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May 26 - Hard
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Reasoning 



R1C4 is the only square in row 1 that can be <8>

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

R2C9 is the only square in row 2 that can be <8>

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

R4C5 is the only square in row 4 that can be <6>

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

R8C4 is the only square in row 8 that can be <1>

R5C6 is the only square in row 5 that can be <1>

R5C4 is the only square in row 5 that can be <3>

R3C6 is the only square in row 3 that can be <3>

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

R6C2 is the only square in row 6 that can be <8>

R4C6 is the only square in row 4 that can be <8>

R2C6 is the only square in column 6 that can be <5>

Squares R8C1 and R8C2 in block 7 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <79>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the block.

R7C1 - removing <79> from <279> leaving <2>

R7C3 - removing <7> from <12467> leaving <1246>

R9C2 - removing <79> from <2479> leaving <24>

R9C3 - removing <7> from <12467> leaving <1246>

R7C6 can only be <9>

R9C2 can only be <4>

R9C6 can only be <2>

Squares R7C4 and R7C5 in row 7 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <47>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R7C8 - removing <7> from <1567> leaving <156>

R7C9 - removing <7> from <57> leaving <5>

Squares R2C8 and R3C9 in block 3 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <29>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the block.

R1C8 - removing <29> from <259> leaving <5>

R3C7 - removing <9> from <1459> leaving <145>

R3C8 - removing <29> from <12459> leaving <145>

R3C2 is the only square in row 3 that can be <5>

R4C2 can only be <7>

R4C8 can only be <4>

R8C2 can only be <9>

R5C1 can only be <5>

R4C7 can only be <5>

R3C8 can only be <1>

R5C7 can only be <9>

R5C5 can only be <4>

R9C7 can only be <1>

R6C8 can only be <2>

R6C3 can only be <4>

R2C8 can only be <9>

R5C9 can only be <7>

R8C1 can only be <7>

R1C2 can only be <2>

R9C3 can only be <6>

R3C7 can only be <4>

R7C8 can only be <6>

R1C3 can only be <7>

R1C1 can only be <9>

R2C5 can only be <2>

R3C9 can only be <2>

R5C3 can only be <2>

R7C5 can only be <7>

R6C4 can only be <9>

R9C9 can only be <9>

R6C5 can only be <5>

R3C4 can only be <7>

R7C4 can only be <4>

R3C5 can only be <9>

R7C3 can only be <1>

R9C8 can only be <7>



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