Daily Sudoku Answer 

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R3C3 can only be <6>

R3C1 can only be <8>

R3C2 can only be <7>

R3C9 is the only square in row 3 that can be <4>

R4C1 is the only square in row 4 that can be <5>

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

R9C2 is the only square in column 2 that can be <8>

R8C2 is the only square in column 2 that can be <9>

R8C1 is the only square in row 8 that can be <6>

R9C1 is the only square in column 1 that can be <4>

Squares R8C3 and R9C3 in column 3 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <25>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the column.

R1C3 - removing <2> from <123> leaving <13>

R6C3 - removing <2> from <123> leaving <13>

Squares R3C4 and R3C5 in block 2 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <59>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the block.

R1C4 - removing <59> from <25789> leaving <278>

R1C5 - removing <59> from <1256789> leaving <12678>

Intersection of row 2 with block 2. The values <12> only appears in one or more of squares R2C4, R2C5 and R2C6 of row 2. These squares are the ones that intersect with block 2. Thus, the other (non-intersecting) squares of block 2 cannot contain these values.

R1C4 - removing <2> from <278> leaving <78>

R1C5 - removing <12> from <12678> leaving <678>

Intersection of row 2 with block 3. The value <3> only appears in one or more of squares R2C7, R2C8 and R2C9 of row 2. These squares are the ones that intersect with block 3. Thus, the other (non-intersecting) squares of block 3 cannot contain this value.

R1C7 - removing <3> from <367> leaving <67>

R1C8 - removing <3> from <35689> leaving <5689>

Squares R1C7 and R2C9 in block 3 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.

R1C8 - removing <6> from <5689> leaving <589>

R1C9 - removing <67> from <5679> leaving <59>

R2C7 - removing <67> from <367> leaving <3>

R2C8 - removing <6> from <368> leaving <38>

R2C8 can only be <8>

R4C2 is the only square in row 4 that can be <3>

R1C2 can only be <2>

R6C3 can only be <1>

R1C3 can only be <3>

R5C1 can only be <2>

R1C1 can only be <1>

R5C2 can only be <6>

R5C8 can only be <4>

R5C9 can only be <1>

R4C5 is the only square in row 4 that can be <4>

R6C8 is the only square in row 6 that can be <3>

R7C7 is the only square in row 7 that can be <4>

R8C4 is the only square in row 8 that can be <4>

R3C4 is the only square in column 4 that can be <5>

R3C5 can only be <9>

R5C4 is the only square in column 4 that can be <9>

R5C6 can only be <7>

R8C6 can only be <2>

R8C3 can only be <5>

R4C6 can only be <6>

R4C7 can only be <2>

R2C6 can only be <1>

R6C9 can only be <6>

R2C9 can only be <7>

R8C5 can only be <7>

R9C3 can only be <2>

R9C6 can only be <9>

R2C4 can only be <2>

R1C7 can only be <6>

R9C9 can only be <5>

R7C6 can only be <8>

R9C5 can only be <1>

R9C8 can only be <6>

R1C9 can only be <9>

R7C8 can only be <9>

R1C5 can only be <8>

R9C7 can only be <7>

R1C8 can only be <5>

R7C9 can only be <2>

R2C5 can only be <6>

R6C4 can only be <8>

R6C5 can only be <2>

R1C4 can only be <7>

R7C5 can only be <5>

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