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Mar 06 - Hard
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Reasoning 



R3C9 is the only square in row 3 that can be <8>

R6C9 can only be <3>

R6C7 can only be <4>

R8C9 is the only square in row 8 that can be <1>

R5C4 is the only square in column 4 that can be <1>

R2C5 is the only square in column 5 that can be <3>

R8C8 is the only square in column 8 that can be <4>

R5C8 is the only square in column 8 that can be <8>

R9C2 is the only square in column 2 that can be <8>

R7C6 is the only square in column 6 that can be <8>

R7C9 is the only square in column 9 that can be <9>

Squares R5C5 and R5C6 in row 5 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <46>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R5C7 - removing <6> from <267> leaving <27>

Squares R5C5 and R5C6 in block 5 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <46>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the block.

R4C5 - removing <6> from <568> leaving <58>

Squares R4C5 and R6C5 in column 5 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <58>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the column.

R3C5 - removing <5> from <24569> leaving <2469>

R7C5 - removing <5> from <456> leaving <46>

Squares R5C5 and R7C5 in column 5 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <46>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the column.

R3C5 - removing <46> from <2469> leaving <29>

R8C5 - removing <6> from <269> leaving <29>

R8C1 is the only square in row 8 that can be <6>

R7C1 can only be <7>

R7C3 can only be <3>

R2C2 is the only square in row 2 that can be <7>

R3C1 is the only square in column 1 that can be <9>

R3C5 can only be <2>

R8C5 can only be <9>

R8C2 can only be <2>

R1C2 can only be <5>

R5C2 can only be <9>

R9C3 can only be <9>

R1C6 can only be <6>

R2C1 can only be <2>

R1C4 can only be <9>

R1C8 can only be <3>

R5C6 can only be <4>

R2C9 can only be <6>

R4C1 can only be <5>

R1C3 can only be <1>

R2C8 can only be <5>

R4C9 can only be <2>

R4C5 can only be <8>

R6C1 can only be <1>

R6C5 can only be <5>

R4C3 can only be <7>

R5C7 can only be <7>

R5C5 can only be <6>

R3C6 can only be <5>

R5C3 can only be <2>

R4C7 can only be <6>

R6C3 can only be <8>

R1C7 can only be <2>

R3C3 can only be <6>

R9C8 can only be <6>

R3C7 can only be <1>

R3C4 can only be <4>

R9C6 can only be <2>

R7C7 can only be <5>

R7C5 can only be <4>

R7C4 can only be <6>

R9C7 can only be <3>

R9C4 can only be <5>



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