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Apr 26 - Hard
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Reasoning 



R1C1 is the only square in row 1 that can be <3>

R1C3 is the only square in row 1 that can be <2>

R1C7 is the only square in row 1 that can be <9>

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

R3C4 is the only square in row 3 that can be <4>

R4C9 is the only square in row 4 that can be <3>

R9C4 is the only square in row 9 that can be <3>

R1C8 is the only square in column 8 that can be <1>

R3C8 is the only square in column 8 that can be <8>

R1C4 is the only square in row 1 that can be <8>

R6C8 is the only square in column 8 that can be <7>

R6C7 is the only square in block 6 that can be <5>

R6C4 can only be <6>

Squares R3C1 and R7C1 in column 1 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 column.

R5C1 - removing <6> from <126> leaving <12>

Squares R2C5 and R8C5 in column 5 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <15>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the column.

R4C5 - removing <15> from <1245> leaving <24>

R5C5 - removing <1> from <1248> leaving <248>

Squares R8C4 and R8C5 in block 8 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <15>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the block.

R7C6 - removing <5> from <457> leaving <47>

R9C6 - removing <1> from <147> leaving <47>

Squares R7C6 and R9C6 in column 6 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <47>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the column.

R4C6 - removing <4> from <1459> leaving <159>

R6C6 - removing <4> from <49> leaving <9>

R6C1 can only be <2>

R6C2 can only be <8>

R5C1 can only be <1>

R6C5 can only be <4>

R7C2 can only be <6>

R4C5 can only be <2>

R7C1 can only be <5>

R4C2 can only be <9>

R9C2 can only be <2>

R4C8 can only be <6>

R5C5 can only be <8>

R8C8 can only be <2>

R5C9 can only be <4>

R9C1 can only be <9>

R4C3 can only be <4>

R5C3 can only be <6>

R5C7 can only be <2>

R7C3 can only be <8>

R3C1 can only be <6>

R7C9 can only be <7>

R9C3 can only be <1>

R7C6 can only be <4>

R9C9 can only be <8>

R8C7 can only be <6>

R9C7 can only be <4>

R9C6 can only be <7>

R3C7 can only be <7>

R3C9 can only be <5>

R2C3 can only be <5>

R1C9 can only be <6>

R1C6 can only be <5>

R2C5 can only be <1>

R2C6 can only be <6>

R8C5 can only be <5>

R8C4 can only be <1>

R4C6 can only be <1>

R4C4 can only be <5>



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