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keith



Joined: 19 Sep 2005
Posts: 3355
Location: near Detroit, Michigan, USA
PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 1:32 am    Post subject: FREEP Thursday Puzzle! Reply with quote
The Free Press (also LA Times) Thursday puzzle has been more difficult the past two weeks. I used to do all but the Friday puzzle without pencil marks, but no more!
Code:
Puzzle: FP092508Thu
+-------+-------+-------+
| . 1 . | 3 . . | . 4 . |
| . . . | . 2 . | 9 . . |
| 6 . 2 | . . . | 5 . . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| . 4 . | . . . | . . 1 |
| . . . | 5 8 4 | . . . |
| 9 . . | . . . | . 2 . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| . 7 6 | . . . | 3 . 4 |
| . . 1 | . 6 . | . . 5 |
| . 9 . | . . 8 | . 6 . |
+-------+-------+-------+
Requires just a touch more than this site's Very Hard puzzles. A one-stepper, I found.

Keith
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arkietech



Joined: 31 Jul 2008
Posts: 1834
Location: Northwest Arkansas USA
PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Skyscraper solved it for me.
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tlanglet



Joined: 17 Oct 2007
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Location: Northern California Foothills
PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I also found the skyscraper on <8>.

Ted
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keith



Joined: 19 Sep 2005
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Location: near Detroit, Michigan, USA
PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes. There is also an XY-wing which does not solve it. I did not look for anthing fancy.

Now, to the Friday puzzle.

Keith
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