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May 08 - Hard
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Reasoning 



R2C6 can only be <9>

R7C1 can only be <7>

R9C6 can only be <4>

R5C6 can only be <8>

R2C2 is the only square in row 2 that can be <8>

R2C8 is the only square in row 2 that can be <1>

R3C5 is the only square in row 3 that can be <4>

R5C5 can only be <3>

R5C4 can only be <4>

R2C5 can only be <6>

R2C4 can only be <3>

R1C4 can only be <7>

R1C6 can only be <5>

R8C4 can only be <2>

R8C6 can only be <7>

R9C4 can only be <6>

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

Squares R4C1 and R4C7 in row 4 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 row.

R4C2 - removing <3> from <3467> leaving <467>

R4C3 - removing <3> from <36> leaving <6>

R4C8 - removing <3> from <3479> leaving <479>

R4C9 - removing <3> from <39> leaving <9>

Squares R1C7 and R9C7 in column 7 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <23>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the column.

R4C7 - removing <3> from <38> leaving <8>

R5C7 - removing <2> from <125> leaving <15>

R6C7 - removing <23> from <12358> leaving <158>

R4C1 can only be <3>

R3C1 can only be <1>

R6C1 can only be <8>

Squares R5C3 and R6C3 in column 3 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <12>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the column.

R9C3 - removing <12> from <1239> leaving <39>

R9C2 is the only square in row 9 that can be <1>

R7C2 is the only square in block 7 that can be <2>

R7C9 can only be <5>

R7C5 can only be <9>

R3C9 can only be <3>

R3C2 can only be <6>

R6C9 can only be <2>

R1C7 can only be <2>

R6C3 can only be <1>

R8C5 can only be <5>

R1C8 can only be <6>

R9C7 can only be <3>

R3C8 can only be <5>

R5C8 can only be <7>

R5C2 can only be <5>

R4C8 can only be <4>

R6C7 can only be <5>

R5C3 can only be <2>

R6C2 can only be <4>

R5C7 can only be <1>

R9C3 can only be <9>

R8C8 can only be <9>

R4C2 can only be <7>

R6C8 can only be <3>

R8C2 can only be <3>

R9C8 can only be <2>

R1C3 can only be <3>

R1C2 can only be <9>



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