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		| daj95376 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 1:47 pm    Post subject: Puzzle 10/05/22: (B) VH+ |   |  
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				| Moderate: 
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | +-----------------------+ | . 4 . | 2 . . | . . . |
 | 2 . 7 | . . 5 | . 3 . |
 | . 3 5 | 7 6 . | . . 4 |
 |-------+-------+-------|
 | 7 . 9 | . 8 3 | 2 . . |
 | . . 4 | 6 9 . | . . 8 |
 | . 8 . | 4 . 7 | . . 5 |
 |-------+-------+-------|
 | . . . | 3 . . | 4 . . |
 | . 7 . | . . . | . 5 . |
 | . . 2 | . 5 4 | . . . |
 +-----------------------+
 
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		| Marty R. 
 
 
 Joined: 12 Feb 2006
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 Location: Rochester, NY, USA
 
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				|  Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 4:42 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Worked out to be a mini BBDB for me. 
 
  	  | Quote: |  	  | X-Wing (6) XY-Wing (691)
 Type 1 UR (89)
 XY-Wing (691)
 W-Wing (89) + pincer transport
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		| peterj 
 
 
 Joined: 26 Mar 2010
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 Location: London, UK
 
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				|  Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 8:21 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Yes, many steps - all close together - fwiw I found I didn't need the x-wing 
 
  	  | Quote: |  	  | xy-wing(169) r2c9; r6c7<>1 skyscraper(1); r9c8<>1
 skscraper(9); r9c2=r2c2-r2c9=r1c8; r9c8<>9
 xy-wing(689) r8c7; r9c4<>8
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		| strmckr 
 
 
 Joined: 18 Aug 2009
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				|  Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 8:31 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| after singles and two  1-fish a few moves for me 
 
  	  | Quote: |  	  | S-wing (type6a) 8/9 9- r7c1 =9= r9c12 -9- r9c4 -8- r9c8 =8= r7c8 -8 => r7c1<>8, r7c8<>9 
 Skyscraper: 9 in r2c2,r7c1 (connected by r27c9) => r13c1,r9c2<>9
 singles to the end.
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