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		daj95376
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 4:51 am    Post subject: Puzzle 10/07/03: VH | 
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 | . . 8 | 4 . 9 | . 5 . |
 
 | 6 1 9 | . . . | . . 4 |
 
 |-------+-------+-------|
 
 | . 3 1 | . 7 5 | 8 . . |
 
 | 4 . . | 9 . 2 | . . . |
 
 | . . . | 1 8 . | . . . |
 
 |-------+-------+-------|
 
 | . . . | 7 5 . | 6 . . |
 
 | . 7 . | . . . | . . . |
 
 | . 9 6 | . . . | . . 1 |
 
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		tlanglet
 
 
  Joined: 17 Oct 2007 Posts: 2468 Location: Northern California Foothills
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				 Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 2:10 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Same technique used twice.......
 
 
 	  | Quote: | 	 		  Almost xy-wing -235 with vertex (35)r8c3 and fin (7)r7c6
 
If xy-wing is true; r6c8<>2
 
If fin is true: (7)r6c3-(7=5)r5c3-(5=3)r8c3-(3=2)r8c8; r6c8<>2
 
 
Almost xy-wing 23-8 with vertex (23)r8c8 and fin (3)r8c4
 
If xy-wing is true: r8c9<>8
 
If fin is true: (3)r8c4-(3=5)r8c3-(5=8)r9c1-r7c1=(8)r7c9; r8c9<>8
 
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		peterj
 
 
  Joined: 26 Mar 2010 Posts: 974 Location: London, UK
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				 Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 5:06 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Same technique used twice    (though probably didn't have as much fun as Ted   ) ... 
 
 	  | Quote: | 	 		  xy-wing(58-3) r9c1; r8c4<>3
 
xy-wing(23-8 ) r8c8; r8c9<>8 | 	  
 
So in the spirit of fun and adventure, a nice one-stepper...
 
 	  | Quote: | 	 		  | gm-wing(58 ) (8=5)r9c1 - r9c7=(5-8)r8c9=r7c9; r7c1<>8 | 	 
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