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Mar 24 - Hard
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Reasoning 



R1C4 can only be <1>

R7C4 can only be <3>

R9C2 can only be <8>

R1C7 can only be <2>

R7C2 can only be <7>

R3C4 can only be <9>

R8C4 can only be <8>

R4C4 can only be <6>

R3C6 is the only square in row 3 that can be <3>

R6C6 can only be <8>

R7C7 is the only square in row 7 that can be <9>

R7C9 is the only square in row 7 that can be <6>

R8C2 is the only square in row 8 that can be <3>

R8C3 is the only square in row 8 that can be <1>

R7C1 is the only square in column 1 that can be <2>

R3C7 is the only square in column 7 that can be <4>

Squares R2C5 and R2C6 in row 2 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <25>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R2C1 - removing <5> from <1578> leaving <178>

R2C8 - removing <5> from <567> leaving <67>

Squares R4C7 and R4C9 in row 4 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <18>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R4C1 - removing <18> from <1348> leaving <34>

Squares R7C3 and R9C3 in column 3 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 column.

R3C3 - removing <5> from <568> leaving <68>

R5C3 - removing <4> from <4678> leaving <678>

Squares R4C7 and R4C9 in block 6 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <18>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the block.

R5C7 - removing <8> from <68> leaving <6>

R5C9 - removing <8> from <278> leaving <27>

R6C9 - removing <1> from <17> leaving <7>

R5C2 can only be <9>

R6C3 can only be <6>

R5C9 can only be <2>

R5C8 can only be <3>

R6C2 can only be <1>

R3C3 can only be <8>

R5C3 can only be <7>

R5C5 can only be <4>

R4C8 can only be <9>

R6C1 can only be <3>

R2C2 can only be <6>

R2C8 can only be <7>

R2C1 can only be <1>

R1C8 can only be <5>

R5C1 can only be <8>

R4C5 can only be <3>

R6C5 can only be <9>

R4C1 can only be <4>

R1C1 can only be <7>

R3C8 can only be <6>

R8C8 can only be <2>

R3C9 can only be <1>

R2C7 can only be <8>

R3C1 can only be <5>

R4C7 can only be <1>

R4C9 can only be <8>

R8C5 can only be <5>

R8C9 can only be <4>

R2C5 can only be <2>

R7C6 can only be <4>

R9C9 can only be <5>

R9C3 can only be <4>

R2C6 can only be <5>

R7C3 can only be <5>

R9C6 can only be <2>



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