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		hughwill
 
 
  Joined: 05 Apr 2010 Posts: 424 Location: Birmingham UK
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				 Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 8:16 am    Post subject: Jul 29 VH | 
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				After basics: 	  | Code: | 	 		  
 
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| 57  457 2  | 6   1   3  | 8    45  9  |
 
| 1   8   34 | 9   24  25 | 345  7   6  |
 
| 35  9   6  | 8   47  57 | 2    345 1  |
 
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| 8   2   1  | 3   5   4  | 9    6   7  |
 
| 9   3   7  | 1   8   6  | 45   2   45 |
 
| 4   6   5  | 27  9   27 | 1    8   3  |
 
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| 2   457 9  | 57  37  1  | 6    345 8  |
 
| 6   1   34 | 257 237 8  | 3457 9   45 |
 
| 357 57  8  | 4   6   9  | 357  1   2  |
 
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Play this puzzle online at the Daily Sudoku site
 
 
 
Reasonable VH  (but very welcome!)
 
A couple of wings did it for me:
 
 	  | Quote: | 	 		  | X-Wing on 4 followed by 347 XY-Wing | 	  (Select white box to see solution)
 
 
Couldn't see a one-stepper. | 
			 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 4:48 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				| Same here. | 
			 
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		JC Van Hay
 
 
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				 Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 6:45 pm    Post subject: Re: Jul 29 VH | 
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				 	  | hughwill wrote: | 	 		  | Couldn't see a one-stepper. | 	  Hint : look at a 'basics' avoided like the plague! | 
			 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 7:44 pm    Post subject: Re: Jul 29 VH | 
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				 	  | JC Van Hay wrote: | 	 		   	  | hughwill wrote: | 	 		  | Couldn't see a one-stepper. | 	  Hint : look at a 'basics' avoided like the plague! | 	  
 
 
Sorry JC, but your comment is a little too cryptic for me. I can't speak for Hugh, but when I agree that I couldn't find a one-stepper, I'm limiting myself to the standard VH moves of X-, XY-, and XYZ-Wings. | 
			 
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		arkietech
 
 
  Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 1834 Location: Northwest Arkansas USA
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				 Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:42 am    Post subject: Re: Jul 29 VH | 
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				 	  | hughwill wrote: | 	 		  | Couldn't see a one-stepper. | 	  
 
 
 
 	  | Code: | 	 		   *-----------------------------------------------------------*
 
 | 57    457   2     | 6     1     3     | 8     45    9     |
 
 | 1     8    *34    | 9     24    25    |*345   7     6     |
 
 | 5-3   9     6     | 8     47    57    | 2     345   1     |
 
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 
 | 8     2     1     | 3     5     4     | 9     6     7     |
 
 | 9     3     7     | 1     8     6     | 45    2     45    |
 
 | 4     6     5     | 27    9     27    | 1     8     3     |
 
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 
 | 2     457   9     | 57    37    1     | 6     345   8     |
 
 | 6     1     4-3   | 257   237   8     | 3457  9     45    |
 
 |*357   57    8     | 4     6     9     |*357   1     2     |
 
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How about a skyscraper? | 	 
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