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		| immpy 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2022 6:47 pm    Post subject: VH+ 060122 |   |  
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				| Hello all, enjoy the puzzle. 
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | +-------+-------+-------+
 | . 9 6 | . 7 . | . 8 . |
 | . 8 1 | . . 3 | 5 . . |
 | . . . | . . . | . 1 . |
 +-------+-------+-------+
 | . . . | . 8 . | . . 4 |
 | . 1 . | 2 . 9 | . 3 . |
 | 9 . . | . 3 . | . . . |
 +-------+-------+-------+
 | . 6 . | . . . | . . . |
 | . . 8 | 5 . . | 1 4 . |
 | . 2 . | . 1 . | 3 7 . |
 +-------+-------+-------+
 
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 cheers...immp
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		| TomC 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2022 1:31 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | Code: |  	  | +--------------------+-------------------+-----------------+
 | *2345   9     6    | 14    7     1245  | 24    8    23   |
 | *247    8     1    | 469   2469  3     | 5     269  279  |
 | *23457 b3457 b3457 | 4689 *24569 24568 | 24679 1    2379 |
 +--------------------+-------------------+-----------------+
 |  6      357   2357 | 17    8     15    | 279   259  4    |
 |  8      1     457  | 2    c456   9     | 67    3   *57   |
 |  9      457   2457 | 467   3     456   | 8     256  1    |
 +--------------------+-------------------+-----------------+
 |  1      6     459  | 3     249   7     | 29    259  8    |
 |  37     37    8    | 5     269   26    | 1     4    269  |
 | a45     2     459  | 4689  1     468   | 3     7   d569  |
 +--------------------+-------------------+-----------------+
 
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  	  | Quote: |  	  | You need to follow the <5> around to get -5 in r9c1 to solve 
 If a=5, b=5, c=5, d=5, (*=not 5)
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		| dongrave 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2022 4:17 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | Code: |  	  | +--------------------+--------------------+-----------------+ | a2345   9     6    | 14    7     b1245  | 24    8    23   |
 |  247    8     1    | 469   2469   3     | 5     269  279  |
 |  23457  3457  3457 | 4689 c24569  24568 | 24679 1    2379 |
 +--------------------+--------------------+-----------------+
 |  6      357   2357 | 17    8      15    | 279   259  4    |
 |  8      1     457  | 2    d456    9     | 67    3   e57   |
 |  9      457   2457 | 467   3      456   | 8     256  1    |
 +--------------------+--------------------+-----------------+
 |  1      6     459  | 3     249    7     | 29    259  8    |
 |  37     37    8    | 5     269    26    | 1     4    269  |
 |  4(-5)  2     459  | 4689  1      468   | 3     7   f569  |
 +--------------------+--------------------+-----------------+
 
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 Nice solution Tom!  The slightly modified chain with pincers on both ends would be 5r1c1 = r1c6 - r3c5 = r5c5 - r5c9 = r9c9 => r9c1 <> 5; stte.
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		| Pat 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2022 7:07 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| looks like a finned Swordfish
 
 (5) c159\r359 with fin=r1c1
 → r3c23 ≠ 5
 → (5) b1\c1
 → r9c1 ≠ 5
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