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Jun 23 - Hard
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Reasoning 



R3C6 is the only square in row 3 that can be <2>

R4C4 is the only square in row 4 that can be <2>

R4C6 is the only square in row 4 that can be <9>

R6C2 is the only square in row 6 that can be <2>

R9C9 is the only square in row 9 that can be <2>

R5C5 is the only square in column 5 that can be <8>

R8C8 is the only square in column 8 that can be <5>

Intersection of row 2 with block 1. The values <16> only appears in one or more of squares R2C1, R2C2 and R2C3 of row 2. These squares are the ones that intersect with block 1. Thus, the other (non-intersecting) squares of block 1 cannot contain these values.

R1C2 - removing <6> from <5679> leaving <579>

Intersection of row 4 with block 6. The value <3> only appears in one or more of squares R4C7, R4C8 and R4C9 of row 4. These squares are the ones that intersect with block 6. Thus, the other (non-intersecting) squares of block 6 cannot contain this value.

R6C9 - removing <3> from <348> leaving <48>

Intersection of row 9 with block 7. The value <6> only appears in one or more of squares R9C1, R9C2 and R9C3 of row 9. These squares are the ones that intersect with block 7. Thus, the other (non-intersecting) squares of block 7 cannot contain this value.

R8C2 - removing <6> from <1679> leaving <179>

Intersection of column 4 with block 2. The value <9> only appears in one or more of squares R1C4, R2C4 and R3C4 of column 4. These squares are the ones that intersect with block 2. Thus, the other (non-intersecting) squares of block 2 cannot contain this value.

R1C5 - removing <9> from <349> leaving <34>

R2C5 - removing <9> from <349> leaving <34>

Squares R1C5 and R2C5 in column 5 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <34>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the column.

R8C5 - removing <3> from <139> leaving <19>

R9C5 - removing <4> from <149> leaving <19>

R8C6 is the only square in row 8 that can be <3>

R6C4 is the only square in row 6 that can be <3>

R9C6 is the only square in column 6 that can be <7>

R9C8 is the only square in row 9 that can be <4>

R7C4 is the only square in row 7 that can be <4>

R5C4 can only be <1>

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

R1C5 can only be <3>

R4C8 is the only square in column 8 that can be <1>

R4C3 can only be <7>

R4C1 can only be <4>

R5C3 can only be <5>

R5C6 can only be <4>

R5C7 can only be <7>

R6C6 can only be <5>

R4C9 can only be <3>

R6C1 can only be <1>

R7C2 is the only square in row 7 that can be <5>

R1C1 is the only square in row 1 that can be <5>

R7C9 is the only square in row 7 that can be <7>

R8C9 can only be <6>

R8C7 can only be <1>

R8C5 can only be <9>

R7C7 can only be <8>

R7C3 can only be <1>

R3C7 can only be <9>

R6C7 can only be <4>

R8C2 can only be <7>

R9C5 can only be <1>

R6C9 can only be <8>

R1C7 can only be <6>

R1C9 can only be <4>

R1C2 can only be <9>

R1C4 can only be <7>

R9C2 can only be <6>

R2C1 can only be <7>

R1C8 can only be <8>

R2C4 can only be <9>

R2C8 can only be <3>

R3C1 can only be <8>

R2C3 can only be <6>

R3C8 can only be <7>

R3C3 can only be <3>

R9C1 can only be <9>

R9C3 can only be <8>

R2C2 can only be <1>



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