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		| daj95376 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 5:59 pm    Post subject: Puzzle 10/04/17 (A) |   |  
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				|  	  | Code: |  	  | +-----------------------+ | . . . | . . . | . . 6 |
 | . . . | . . . | 2 1 . |
 | . . 9 | 1 . 2 | 4 8 7 |
 |-------+-------+-------|
 | . . 8 | 4 . . | 6 . . |
 | . . . | . . 8 | . . . |
 | . . 6 | . 2 5 | . 4 8 |
 |-------+-------+-------|
 | . 2 4 | 8 . . | 1 . . |
 | . 5 1 | . . 6 | . 7 4 |
 | 8 . 7 | . . 4 | . 6 . |
 +-----------------------+
 
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		| tlanglet 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 9:12 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Enjoyable puzzle. 
 
  	  | Quote: |  	  | UR 48 in r12c25. Looking at the outside column implications we find: Digit 4: r5c2= 4
 Digit 8: None
 Thus r5c2 must equal 4 to prevent the deadly pattern.
 
 x-wing 3 r38c15,
 
 ALS[(3)r12c6 = (7)r1c6]r12c6 - r7c6 = r7c5 - (7=9)r4c5 - (9=3)r8c5; r7c6<>3.
 
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		| peterj 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 9:57 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Lots of options - but two simple steps does it... 
 
  	  | Quote: |  	  | x-wing(3) xy-wing(359 vertex r8c5; r1c4<>5
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		| Marty R. 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:32 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| My X-Wing and XY-Wing were the same as Peter's. However, I first played the 48 UR because it was there, but apparently contributed nothing. |  | 
	
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		| Wendy W 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:58 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Marty and Peter, how did you zap the 3 in R9C4 to allow you to play the XY-wing 359 with the pivot on 39 in R8C5?  |  | 
	
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		| Marty R. 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 1:30 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | Wendy W wrote: |  	  | Marty and Peter, how did you zap the 3 in R9C4 to allow you to play the XY-wing 359 with the pivot on 39 in R8C5?  | 
 Wendy,
 
 Here is my (hasty) grid from trying it on Draw/Play:
 
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | +----------------+---------------+---------------+
 | 14     148  2  | 3579 48   379 | 359  359  6   |
 | 47     478  35 | 6    48   39  | 2    1    359 |
 | 35     6    9  | 1    35   2   | 4    8    7   |
 +----------------+---------------+---------------+
 | 23579  379  8  | 4    379  1   | 6    2359 359 |
 | 234579 3479 35 | 379  6    8   | 3579 2359 1   |
 | 1379   1379 6  | 379  2    5   | 379  4    8   |
 +----------------+---------------+---------------+
 | 6      2    4  | 8    3579 379 | 1    359  359 |
 | 39     5    1  | 2    39   6   | 8    7    4   |
 | 8      39   7  | 359  1    4   | 359  6    2   |
 +----------------+---------------+---------------+
 
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 The X-Wing on 3 in rows 38 takes out the 3 from r4c5. Now, locked candidates on 3 in box 5 force out the 3 from r9c4. Locked candidates are also known as box-line interactions.
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		| Wendy W 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 11:04 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Arghh!! Yes, of course. Thanks, Marty. This can be a humbling game. |  | 
	
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