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Sep 23 - Hard
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Reasoning 



R1C1 is the only square in row 1 that can be <4>

R5C5 is the only square in row 5 that can be <4>

R5C6 is the only square in row 5 that can be <3>

R1C9 is the only square in row 1 that can be <3>

R2C5 is the only square in row 2 that can be <3>

R9C1 is the only square in row 9 that can be <3>

R9C9 is the only square in row 9 that can be <4>

R6C5 is the only square in column 5 that can be <2>

R5C7 is the only square in row 5 that can be <2>

R5C8 is the only square in row 5 that can be <1>

R5C4 is the only square in row 5 that can be <8>

R6C6 is the only square in row 6 that can be <1>

R9C2 is the only square in row 9 that can be <2>

R1C4 is the only square in row 1 that can be <2>

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

R2C9 is the only square in row 2 that can be <1>

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

R8C9 is the only square in row 8 that can be <2>

R9C7 is the only square in row 9 that can be <1>

R9C8 is the only square in row 9 that can be <8>

R4C4 is the only square in column 4 that can be <6>

R3C7 is the only square in column 7 that can be <8>

Squares R4C9 and R6C9 in column 9 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 column.

R3C9 - removing <7> from <679> leaving <69>

Squares R5C2 and R5C3 in block 4 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <69>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the block.

R4C1 - removing <9> from <589> leaving <58>

Squares R4C1 and R6C1 in column 1 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <58>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the column.

R3C1 - removing <5> from <569> leaving <69>

R7C1 - removing <5> from <1569> leaving <169>

R8C1 - removing <5> from <1569> leaving <169>

Squares R3C1 and R3C9 in row 3 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <69>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R3C3 - removing <69> from <5679> leaving <57>

Squares R2C2 and R3C3 in block 1 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <57>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the block.

R1C2 - removing <57> from <5679> leaving <69>

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

R2C8 can only be <5>

R3C3 can only be <5>

R8C8 can only be <6>

R1C7 can only be <9>

R3C5 can only be <7>

R1C6 can only be <5>

R1C8 can only be <7>

R7C9 can only be <9>

R1C2 can only be <6>

R7C7 can only be <5>

R3C9 can only be <6>

R3C1 can only be <9>

R7C5 can only be <1>

R5C2 can only be <9>

R8C1 can only be <1>

R5C3 can only be <6>

R8C2 can only be <5>

R7C3 can only be <7>

R9C3 can only be <9>

R7C1 can only be <6>

R8C5 can only be <9>

R4C5 can only be <5>

R9C6 can only be <7>

R9C4 can only be <5>

R4C6 can only be <9>

R4C1 can only be <8>

R6C4 can only be <7>

R6C9 can only be <8>

R6C1 can only be <5>

R4C9 can only be <7>



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