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R5C5 can only be <6>

R6C8 can only be <1>

R7C7 can only be <7>

R4C1 is the only square in row 4 that can be <9>

R6C1 is the only square in row 6 that can be <2>

R5C7 is the only square in row 5 that can be <2>

R7C5 is the only square in row 7 that can be <2>

R7C3 is the only square in row 7 that can be <9>

Intersection of column 7 with block 3. The value <3> only appears in one or more of squares R1C7, R2C7 and R3C7 of column 7. These squares are the ones that intersect with block 3. Thus, the other (non-intersecting) squares of block 3 cannot contain this value.

R1C9 - removing <3> from <3456> leaving <456>

R3C9 - removing <3> from <34568> leaving <4568>

Intersection of block 4 with column 2. The values <37> only appears in one or more of squares R4C2, R5C2 and R6C2 of block 4. These squares are the ones that intersect with column 2. Thus, the other (non-intersecting) squares of column 2 cannot contain these values.

R2C2 - removing <7> from <457> leaving <45>

R8C2 - removing <7> from <1457> leaving <145>

Squares R2C2 and R3C3 in block 1 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <45>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the block.

R1C1 - removing <45> from <14567> leaving <167>

R1C3 - removing <45> from <1457> leaving <17>

R3C1 - removing <45> from <456> leaving <6>

Squares R1C1 and R1C3 in row 1 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <17>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R1C5 - removing <7> from <3479> leaving <349>

R1C6 - removing <7> from <567> leaving <56>

Squares R1C6 and R2C4 in block 2 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <56>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the block.

R1C4 - removing <56> from <3569> leaving <39>

R2C6 - removing <56> from <567> leaving <7>

R8C5 is the only square in row 8 that can be <7>

R9C5 can only be <3>

R3C7 is the only square in row 3 that can be <3>

R1C7 can only be <4>

R1C5 can only be <9>

R9C7 can only be <8>

R1C4 can only be <3>

R8C4 is the only square in row 8 that can be <9>

Squares R1C9 and R9C4 form a remote naked pair. <56> can be removed from any square that is common to their groups.

R9C9 - removing <5> from <145> leaving <14>

Squares R1C1, R1C3, R9C1 and R9C3 form a Type-4 Unique Rectangle on <17>.

R9C1 - removing <1> from <1457> leaving <457>

R9C3 - removing <1> from <1457> leaving <457>

Squares R8C8 (XY), R9C9 (XZ) and R8C6 (YZ) form an XY-Wing pattern on <1>. All squares that are buddies of both the XZ and YZ squares cannot be <1>.

R9C6 - removing <1> from <156> leaving <56>

R9C9 is the only square in row 9 that can be <1>

R7C9 can only be <5>

R7C1 can only be <1>

R1C9 can only be <6>

R3C9 can only be <8>

R8C8 can only be <4>

R4C8 can only be <6>

R5C8 can only be <8>

R1C6 can only be <5>

R3C5 can only be <4>

R2C8 can only be <5>

R1C1 can only be <7>

R8C2 can only be <5>

R8C6 can only be <1>

R2C2 can only be <4>

R1C3 can only be <1>

R9C1 can only be <4>

R9C6 can only be <6>

R2C4 can only be <6>

R2C5 can only be <8>

R4C2 can only be <7>

R3C3 can only be <5>

R9C4 can only be <5>

R5C3 can only be <4>

R4C9 can only be <4>

R6C2 can only be <3>

R5C9 can only be <3>

R5C1 can only be <5>

R9C3 can only be <7>

R5C2 can only be <1>

R6C9 can only be <7>

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