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Aug 30 - Hard
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Reasoning 



R2C5 can only be <3>

R5C2 can only be <4>

R5C5 can only be <9>

R5C8 can only be <5>

R3C5 can only be <7>

R8C5 can only be <8>

R5C3 can only be <2>

R5C7 can only be <3>

R7C5 can only be <6>

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

R3C3 is the only square in row 3 that can be <3>

R4C3 is the only square in row 4 that can be <5>

R4C8 is the only square in row 4 that can be <9>

R6C2 is the only square in row 6 that can be <6>

R2C1 is the only square in row 2 that can be <6>

R8C9 is the only square in row 8 that can be <5>

R2C6 is the only square in row 2 that can be <5>

R3C7 is the only square in row 3 that can be <5>

R9C2 is the only square in row 9 that can be <3>

R9C7 is the only square in row 9 that can be <6>

R8C2 is the only square in column 2 that can be <7>

R1C2 is the only square in column 2 that can be <9>

R7C3 is the only square in column 3 that can be <9>

R7C9 is the only square in column 9 that can be <7>

Squares R7C4 and R7C6 in row 7 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <24>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R7C1 - removing <4> from <148> leaving <18>

R7C7 - removing <4> from <148> leaving <18>

Squares R8C1 and R8C8 in row 8 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <14>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R8C4 - removing <4> from <349> leaving <39>

R8C6 - removing <4> from <349> leaving <39>

Squares R2C9 and R3C9 in block 3 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <48>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the block.

R1C7 - removing <4> from <147> leaving <17>

R1C8 - removing <4> from <147> leaving <17>

R1C3 is the only square in row 1 that can be <4>

R9C3 can only be <8>

R9C8 can only be <4>

R6C3 can only be <1>

R7C1 can only be <1>

R8C8 can only be <1>

R6C6 can only be <3>

R4C2 can only be <8>

R6C4 can only be <7>

R8C6 can only be <9>

R7C7 can only be <8>

R3C1 can only be <8>

R8C1 can only be <4>

R4C7 can only be <7>

R8C4 can only be <3>

R1C8 can only be <7>

R1C7 can only be <1>

R6C8 can only be <8>

R3C9 can only be <4>

R2C2 can only be <1>

R3C6 can only be <1>

R2C9 can only be <8>

R6C7 can only be <4>

R2C4 can only be <4>

R7C4 can only be <2>

R3C4 can only be <9>

R4C6 can only be <2>

R4C4 can only be <1>

R7C6 can only be <4>



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