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Jun 20 - Hard
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Reasoning 



R2C4 is the only square in row 2 that can be <6>

R4C4 can only be <7>

R2C2 is the only square in row 2 that can be <8>

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

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

R4C9 is the only square in row 4 that can be <3>

R7C7 is the only square in row 7 that can be <3>

R7C5 is the only square in row 7 that can be <8>

R9C3 is the only square in column 3 that can be <6>

R2C6 is the only square in column 6 that can be <7>

Squares R1C5 and R3C5 in column 5 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 column.

R5C5 - removing <14> from <12349> leaving <239>

R6C5 - removing <14> from <1349> leaving <39>

R9C5 - removing <4> from <24> leaving <2>

R5C4 is the only square in row 5 that can be <2>

Squares R8C4 and R8C6 in row 8 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <45>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R8C7 - removing <4> from <246> leaving <26>

R8C8 - removing <45> from <2459> leaving <29>

R8C9 - removing <5> from <569> leaving <69>

Squares R6C7 and R9C7 in column 7 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 column.

R1C7 - removing <1> from <1278> leaving <278>

R3C7 - removing <1> from <167> leaving <67>

R5C7 - removing <14> from <148> leaving <8>

R1C8 is the only square in row 1 that can be <8>

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

R5C6 is the only square in row 5 that can be <4>

R8C6 can only be <5>

R6C4 can only be <5>

R6C6 can only be <1>

R8C4 can only be <4>

R6C7 can only be <4>

R9C7 can only be <1>

R1C7 is the only square in block 3 that can be <2>

R8C7 can only be <6>

R8C9 can only be <9>

R3C7 can only be <7>

R8C8 can only be <2>

R5C9 can only be <1>

R1C9 can only be <5>

R4C8 can only be <9>

R3C9 can only be <6>

R3C8 can only be <1>

R3C5 can only be <4>

R4C3 can only be <1>

R3C3 can only be <5>

R1C5 can only be <1>

R2C3 can only be <2>

R2C1 can only be <1>

R5C3 can only be <9>

R5C5 can only be <3>

R7C3 can only be <4>

R6C2 can only be <7>

R5C1 can only be <5>

R6C5 can only be <9>

R6C1 can only be <3>

R1C2 can only be <4>

R7C8 can only be <5>

R1C3 can only be <7>

R9C2 can only be <5>

R7C1 can only be <2>

R7C2 can only be <9>

R9C8 can only be <4>

R9C1 can only be <7>



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