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Sep 30 - Hard
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Reasoning 



R4C5 can only be <8>

R6C5 can only be <3>

R6C6 can only be <4>

R6C8 can only be <8>

R5C5 can only be <2>

R6C3 can only be <1>

R4C4 can only be <5>

R9C4 can only be <8>

R6C1 can only be <6>

R8C4 can only be <1>

R8C5 is the only square in column 5 that can be <6>

R7C5 is the only square in column 5 that can be <7>

R2C6 is the only square in column 6 that can be <2>

R1C6 is the only square in column 6 that can be <8>

Squares R9C7 and R9C9 in row 9 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <67>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R9C3 - removing <7> from <257> leaving <25>

R9C8 - removing <7> from <257> leaving <25>

Squares R9C7 and R9C9 in block 9 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <67>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the block.

R8C7 - removing <7> from <3789> leaving <389>

R8C8 - removing <7> from <23579> leaving <2359>

R8C9 - removing <7> from <379> leaving <39>

R2C8 is the only square in column 8 that can be <7>

Squares R7C2<35>, R7C6<59> and R7C8<359> in row 7 form a comprehensive naked triplet. These 3 squares can only contain the 3 possibilities <359>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R7C1 - removing <35> from <358> leaving <8>

R7C7 - removing <39> from <13489> leaving <148>

R7C9 - removing <39> from <1349> leaving <14>

R3C3 is the only square in row 3 that can be <8>

R3C2 is the only square in row 3 that can be <2>

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

R2C4 can only be <3>

R3C9 is the only square in row 3 that can be <6>

R9C9 can only be <7>

R9C7 can only be <6>

R2C2 is the only square in row 2 that can be <6>

R2C3 is the only square in row 2 that can be <4>

R2C1 is the only square in row 2 that can be <5>

R5C1 can only be <7>

R5C3 can only be <5>

R4C2 can only be <4>

R9C3 can only be <2>

R9C8 can only be <5>

R8C3 can only be <7>

R4C9 can only be <9>

R4C7 can only be <7>

R8C9 can only be <3>

R1C3 can only be <9>

R8C2 can only be <5>

R5C9 can only be <4>

R7C8 can only be <9>

R5C7 can only be <3>

R7C9 can only be <1>

R7C6 can only be <5>

R3C8 can only be <3>

R8C8 can only be <2>

R8C7 can only be <8>

R7C7 can only be <4>

R8C6 can only be <9>

R7C2 can only be <3>

R3C1 can only be <1>

R1C7 can only be <1>

R1C2 can only be <7>

R1C1 can only be <3>

R2C7 can only be <9>

R2C5 can only be <1>

R3C5 can only be <9>



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