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		tlanglet
 
 
  Joined: 17 Oct 2007 Posts: 2468 Location: Northern California Foothills
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				 Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 10:28 pm    Post subject: Vanhegan Extreme Nov 20 | 
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+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . 8 4 | 5 7 9 | . 1 . |
 
| 5 . . | 8 1 2 | . 4 7 |
 
| 7 1 . | 3 4 6 | . . 8 |
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . 9 7 | 2 5 . | . 6 4 |
 
| . . 1 | 4 6 . | 7 . 9 |
 
| . 4 . | 7 9 . | . 2 3 |
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| 9 . . | 1 . 4 | . 7 5 |
 
| 4 . . | 6 3 7 | . . 1 |
 
| 1 7 . | 9 . 5 | 4 3 . |
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
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Play this puzzle online at the Daily Sudoku site
 
 
My first pass was two steps.....
 
 
 	  | Quote: | 	 		  AUR(36)r27c23 external SIS r5c2=3,r1c1=6,r9c3=6; r5c1=2
 
(3)r5c2-(2)r5c2=(2)r5c1;
 
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(6)r1c1-(2)r1c1=(2)r5c1;
 
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(6)r9c3-(6=5)r6c3-r6c7=r5c8-(5=9)r3c8-(9=2)r3c3-r1c1=(2)r5c1;
 
 
xy-wing 26-8 vertex (26)r7c2; r9c5<>8 | 	  
 
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		keith
 
 
  Joined: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 3355 Location: near Detroit, Michigan, USA
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				 Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 11:55 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Ted,
 
 
Is this the original puzzle?  There seem to be a lot of givens.  Anyway:
 
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| 236  8    4    | 5    7    9    | 236  1    26   | 
 
| 5    36   369  | 8    1    2    | 369  4    7    | 
 
| 7    1    29   | 3    4    6    | 259  59   8    | 
 
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
 
| 38   9    7    | 2    5    138  | 18   6    4    | 
 
| 238  235  1    | 4    6    38   | 7    58   9    | 
 
| 68   4    56   | 7    9    18   | 158  2    3    | 
 
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
 
| 9    236  2368 | 1    28   4    | 268  7    5    | 
 
| 4    25   258  | 6    3    7    | 289  89   1    | 
 
| 1    7    268  | 9    28   5    | 4    3    26   | 
 
+----------------+----------------+----------------+ | 	  M-wing 25 takes out 2 in R789C3.
 
 
W-wing 26 takes out 6 in R8C7, and the puzzle is toast.
 
 
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		Marty R.
 
 
  Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 5770 Location: Rochester, NY, USA
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		keith
 
 
  Joined: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 3355 Location: near Detroit, Michigan, USA
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				 Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 3:09 am    Post subject:  | 
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				Yes,
 
 
Here is the original:
 
 
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| . 8 . | 5 . 9 | . 1 . | 
 
| 5 . . | 8 1 2 | . . 7 | 
 
| 7 . . | 3 . 6 | . . 8 | 
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . 9 . | . 5 . | . 6 . | 
 
| . . 1 | . 6 . | 7 . . | 
 
| . 4 . | . 9 . | . 2 . | 
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| 9 . . | 1 . 4 | . . 5 | 
 
| 4 . . | 6 3 7 | . . 1 | 
 
| . 7 . | 9 . 5 | . 3 . | 
 
+-------+-------+-------+ | 	  
 
 
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		peterj
 
 
  Joined: 26 Mar 2010 Posts: 974 Location: London, UK
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				 Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 9:21 am    Post subject:  | 
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				Here's a one-stepper...
 
 	  | Code: | 	 		  Almost xy-wing(25-9) r8c3 fin (5)r8c3
 
xy-wing (9=2)r3c3 - (2=8)r8c3 - (8=9)r8c8 ; r3c8<>9
 
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(5)r8c3 - r6c3=r5c2 - r5c8=r3c8 ; r3c8<>9 | 	 
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