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		Clement
 
 
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				 Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2011 10:16 pm    Post subject: Dec 27 VH | 
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				| XY-Wing 457 pivoted in r6c8; r5c8<>7 solves it. | 
			 
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		eddieg
 
 
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				 Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2011 5:37 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Took an extended absense from Daily Sudoku.  Recently have played the Very Hard puzzles and just wanted to post that I enjoy the site and appreciate the input on how others have solved puzzles.    
 
 
Happy Holidays. | 
			 
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		hughwill
 
 
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				 Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:07 am    Post subject: Dec 27 VH | 
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				| A 567 XY centred on r9c7 sorts it out as well... | 
			 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:58 am    Post subject: Re: Dec 27 VH | 
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				 	  | hughwill wrote: | 	 		  | A 567 XY centred on r9c7 sorts it out as well... | 	  
 
That doesn't make any direct eliminations, but solves the puzzle with transport of the pincer from r9c1 to r8c6. Is that what you had in mind?
 
 
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+--------+--------------+------------+
 
| 8  2 1 | 5   3    46  | 67  9   47 |
 
| 3  9 5 | 46  8    7   | 1   46  2  |
 
| 4  7 6 | 2   1    9   | 8   3   5  |
 
+--------+--------------+------------+
 
| 9  5 3 | 467 467  1   | 2   8   47 |
 
| 2  1 4 | 9   57   8   | 567 567 3  |
 
| 7  6 8 | 3   245  245 | 9   45  1  |
 
+--------+--------------+------------+
 
| 1  8 9 | 47  2457 245 | 3   57  6  |
 
| 56 3 7 | 1   9    56  | 4   2   8  |
 
| 56 4 2 | 8   567  3   | 57  1   9  |
 
+--------+--------------+------------+
 
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Play this puzzle online at the Daily Sudoku site | 
			 
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		hughwill
 
 
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				 Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:48 am    Post subject: Re: Dec 27 VH | 
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				No Marty that was not in my mind- I had just misread the puzzle! (very late- holiday cheer etc)  But I wish I had seen that- it's a sharp solution!
 
 
Hugh | 
			 
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		Clement
 
 
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				 Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 3:41 pm    Post subject: Dec 27 VH | 
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				Also the short XY-Chain does it well.
 
Either r9c7=5 or If r9c7=7,then r1c7=6, so r2c8=4, so r6c8=5; r7c8<>5. | 
			 
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