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		| Earl 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 3:14 am    Post subject: June 25 VH |   |  
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				| I needed two steps.  Any single shots out there? 
 A Solution:  x-wing (5); xy-wing (147)
 
 Early Earl
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		| Marty R. 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 3:48 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| I noticed the X-Wing, but didn't follow up to see what happened; it didn't look like much. 
 In the 46-48-68 DP, any of the DP killers forced a few cells and that did it.
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		| George Woods 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 11:24 am    Post subject: another xy |   |  
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				| Maybe made a lucky mistake but a 189 XY, pivot 18 in block 9,after about 16 entries did it for me |  | 
	
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		| Wendy W 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 12:11 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| I did exactly what Early Earl did, but it took me forever! Good puzzle. |  | 
	
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		| keith 
 
 
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 Location: near Detroit, Michigan, USA
 
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				|  Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 6:07 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| After basics:  	  | Code: |  	  | +----------------+----------------+----------------+ | 9    4    6    | 8    3    157  | 15   27   125  |
 | 15   8    2    | 457  14   6    | 159c 7-9  3    |
 | 3    7    15   | 9    2    15   | 6    4    8    |
 +----------------+----------------+----------------+
 | 6    2    58   | 3    9    58   | 4    1    7    |
 | 458  9    7    | 456  14   1458 | 3    268  25   |
 | 458  1    3    | 456  7    2    | 589b 689  59   |
 +----------------+----------------+----------------+
 | 28   3    9    | 247  6    47   | 18   5    14   |
 | 7    6    48   | 1    5    3    | 2    89a  49   |
 | 12   5    14   | 24   8    9    | 7    3    6    |
 +----------------+----------------+----------------+
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 M-wing:  If a is 8, b is 8.  a and c are pincers on 9.
 
 Keith
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