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Aug 28 - Hard
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Reasoning 



R1C1 can only be <7>

R4C1 can only be <2>

R3C1 can only be <9>

R3C2 is the only square in row 3 that can be <2>

R2C9 is the only square in row 2 that can be <2>

R9C5 is the only square in row 9 that can be <4>

R6C6 is the only square in row 6 that can be <4>

R9C3 is the only square in row 9 that can be <2>

R8C5 is the only square in row 8 that can be <2>

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

R9C8 is the only square in row 9 that can be <1>

R1C3 is the only square in column 3 that can be <4>

Squares R1C2 and R1C5 in row 1 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.

R1C7 - removing <3> from <356> leaving <56>

R1C8 - removing <3> from <356> leaving <56>

Squares R7C5 and R7C6 in row 7 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <17>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R7C2 - removing <7> from <35679> leaving <3569>

R7C3 - removing <17> from <137> leaving <3>

R7C8 - removing <7> from <35679> leaving <3569>

R7C9 - removing <7> from <3579> leaving <359>

R2C3 can only be <8>

R1C2 can only be <3>

R1C5 can only be <8>

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

R5C2 is the only square in row 5 that can be <8>

Squares R5C3 and R5C6 in row 5 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <17>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R5C1 - removing <1> from <16> leaving <6>

R5C5 - removing <17> from <135679> leaving <3569>

R5C7 - removing <7> from <34579> leaving <3459>

R5C8 - removing <7> from <34579> leaving <3459>

R5C9 - removing <7> from <3579> leaving <359>

R8C1 can only be <1>

R6C2 can only be <7>

R6C4 can only be <1>

R6C9 can only be <5>

R9C2 can only be <5>

R5C3 can only be <1>

R5C6 can only be <7>

R6C5 can only be <6>

R7C9 can only be <9>

R5C9 can only be <3>

R8C3 can only be <7>

R8C7 can only be <6>

R8C2 can only be <9>

R1C7 can only be <5>

R7C8 can only be <5>

R7C2 can only be <6>

R1C8 can only be <6>

R7C6 can only be <1>

R4C4 can only be <3>

R9C9 can only be <7>

R7C5 can only be <7>

R9C7 can only be <3>

R4C5 can only be <9>

R3C4 can only be <7>

R4C8 can only be <7>

R5C5 can only be <5>

R2C5 can only be <3>

R2C8 can only be <9>

R3C5 can only be <1>

R2C7 can only be <7>

R5C8 can only be <4>

R3C7 can only be <4>

R3C8 can only be <3>

R5C7 can only be <9>



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