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Mar 10 - Hard
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Reasoning 



R6C6 can only be <5>

R2C6 can only be <6>

R4C4 is the only square in row 4 that can be <6>

R5C2 is the only square in row 5 that can be <5>

R9C3 is the only square in row 9 that can be <8>

R2C4 is the only square in column 4 that can be <5>

R2C5 can only be <9>

R2C9 can only be <8>

R3C5 can only be <7>

R4C5 can only be <2>

R8C5 can only be <3>

R8C4 can only be <4>

R7C5 can only be <5>

R8C6 can only be <2>

Squares R4C8 and R5C7 in block 6 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <79>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the block.

R5C8 - removing <79> from <3789> leaving <38>

R6C8 - removing <9> from <389> leaving <38>

Squares R5C8 and R6C8 in column 8 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <38>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the column.

R9C8 - removing <3> from <1235> leaving <125>

Squares R1C9<579>, R3C9<59> and R8C9<79> in column 9 form a comprehensive naked triplet. These 3 squares can only contain the 3 possibilities <579>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the column.

R7C9 - removing <9> from <349> leaving <34>

R9C9 - removing <5> from <345> leaving <34>

R9C8 is the only square in row 9 that can be <5>

R2C8 is the only square in column 8 that can be <2>

R3C3 is the only square in row 3 that can be <2>

R7C7 is the only square in row 7 that can be <2>

R9C7 can only be <1>

R9C2 is the only square in row 9 that can be <2>

R1C2 is the only square in column 2 that can be <3>

R8C2 is the only square in column 2 that can be <6>

R8C1 is the only square in row 8 that can be <1>

R2C1 can only be <4>

R2C2 can only be <1>

R9C1 can only be <3>

R6C2 can only be <9>

R1C3 can only be <9>

R6C4 can only be <3>

R4C2 can only be <4>

R6C8 can only be <8>

R5C4 can only be <9>

R6C5 can only be <1>

R5C8 can only be <3>

R9C9 can only be <4>

R7C1 can only be <9>

R7C9 can only be <3>

R7C3 can only be <4>

R4C6 can only be <7>

R5C3 can only be <1>

R4C8 can only be <9>

R5C6 can only be <4>

R8C8 can only be <7>

R5C7 can only be <7>

R5C5 can only be <8>

R1C7 can only be <6>

R8C9 can only be <9>

R1C8 can only be <1>

R3C9 can only be <5>

R1C1 can only be <5>

R3C7 can only be <9>

R3C1 can only be <6>

R1C9 can only be <7>



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