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		keith
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 9:02 pm    Post subject: Free Press Jul 23, 2010 | 
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				I have not yet looked at this one. 	  | Code: | 	 		  Puzzle: FP072310
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . 7 6 | 9 4 . | 2 . . | 
 
| . . . | . . . | . . . | 
 
| 3 . . | . . . | 6 . 1 | 
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . 5 . | . 8 . | 1 . . | 
 
| 6 . . | 3 . 5 | . . 7 | 
 
| . . 4 | . 1 . | . 2 . | 
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| 2 . 8 | . . . | . . 9 | 
 
| . . . | . . . | . 5 . | 
 
| . . 7 | . 9 4 | 3 6 . | 
 
+-------+-------+-------+ | 	  Keith | 
			 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 10:12 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Quote: | 	 		  ERs (4,4,9,4)
 
XY-Wing (389)
 
Four-cell XY-Chain | 	  
 
After these moves I noticed that I made an earlier mistake by placing an excess candidate in a cell. Removing that candidate finished the puzzle, so I have no idea which of my moves were actually needed. | 
			 
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		storm_norm
 
 
  Joined: 18 Oct 2007 Posts: 1741
 
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				 Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 11:23 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Quote: | 	 		  x-wing 4
 
xy-wing 3,8,9
 
gets the grid to here | 	  
 
 
 
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| 18   7      6 | 9      4     138    | 2     38   5   |
 
| 148  (28)   5 | 12678  367   123678 | 9     378  348 |
 
| 3    (248)  9 | 2578   57    278    | 6     478  1   |
 
+---------------+---------------------+----------------+
 
| 79   5      2 | 4      8     679    | 1     39   36  |
 
| 6    9-8    1 | 3      2     5      | (48)  489  7   |
 
| 789  3      4 | 67     1     679    | 5     2    68  |
 
+---------------+---------------------+----------------+
 
| 2    6(4)   8 | 567    3567  367    | 7(4)  1    9   |
 
| 49   69     3 | 128    67    128    | 78    5    248 |
 
| 5    1      7 | 28     9     4      | 3     6    28  |
 
+---------------+---------------------+----------------+ | 	  
 
 
the als version of the W-wing
 
 
(28)r23c2 = (4)r3c2 - (4)r7c2 = (4)r7c7 - (4=8)r5c7; r5c2 <> 8 | 
			 
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		tlanglet
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 2:12 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				One stepper.............
 
 
 	  | Quote: | 	 		  | xy-wing -489 vertex (89)r5c2 and pseudocell (49)r78c2; r7c7<>4 | 	  
 
Ted | 
			 
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		tlanglet
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 2:17 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				[quote="storm_norm"] 	  | Quote: | 	 		  
 
 	  | Code: | 	 		  +---------------+---------------------+----------------+
 
| 18   7      6 | 9      4     138    | 2     38   5   |
 
| 148  (28)   5 | 12678  367   123678 | 9     378  348 |
 
| 3    (248)  9 | 2578   57    278    | 6     478  1   |
 
+---------------+---------------------+----------------+
 
| 79   5      2 | 4      8     679    | 1     39   36  |
 
| 6    9-8    1 | 3      2     5      | (48)  489  7   |
 
| 789  3      4 | 67     1     679    | 5     2    68  |
 
+---------------+---------------------+----------------+
 
| 2    6(4)   8 | 567    3567  367    | 7(4)  1    9   |
 
| 49   69     3 | 128    67    128    | 78    5    248 |
 
| 5    1      7 | 28     9     4      | 3     6    28  |
 
+---------------+---------------------+----------------+ | 	  
 
 
the als version of the W-wing
 
 
(28)r23c2 = (4)r3c2 - (4)r7c2 = (4)r7c7 - (4=8)r5c7; r5c2 <> 8 | 	  
 
 
Nice observation Norm.
 
 
Ted | 
			 
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