6:47 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | Code: |  	  | +-----------+-----------------+----------------+
 | 9   38 6  | 37   2    18    | 5    1378 4    |
 | 378 4  2  | 56   1378 56    | 78   9    178  |
 | 378 1  5  | 49   378  49    | 6    378  2    |
 +-----------+-----------------+----------------+
 | 2   6  8  | 1    9    7     | 3    4    5    |
 | 13  39 4  | 25   6    25    | 789  178  1789 |
 | 15  59 7  | 8    4    3     | 2    6    19   |
 +-----------+-----------------+----------------+
 | 568 58 19 | 3467 1378 1468  | 4789 2    3789 |
 | 68  7  19 | 2346 138  12468 | 489  5    389  |
 | 4   2  3  | 79   5    89    | 1    78   6    |
 +-----------+-----------------+----------------+
 
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 I got to this point and noticed -1 r2c5 <> 1
 as then r1c6=8, r1c2=3 leaves no room for <3> in r2
 or <78> pair in r2 gives r2c1=3, r1c2=8 and two <1>s in box 2
 
 Whichever way solves the puzzle
 
 A nice puzzle, with a very different feel to it!
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		| Mogulmeister 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2022 8:56 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Absolutely. Thanks Clement. |  | 
	
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