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Mar 20 - Hard
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Reasoning 



R4C1 is the only square in row 4 that can be <6>

R7C8 is the only square in row 7 that can be <8>

R4C9 is the only square in row 4 that can be <8>

R6C2 is the only square in row 6 that can be <8>

R6C1 is the only square in row 6 that can be <3>

R8C5 is the only square in row 8 that can be <8>

R8C6 is the only square in row 8 that can be <5>

R3C8 is the only square in row 3 that can be <5>

R4C8 can only be <2>

R1C5 is the only square in row 1 that can be <5>

R1C6 is the only square in row 1 that can be <4>

R4C7 is the only square in row 4 that can be <5>

R5C3 is the only square in row 5 that can be <5>

R9C5 is the only square in row 9 that can be <6>

R2C6 is the only square in row 2 that can be <6>

R3C2 is the only square in row 3 that can be <6>

R9C9 is the only square in column 9 that can be <9>

R1C1 is the only square in block 1 that can be <7>

R1C8 can only be <1>

R5C9 is the only square in row 5 that can be <1>

R6C6 is the only square in row 6 that can be <1>

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

Squares R2C3 and R3C3 in column 3 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <19>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the column.

R8C3 - removing <9> from <249> leaving <24>

Squares R7C7 and R8C7 in column 7 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <27>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the column.

R2C7 - removing <27> from <2347> leaving <34>

R5C7 - removing <7> from <347> leaving <34>

Squares R4C4 and R4C5 in block 5 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <49>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the block.

R5C5 - removing <49> from <2479> leaving <27>

R6C5 - removing <4> from <247> leaving <27>

R4C5 is the only square in column 5 that can be <4>

R4C4 can only be <9>

R8C2 is the only square in row 8 that can be <9>

R5C2 can only be <4>

R7C1 can only be <2>

R5C7 can only be <3>

R6C3 can only be <2>

R5C8 can only be <7>

R2C7 can only be <4>

R5C5 can only be <2>

R2C8 can only be <3>

R6C9 can only be <4>

R6C5 can only be <7>

R8C3 can only be <4>

R5C1 can only be <9>

R7C7 can only be <7>

R7C2 can only be <3>

R7C6 can only be <9>

R8C7 can only be <2>

R8C4 can only be <7>

R9C4 can only be <3>

R9C2 can only be <7>

R7C4 can only be <4>

R2C5 can only be <9>

R3C6 can only be <7>

R2C3 can only be <1>

R3C9 can only be <2>

R3C4 can only be <1>

R2C9 can only be <7>

R2C4 can only be <2>

R3C3 can only be <9>



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