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		keith
 
 
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				 Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:39 pm    Post subject: Free Press (Thursday) 25 June, 2009 | 
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				A VH+.  I found about three 1-step solutions. 	  | Code: | 	 		  Puzzle: FP062509
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . . 1 | 8 . . | . . . | 
 
| . . . | 1 . 6 | . 7 . | 
 
| . 6 7 | . . . | 8 . . | 
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . 3 6 | . . 4 | 2 . . | 
 
| . . . | 3 . 7 | . . . | 
 
| . . 2 | 6 . . | . 3 . | 
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . . 3 | . . . | 7 8 . | 
 
| . 9 . | 4 . 3 | . . . | 
 
| . 4 . | . . 2 | 5 . . | 
 
+-------+-------+-------+ | 	  
 
 	  | Quote: | 	 		  | (If VH means X- XY- or XYZ-wing:  There are none of those here.) | 	  Keith
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		arkietech
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 1:25 am    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Code: | 	 		   *--------------------------------------------------*
 
 | 34   5    1    | 8    7    9    | 346  246  26   |
 
 | 2    8   *49   | 1   *34   6    | 34-9 7    5    |
 
 | 34-9 6    7    | 2   *34   5    | 8   *14  *19   |
 
 |----------------+----------------+----------------|
 
 | 8    3    6    | 59   159  4    | 2    15   7    |
 
 | 459  1    49   | 3    2    7    | 469  456  8    |
 
 | 459  7    2    | 6    15   8    | 149  3    19   |
 
 |----------------+----------------+----------------|
 
 | 6    2    3    | 59   59   1    | 7    8    4    |
 
 | 7    9    5    | 4    8    3    | 16   126  26   |
 
 | 1    4    8    | 7    6    2    | 5    9    3    |
 
 *--------------------------------------------------* | 	  
 
Here is one way | 
			 
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		chas47
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 2:00 am    Post subject:  | 
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				I used UR on 59, followed by XYZ-wing, followed by BUG+1.
 
 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 3:50 am    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | arkietech wrote: | 	 		   	  | Code: | 	 		   *--------------------------------------------------*
 
 | 34   5    1    | 8    7    9    | 346  246  26   |
 
 | 2    8   *49   | 1   *34   6    | 34-9 7    5    |
 
 | 34-9 6    7    | 2   *34   5    | 8   *14  *19   |
 
 |----------------+----------------+----------------|
 
 | 8    3    6    | 59   159  4    | 2    15   7    |
 
 | 459  1    49   | 3    2    7    | 469  456  8    |
 
 | 459  7    2    | 6    15   8    | 149  3    19   |
 
 |----------------+----------------+----------------|
 
 | 6    2    3    | 59   59   1    | 7    8    4    |
 
 | 7    9    5    | 4    8    3    | 16   126  26   |
 
 | 1    4    8    | 7    6    2    | 5    9    3    |
 
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Here is one way | 	  
 
There's a 14 pseudo cell in column 8 because either a 1 or a 4 is needed to break up the 26 UR. That doesn't solve it, but leads to an easy BUG+2. | 
			 
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		keith
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 4:54 am    Post subject:  | 
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				W-wing: 	  | Code: | 	 		  +-------------+-------------+-------------+
 
| 34@ 5   1   | 8   7   9   |346# 246 26  | 
 
| 2   8  -49  | 1   34@ 6   |349# 7   5   | 
 
| 349 6   7   | 2   34  5   | 8   14  19  | 
 
+-------------+-------------+-------------+
 
| 8   3   6   | 59  159 4   | 2   15  7   | 
 
| 459 1   49  | 3   2   7   | 469 456 8   | 
 
| 459 7   2   | 6   15  8   | 149 3   19  | 
 
+-------------+-------------+-------------+
 
| 6   2   3   | 59  59  1   | 7   8   4   | 
 
| 7   9   5   | 4   8   3   | 16  126 26  | 
 
| 1   4   8   | 7   6   2   | 5   9   3   | 
 
+-------------+-------------+-------------+
 
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		keith
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 5:47 am    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Marty R. wrote: | 	 		  
 
There's a 14 pseudo cell in column 8 because either a 1 or a 4 is needed to break up the 26 UR. That doesn't solve it, but leads to an easy BUG+2. | 	  This is quite cool.  You get to here: 	  | Code: | 	 		  +-------------+-------------+-------------+
 
| 34  5   1   | 8   7   9   | 36  24  26  | 
 
| 2   8   49@ | 1   34  6   |3-9  7   5   | 
 
|3+49 6   7   | 2   34  5   | 8   14  19  | 
 
+-------------+-------------+-------------+
 
| 8   3   6   | 9   1   4   | 2   5   7   | 
 
| 5   1   49  | 3   2   7   | 49  6   8   | 
 
| 49  7   2   | 6   5   8   |14+9 3   19  | 
 
+-------------+-------------+-------------+
 
| 6   2   3   | 5   9   1   | 7   8   4   | 
 
| 7   9   5   | 4   8   3   | 16  12  26  | 
 
| 1   4   8   | 7   6   2   | 5   9   3   | 
 
+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | 	  Ignoring the X-wing and XY-wing, there is a BUG+2.  Either R3C1 is <4> (so R2C3 is <9>), or R6C7 is <9>.  Either way,  R2C7 is not <9>.
 
 
(Or, you can note that Dan's extended W-wing is still there.)
 
 
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		storm_norm
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 6:51 am    Post subject:  | 
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				| I am curious about the other one steppers, the only one I saw was the one in Dan's post. | 
			 
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		ttt
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 7:54 am    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | storm_norm wrote: | 	 		  | I am curious about the other one steppers, the only one I saw was the one in Dan's post. | 	  
 
 	  | Code: | 	 		   *--------------------------------------------------*
 
 |*34   5    1    | 8    7    9    |-346* 246  26   |
 
 | 2    8    49   | 1   *34   6    | 349* 7    5    |
 
 |*349  6    7    | 2   *34   5    | 8    14   19   |
 
 |----------------+----------------+----------------|
 
 | 8    3    6    | 59   159  4    | 2    15   7    |
 
 | 459  1    49   | 3    2    7    | 469  456  8    |
 
 | 459  7    2    | 6    15   8    | 149  3    19   |
 
 |----------------+----------------+----------------|
 
 | 6    2    3    | 59   59   1    | 7    8    4    |
 
 | 7    9    5    | 4    8    3    | 16   126  26   |
 
 | 1    4    8    | 7    6    2    | 5    9    3    |
 
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Perhaps, this one can do it...  . Look MUG(34)r123c157 => (6)r1c7=(9)r3c1/r2c7
 
 
(6)r1c7=(9)r3c1/r2c7-(9=4)r2c3-(4=3)r1c1 => r1c7<>3
 
 
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		keith
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:51 am    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | storm_norm wrote: | 	 		  | I am curious about the other one steppers, the only one I saw was the one in Dan's post. | 	  I made a slight error when I first did it.  Anyway, there are Dan's solutions (I think either of his eliminations does it alone), my W-wing, and ttt's MUG.
 
 
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		wapati
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:12 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Well,  I like your W-wing but marked it this way.     
 
 
 	  | Code: | 	 		  .---------------.---------------.---------------.
 
|*34   5    1   | 8    7    9   | 346  246  26  |
 
| 2    8    9-4 | 1   *34   6   | 349  7    5   |
 
|#349  6    7   | 2   #34   5   | 8    14   19  |
 
:---------------+---------------+---------------:
 
| 8    3    6   | 59   159  4   | 2    15   7   |
 
| 459  1    49  | 3    2    7   | 469  456  8   |
 
| 459  7    2   | 6    15   8   | 149  3    19  |
 
:---------------+---------------+---------------:
 
| 6    2    3   | 59   59   1   | 7    8    4   |
 
| 7    9    5   | 4    8    3   | 16   126  26  |
 
| 1    4    8   | 7    6    2   | 5    9    3   |
 
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