Daily Sudoku Answer 

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R1C6 can only be <8>

R4C1 can only be <2>

R4C9 can only be <8>

R5C4 can only be <8>

R6C5 can only be <6>

R6C9 can only be <3>

R9C6 can only be <2>

R4C5 can only be <4>

R5C5 can only be <2>

R9C4 can only be <5>

R5C6 can only be <7>

R5C3 can only be <1>

R6C1 can only be <7>

R1C4 can only be <6>

R5C2 can only be <3>

R2C1 is the only square in row 2 that can be <3>

R1C7 is the only square in row 1 that can be <3>

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

R3C1 is the only square in row 3 that can be <6>

R3C7 is the only square in row 3 that can be <8>

Intersection of row 2 with block 3. The value <4> 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.

R1C8 - removing <4> from <459> leaving <59>

R1C9 - removing <4> from <12459> leaving <1259>

Squares R1C8 and R5C8 in column 8 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 column.

R2C8 - removing <5> from <45> leaving <4>

R8C8 - removing <59> from <45689> leaving <468>

R9C8 - removing <9> from <4689> leaving <468>

Intersection of column 7 with block 9. The value <1> only appears in one or more of squares R7C7, R8C7 and R9C7 of column 7. These squares are the ones that intersect with block 9. Thus, the other (non-intersecting) squares of block 9 cannot contain this value.

R7C9 - removing <1> from <1579> leaving <579>

R9C9 - removing <1> from <1479> leaving <479>

Intersection of block 1 with row 1. The values <14> only appears in one or more of squares R1C1, R1C2 and R1C3 of block 1. These squares are the ones that intersect with row 1. Thus, the other (non-intersecting) squares of row 1 cannot contain these values.

R1C9 - removing <1> from <1259> leaving <259>

Squares R2C5, R2C9, R3C5 and R3C9 form a Type-1 Unique Rectangle on <15>.

R3C9 - removing <15> from <125> leaving <2>

R3C3 can only be <5>

R3C5 can only be <1>

R7C3 can only be <7>

R1C1 can only be <1>

R2C5 can only be <5>

R9C3 can only be <4>

R1C3 can only be <2>

R8C2 can only be <6>

R1C2 can only be <4>

R2C9 can only be <1>

R8C8 can only be <8>

R9C2 can only be <1>

R8C5 can only be <9>

R9C8 can only be <6>

R9C7 can only be <9>

R9C1 can only be <8>

R9C9 can only be <7>

R5C7 can only be <5>

R7C9 can only be <5>

R5C8 can only be <9>

R7C7 can only be <1>

R1C8 can only be <5>

R1C9 can only be <9>

R8C9 can only be <4>

R8C1 can only be <5>

R7C5 can only be <8>

R7C1 can only be <9>

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