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Jul 26 - Very Hard
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Reasoning 



R4C8 can only be <1>

R5C1 can only be <2>

R5C5 can only be <5>

R5C6 can only be <1>

R5C9 can only be <7>

R5C4 can only be <6>

R6C8 can only be <5>

R2C8 can only be <2>

R8C8 can only be <6>

R1C8 can only be <7>

R9C8 can only be <4>

R1C1 is the only square in row 1 that can be <4>

R3C3 is the only square in row 3 that can be <2>

R1C5 is the only square in row 1 that can be <2>

R1C9 is the only square in row 1 that can be <8>

R3C7 is the only square in row 3 that can be <6>

R4C6 is the only square in row 4 that can be <2>

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

R6C4 is the only square in row 6 that can be <7>

R6C2 is the only square in row 6 that can be <9>

R4C2 can only be <3>

R4C4 can only be <9>

R2C1 is the only square in row 2 that can be <9>

R7C9 is the only square in row 7 that can be <2>

R7C3 is the only square in row 7 that can be <9>

R8C2 is the only square in row 8 that can be <2>

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

R8C6 is the only square in column 6 that can be <5>

Squares R2C4 and R2C6 in row 2 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <38>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R2C9 - removing <3> from <135> leaving <15>

Squares R3C1 and R7C1 in column 1 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <35>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the column.

R8C1 - removing <3> from <138> leaving <18>

R9C1 - removing <35> from <1358> leaving <18>

Squares R8C1 and R9C1 in block 7 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <18>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the block.

R9C2 - removing <1> from <156> leaving <56>

Squares R3C9 and R7C7 form a remote naked pair. <35> can be removed from any square that is common to their groups.

R1C7 - removing <3> from <13> leaving <1>

R8C9 - removing <3> from <13> leaving <1>

R1C2 can only be <6>

R2C9 can only be <5>

R2C2 can only be <1>

R3C9 can only be <3>

R3C1 can only be <5>

R8C1 can only be <8>

R1C3 can only be <3>

R9C2 can only be <5>

R9C3 can only be <6>

R7C1 can only be <3>

R7C7 can only be <5>

R9C7 can only be <3>

R8C4 can only be <3>

R9C1 can only be <1>

R2C4 can only be <8>

R9C5 can only be <8>

R6C5 can only be <3>

R2C6 can only be <3>

R6C6 can only be <8>



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