Daily Sudoku Answer 

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R1C2 is the only square in row 1 that can be <7>

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

R5C1 is the only square in column 1 that can be <7>

R8C1 is the only square in column 1 that can be <8>

R8C4 is the only square in column 4 that can be <3>

R8C5 is the only square in column 5 that can be <4>

Squares R2C6 and R8C6 in column 6 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.

R4C6 - removing <56> from <5678> leaving <78>

R6C6 - removing <56> from <5678> leaving <78>

Squares R4C6 and R6C6 in block 5 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <78>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the block.

R5C5 - removing <8> from <168> leaving <16>

Intersection of column 1 with block 1. The value <5> only appears in one or more of squares R1C1, R2C1 and R3C1 of column 1. These squares are the ones that intersect with block 1. Thus, the other (non-intersecting) squares of block 1 cannot contain this value.

R3C3 - removing <5> from <25> leaving <2>

R9C3 can only be <6>

R9C5 can only be <5>

R8C6 can only be <6>

R2C6 can only be <5>

R3C1 is the only square in row 3 that can be <5>

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

R7C1 is the only square in row 7 that can be <3>

R2C1 can only be <1>

R9C2 can only be <2>

R9C7 can only be <8>

R8C2 can only be <9>

R9C8 can only be <3>

R2C4 can only be <6>

R1C3 can only be <9>

R2C5 can only be <2>

R4C4 can only be <5>

R3C5 can only be <8>

R3C9 can only be <6>

R1C5 can only be <1>

R4C3 can only be <4>

R6C4 can only be <1>

R5C5 can only be <6>

R8C9 can only be <2>

R2C2 can only be <3>

R7C3 can only be <1>

R8C8 can only be <5>

R1C7 can only be <2>

R1C8 can only be <8>

R5C8 can only be <9>

R4C7 can only be <6>

R6C3 can only be <5>

R4C2 can only be <8>

R6C7 can only be <4>

R5C9 can only be <8>

R2C8 can only be <4>

R5C2 can only be <1>

R6C8 can only be <7>

R7C7 can only be <9>

R6C6 can only be <8>

R4C8 can only be <2>

R7C9 can only be <4>

R2C9 can only be <9>

R4C6 can only be <7>

R6C2 can only be <6>

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