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Aug 02 - Hard
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Reasoning 



R4C8 can only be <1>

R4C6 can only be <2>

R4C9 can only be <9>

R4C4 can only be <6>

R4C2 can only be <3>

R5C3 is the only square in row 5 that can be <6>

R3C2 is the only square in row 3 that can be <6>

R6C1 is the only square in row 6 that can be <2>

R6C6 is the only square in row 6 that can be <7>

R7C5 is the only square in row 7 that can be <6>

R9C9 is the only square in row 9 that can be <7>

R7C1 is the only square in row 7 that can be <7>

R8C3 is the only square in column 3 that can be <2>

R7C9 is the only square in column 9 that can be <2>

R3C9 is the only square in block 3 that can be <5>

Squares R8C1 and R8C2 in row 8 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <19>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R8C5 - removing <19> from <1389> leaving <38>

R8C7 - removing <19> from <1349> leaving <34>

R8C9 - removing <1> from <148> leaving <48>

R2C9 is the only square in column 9 that can be <1>

Squares R2C7 and R2C8 in row 2 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 row.

R2C1 - removing <3> from <389> leaving <89>

R2C3 - removing <4> from <47> leaving <7>

R2C5 - removing <3> from <3789> leaving <789>

R3C5 is the only square in row 3 that can be <7>

R3C4 is the only square in row 3 that can be <2>

R9C5 is the only square in row 9 that can be <2>

Squares R2C7 and R8C7 in column 7 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.

R5C7 - removing <4> from <45> leaving <5>

R7C7 - removing <3> from <139> leaving <19>

R9C7 - removing <4> from <1459> leaving <159>

R5C1 can only be <1>

R6C8 can only be <8>

R6C4 can only be <1>

R7C8 can only be <3>

R5C9 can only be <4>

R2C8 can only be <4>

R8C7 can only be <4>

R8C9 can only be <8>

R2C7 can only be <3>

R9C8 can only be <5>

R8C5 can only be <3>

R5C5 can only be <8>

R3C1 can only be <3>

R8C1 can only be <9>

R6C2 can only be <5>

R2C5 can only be <9>

R8C2 can only be <1>

R2C1 can only be <8>

R1C2 can only be <9>

R1C5 can only be <1>

R1C3 can only be <4>

R3C6 can only be <4>

R1C1 can only be <5>

R3C3 can only be <1>

R9C6 can only be <1>

R1C4 can only be <8>

R9C7 can only be <9>

R7C6 can only be <8>

R9C4 can only be <4>

R7C7 can only be <1>

R1C6 can only be <3>

R7C4 can only be <9>



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