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		keith
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 1:05 am    Post subject: Free Press Jun 3, 2010 Thu | 
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				As is sometimes the case, this is not the usual Hard+. 	  | Code: | 	 		  Puzzle: FP060310Thu
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| 9 . 1 | 2 . 3 | 5 . 6 | 
 
| . . . | . 1 . | 3 . . | 
 
| . . . | . . 6 | 4 . . | 
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . . . | 9 . . | 8 2 . | 
 
| 2 . . | . . . | . . 1 | 
 
| . 7 5 | . . 8 | . . . | 
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . . 8 | 1 . . | . . . | 
 
| . . 3 | . 6 . | . . . | 
 
| 7 . 6 | 5 . 4 | 1 . 3 | 
 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 4:53 am    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Quote: | 	 		  Type UR (36)
 
Type 2 UR (27-9)
 
Coloring (9) | 	 
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		tlanglet
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 1:36 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				i was looking for xy-wings when I stumbled onto a one stepper.
 
 
(9)r2c6 - r3c5 = r9c5 - r9c8 = r2c8 - (9)r2c6; r2c6<>9
 
 
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		keith
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 5:09 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | tlanglet wrote: | 	 		  i was looking for xy-wings when I stumbled onto a one stepper.
 
 
(9)r2c6 - r3c5 = r9c5 - r9c8 = r2c8 - (9)r2c6; r2c6<>9
 
 
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AKA an SS on 9 in C58?  After basics: 	  | Code: | 	 		  +-------------+-------------+-------------+
 
| 9   4   1   | 2   78  3   | 5   78  6   | 
 
| 68  56  27  | 4   1   59  | 3   789 289 | 
 
| 38  35  27  | 78  59  6   | 4   1   289 | 
 
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| 36  36  4   | 9   57  1   | 8   2   57  | 
 
| 2   8   9   | 36  4   57  | 67  356 1   | 
 
| 1   7   5   | 36  2   8   | 69  346 49  | 
 
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| 45  9   8   | 1   3   27  | 267 456 457 | 
 
| 45  1   3   | 78  6   279 | 279 45  789 | 
 
| 7   2   6   | 5   89  4   | 1   89  3   | 
 
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		tlanglet
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 5:53 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | keith wrote: | 	 		   	  | tlanglet wrote: | 	 		  i was looking for xy-wings when I stumbled onto a one stepper.
 
 
(9)r2c6 - r3c5 = r9c5 - r9c8 = r2c8 - (9)r2c6; r2c6<>9
 
 
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AKA an SS on 9 in C58?  After basics:
 
Keith | 	  
 
 
It is not uncommon for me to find a hard/long/difficult solution when a simple step will make the same deletion, as is the case here. I simply never got around to looking for single digit patterns..........
 
 
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		Mogulmeister
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 6:00 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				| It's about the journey rather than the means of transport for me - I'm a bit that way too Ted. | 
			 
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