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Jun 26 - Hard
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Reasoning 



R6C3 can only be <4>

R8C9 is the only square in row 8 that can be <1>

R9C2 is the only square in row 9 that can be <7>

R9C5 is the only square in row 9 that can be <5>

R7C4 can only be <4>

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

R8C1 is the only square in column 1 that can be <3>

R2C1 is the only square in column 1 that can be <8>

R3C8 is the only square in row 3 that can be <8>

Intersection of row 9 with block 9. The value <9> only appears in one or more of squares R9C7, R9C8 and R9C9 of row 9. These squares are the ones that intersect with block 9. Thus, the other (non-intersecting) squares of block 9 cannot contain this value.

R7C7 - removing <9> from <2359> leaving <235>

R7C8 - removing <9> from <239> leaving <23>

R8C7 - removing <9> from <4569> leaving <456>

R8C8 - removing <9> from <469> leaving <46>

R4C7 is the only square in column 7 that can be <9>

Squares R3C6 and R4C6 in column 6 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <46>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the column.

R5C6 - removing <46> from <3469> leaving <39>

R6C6 - removing <6> from <368> leaving <38>

Intersection of row 4 with block 5. The values <46> only appears in one or more of squares R4C4, R4C5 and R4C6 of row 4. These squares are the ones that intersect with block 5. Thus, the other (non-intersecting) squares of block 5 cannot contain these values.

R5C5 - removing <4> from <1249> leaving <129>

R6C4 - removing <6> from <67> leaving <7>

R6C5 can only be <8>

R6C6 can only be <3>

R8C5 can only be <9>

R6C7 can only be <6>

R5C6 can only be <9>

R8C3 can only be <5>

R7C6 can only be <8>

R8C7 can only be <4>

R7C2 can only be <2>

R8C2 can only be <8>

R8C8 can only be <6>

R2C7 can only be <3>

R3C7 can only be <2>

R9C9 can only be <9>

R9C8 can only be <2>

R7C7 can only be <5>

R7C3 can only be <9>

R7C8 can only be <3>

R9C1 can only be <4>

R5C8 can only be <4>

R5C9 can only be <3>

R2C8 can only be <7>

R2C3 can only be <1>

R1C8 can only be <9>

R2C5 can only be <4>

R3C3 can only be <7>

R4C3 can only be <2>

R2C9 can only be <6>

R1C5 can only be <7>

R3C6 can only be <6>

R2C2 can only be <5>

R1C9 can only be <4>

R3C2 can only be <4>

R3C4 can only be <1>

R4C6 can only be <4>

R4C5 can only be <1>

R5C1 can only be <6>

R4C4 can only be <6>

R5C5 can only be <2>

R5C2 can only be <1>

R1C1 can only be <2>

R1C2 can only be <6>



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