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Oct 14 - Hard
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Reasoning 



R1C4 is the only square in row 1 that can be <3>

R2C8 is the only square in row 2 that can be <8>

R6C9 is the only square in row 6 that can be <9>

R7C8 is the only square in row 7 that can be <5>

R7C2 is the only square in row 7 that can be <3>

R8C5 is the only square in row 8 that can be <2>

R8C2 is the only square in column 2 that can be <8>

R9C8 is the only square in column 8 that can be <3>

R8C8 is the only square in column 8 that can be <7>

R9C9 is the only square in column 9 that can be <8>

R9C6 is the only square in block 8 that can be <1>

R9C7 can only be <6>

Squares R5C4 and R5C6 in row 5 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 row.

R5C2 - removing <56> from <1456> leaving <14>

Squares R8C7 and R8C9 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 <469> leaving <69>

Squares R5C4 and R5C6 in block 5 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 block.

R4C6 - removing <5> from <578> leaving <78>

R6C4 - removing <56> from <568> leaving <8>

R6C5 - removing <6> from <136> leaving <13>

R6C1 can only be <6>

R4C6 can only be <7>

R1C1 can only be <4>

R4C1 can only be <8>

R7C6 is the only square in row 7 that can be <8>

R5C2 is the only square in column 2 that can be <4>

R5C8 can only be <1>

R3C8 can only be <4>

R3C5 can only be <7>

R2C5 is the only square in row 2 that can be <4>

R7C5 can only be <6>

R7C3 can only be <7>

R8C4 can only be <9>

R8C3 can only be <6>

R3C4 can only be <5>

R9C4 can only be <7>

R9C1 can only be <9>

R7C4 can only be <4>

R3C2 can only be <1>

R5C4 can only be <6>

R5C6 can only be <5>

R2C1 can only be <7>

R3C7 can only be <2>

R3C6 can only be <9>

R2C7 can only be <5>

R2C2 can only be <6>

R6C7 can only be <3>

R1C9 can only be <1>

R6C5 can only be <1>

R4C7 can only be <4>

R8C9 can only be <4>

R2C6 can only be <2>

R1C2 can only be <5>

R2C3 can only be <9>

R1C6 can only be <6>

R4C9 can only be <5>

R8C7 can only be <1>

R4C3 can only be <1>

R6C3 can only be <5>

R4C5 can only be <3>

R1C3 can only be <2>



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