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		keith
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:43 pm    Post subject: Free Press 26 June, 2009 | 
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				 	  | Code: | 	 		  Puzzle: FP062609
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . . . | . 6 . | . 1 . | 
 
| 6 . . | 3 . . | . 4 . | 
 
| 5 . 8 | . 4 . | . . 6 | 
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . . . | . . . | 7 8 . | 
 
| 7 9 . | 5 . 2 | . 6 4 | 
 
| . 8 1 | . . . | . . . | 
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| 8 . . | . 1 . | 6 . 2 | 
 
| . 4 . | . . 7 | . . 5 | 
 
| . 6 . | . 5 . | . . . | 
 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:06 am    Post subject:  | 
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				| UR, XY-Wing, BUG+1. | 
			 
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		tlanglet
 
 
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				 Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:39 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				I believe that I had the same solution as Marty.
 
 
Ted | 
			 
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		storm_norm
 
 
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				 Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:29 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Code: | 	 		  .------------------.------------------.------------------.
 
| 39    237   4    | 28    6     589  | 359   1     78   |
 
| 6     127   79   | 3     279   1589 | 59    4     78   |
 
| 5     137   8    | 179   4     19   | 39    2     6    |
 
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| 2     5     6    | 14    39    14   | 7     8     39   |
 
| 7     9     3    | 5     8     2    | 1     6     4    |
 
| 4     8     1    | 79    379   6    | 2     5     39   |
 
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| 8     37    5    | 49    1     349  | 6     79    2    |
 
| 1     4     29   | 6     29    7    | 8     3     5    |
 
| 39    6     279  | 28    5     389  | 4     79    1    |
 
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extended w-wing {7,9}
 
(7=9)rr2c3 - (9)r8c3 = (9)r9c13 - (9=7)r9c8 - (7)r7c8 = (7)r7c2; r123c2 <> 7
 
 
xy-wing {1,2,9} removes 1 from r3c2 | 
			 
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		tlanglet
 
 
  Joined: 17 Oct 2007 Posts: 2468 Location: Northern California Foothills
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				 Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:48 am    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | storm_norm wrote: | 	 		   	  | Code: | 	 		  .------------------.------------------.------------------.
 
| 39    237   4    | 28    6     589  | 359   1     78   |
 
| 6     127   79   | 3     279   1589 | 59    4     78   |
 
| 5     137   8    | 179   4     19   | 39    2     6    |
 
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| 2     5     6    | 14    39    14   | 7     8     39   |
 
| 7     9     3    | 5     8     2    | 1     6     4    |
 
| 4     8     1    | 79    379   6    | 2     5     39   |
 
:------------------+------------------+------------------:
 
| 8     37    5    | 49    1     349  | 6     79    2    |
 
| 1     4     29   | 6     29    7    | 8     3     5    |
 
| 39    6     279  | 28    5     389  | 4     79    1    |
 
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extended w-wing {7,9}
 
(7=9)rr2c3 - (9)r8c3 = (9)r9c13 - (9=7)r9c8 - (7)r7c8 = (7)r7c2; r123c2 <> 7
 
 
xy-wing {1,2,9} removes 1 from r3c2 | 	  
 
Norm, your chains are always impressive             I would truly enjoy knowing how you go about finding them.
 
 
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		Earl
 
 
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				 Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:04 pm    Post subject: Free Press | 
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				I think just two xy-wings will do it:  379 then 129.
 
 
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