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Jan 24 - Hard
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Reasoning 



R3C5 is the only square in row 3 that can be <8>

R3C2 is the only square in row 3 that can be <2>

R4C5 is the only square in row 4 that can be <7>

R5C5 is the only square in row 5 that can be <3>

R7C2 is the only square in row 7 that can be <8>

R9C3 is the only square in column 3 that can be <4>

R6C1 is the only square in column 1 that can be <4>

R6C2 is the only square in row 6 that can be <5>

R7C8 is the only square in column 8 that can be <4>

R7C9 is the only square in row 7 that can be <5>

R8C1 is the only square in row 8 that can be <5>

R3C1 can only be <1>

R4C3 is the only square in column 3 that can be <1>

Squares R4C1 and R4C2 in row 4 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <39>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R4C4 - removing <9> from <289> leaving <28>

R4C8 - removing <3> from <368> leaving <68>

R4C9 - removing <39> from <2369> leaving <26>

R6C9 is the only square in column 9 that can be <9>

R4C9 is the only square in column 9 that can be <2>

R4C4 can only be <8>

R6C7 can only be <3>

R6C8 can only be <8>

R4C8 can only be <6>

R3C8 can only be <5>

R3C3 can only be <6>

R2C9 is the only square in row 2 that can be <6>

R8C6 is the only square in row 8 that can be <8>

R2C4 is the only square in column 4 that can be <2>

R5C6 is the only square in column 6 that can be <4>

R5C4 can only be <9>

Squares R9C1 and R9C8 in row 9 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <37>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R9C7 - removing <7> from <267> leaving <26>

Squares R6C5 and R7C5 in column 5 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <12>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the column.

R1C5 - removing <1> from <1459> leaving <459>

R2C5 - removing <1> from <159> leaving <59>

R8C5 - removing <1> from <146> leaving <46>

R9C5 - removing <2> from <269> leaving <69>

R2C6 is the only square in row 2 that can be <1>

R6C6 can only be <2>

R1C4 can only be <4>

R6C5 can only be <1>

R9C6 can only be <9>

R9C5 can only be <6>

R8C4 can only be <1>

R7C5 can only be <2>

R7C7 can only be <1>

R1C7 can only be <7>

R8C9 can only be <3>

R8C2 can only be <7>

R1C9 can only be <1>

R9C8 can only be <7>

R9C7 can only be <2>

R8C5 can only be <4>

R9C1 can only be <3>

R2C8 can only be <3>

R8C7 can only be <6>

R2C3 can only be <5>

R4C1 can only be <9>

R2C5 can only be <9>

R1C3 can only be <3>

R2C1 can only be <7>

R1C5 can only be <5>

R4C2 can only be <3>

R1C2 can only be <9>



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