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		Earl
 
 
  Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 677 Location: Victoria, KS
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				 Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 8:43 pm    Post subject: A Lesser Challenge | 
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				Again no HV, so I tinkered with this one.
 
After x-wings of <1> and <7>, I was stalled.
 
Then a forcing chained opened the puzzle.
 
If R9C2 is either 1 or 7, R5C3 must be 6.
 
Is there a more logical path than a forcing chain here?
 
Forcing chains seem like "wild guesses."
 
 
Thanks,
 
 
Earl
 
 
 
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+-----------------+--------+---------------+
 
| 345   1345 8    | 9  7 6 | 2   1345 135  |
 
| 2479  147  129  | 3  5 8 | 146 1479 1679 |
 
| 3579  6    59   | 4  1 2 | 35  8    3579 |
 
+-----------------+--------+---------------+
 
| 68    2    7    | 16 4 5 | 9   13   1368 |
 
| 1     9    56   | 8  3 7 | 56  2    4    |
 
| 4568  45   3    | 16 2 9 | 7   15   1568 |
 
+-----------------+--------+---------------+
 
| 357   8    15   | 2  9 4 | 135 6    1357 |
 
| 23569 35   2569 | 7  8 1 | 345 3459 2359 |
 
| 279   17   4    | 5  6 3 | 8   179  1279 |
 
+-----------------+--------+---------------+
 
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		Asellus
 
 
  Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 865 Location: Sonoma County, CA, USA
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				 Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:38 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				You can do something in Box 7.
 
 
Then, I see a chain.  Beyond that I haven't looked. | 
			 
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		nataraj
 
 
  Joined: 03 Aug 2007 Posts: 1048 Location: near Vienna, Austria
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				 Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 10:00 am    Post subject:  | 
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				today's "vh" not a great challenge so thx for yours.
 
 
after the (1357) quad in box 7 - xwings on '7' and '1' .
 
xy wing pivot r6c8 (16-15-56).
 
 
then xy-chains galore, around but not limited to this spot:
 
 
'54'(r6c2)='47'(r2c2)='71'(r9c2) | 
			 
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