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		| immpy 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 6:52 pm    Post subject: VH+ 062822 |   |  
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				| Hello all, enjoy the puzzle. 
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | +-------+-------+-------+
 | 2 6 . | . . . | . 3 . |
 | . 8 7 | . . 2 | . . 9 |
 | . . . | 7 3 . | . . . |
 +-------+-------+-------+
 | . . . | 4 9 . | . . . |
 | . 9 . | 8 . 1 | . 4 . |
 | . . . | . 6 3 | . . . |
 +-------+-------+-------+
 | . . . | . 1 8 | . . . |
 | 4 . . | 6 . . | 3 2 . |
 | . 5 . | . . . | . 1 8 |
 +-------+-------+-------+
 
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 cheers...immp
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		| TomC 
 
 
 Joined: 30 Oct 2020
 Posts: 359
 Location: Wales
 
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				|  Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 10:24 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| 1st step, remove <4> from r1c6 with 457 XY wing abc 
  	  | Code: |  	  | +---------------------+------------------+------------------------+
 | 2       6     15    | 9      8     -45 | 1457     3      1457   |
 | 3       8     7     | 1     b45     2  | 456      56     9      |
 | 159     4     159   | 7      3      6  | 1258     58     125    |
 +---------------------+------------------+------------------------+
 | 15678   237   12356 | 4      9      57 | 125678   5678   123567 |
 | 567     9     2356  | 8      257    1  | 2567     4      23567  |
 | 1578    27    4     | 25     6      3  | 125789   5789   1257   |
 +---------------------+------------------+------------------------+
 | 679     237   2369  | 235    1      8  | 45679    5679   4567   |
 | 4       1     8     | 6     a57     9  | 3        2      57     |
 | 679     5     2369  | 23     247   c47 | 4679     1      8      |
 +---------------------+------------------+------------------------+
 
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 2nd step remove <7> from r6c9 (and others) with X wing on <7> in r67c28
 3rd step remove <5> from r6c9 with XY chain abcd pincers on <5> in a+d
 basic moves lead to remove <2> from r6c2 to solve
 
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | +------------------+--------------+----------------------+
 | 2     6     1    | 9     8    5 | 47       3    47     |
 | 3     8     7    | 1     4    2 | 56       56   9      |
 | 59    4     59   | 7     3    6 | 12       8    12     |
 +------------------+--------------+----------------------+
 | 18    23    2356 | 4     9    7 | 12568    56   12356  |
 | 567   9     2356 | 8    b25   1 | 2567     4    23567  |
 | 18   x27    4    | a25   6    3 | 125789  x79   12-57  |
 +------------------+--------------+----------------------+
 | 679  x237   2369 | 235   1    8 | 45679   x79   4567   |
 | 4     1     8    | 6    c57   9 | 3        2   d57     |
 | 679   5     2369 | 23    27   4 | 679      1    8      |
 +------------------+--------------+----------------------+
 
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		| dongrave 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 8:12 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Nice going Tom!  And thanks for the puzzle immp!  I really enjoyed that.  I used a pencil and paper and saw that if r8c9 was 7, you'd reach a contradiction (i.e. 7 in r4c6 and in r4c8) which solved it in one step - but boy what a step! |  | 
	
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		| immpy 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 9:11 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Always welcome dongrave. |  | 
	
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