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Nov 13 - Hard
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Reasoning 



R7C6 can only be <6>

R5C8 is the only square in row 5 that can be <8>

R4C3 is the only square in column 3 that can be <9>

R4C4 is the only square in column 4 that can be <6>

R4C1 is the only square in row 4 that can be <3>

R6C6 is the only square in row 6 that can be <3>

R6C1 is the only square in block 4 that can be <5>

Squares R5C2 and R6C2 in column 2 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 column.

R1C2 - removing <7> from <237> leaving <23>

R2C2 - removing <7> from <23678> leaving <2368>

Squares R8C6 and R9C6 in column 6 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <12>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the column.

R1C6 - removing <12> from <1279> leaving <79>

R5C6 - removing <1> from <179> leaving <79>

Squares R1C2 and R2C3 in block 1 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <23>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the block.

R1C3 - removing <23> from <2345> leaving <45>

R2C2 - removing <23> from <2368> leaving <68>

R3C3 - removing <3> from <35> leaving <5>

R1C3 can only be <4>

R1C1 can only be <7>

R1C6 can only be <9>

R5C6 can only be <7>

R5C2 can only be <1>

R5C4 can only be <5>

R6C2 can only be <7>

R5C5 can only be <9>

R4C5 can only be <2>

R6C7 can only be <6>

R6C9 can only be <2>

R6C5 can only be <1>

R8C5 can only be <4>

R8C1 can only be <6>

R8C7 can only be <7>

R2C7 can only be <9>

R3C1 can only be <8>

R3C5 can only be <7>

R2C2 can only be <6>

R2C5 can only be <8>

R7C5 can only be <5>

R7C7 can only be <4>

R7C1 can only be <9>

R9C7 can only be <5>

R7C9 can only be <3>

R9C1 can only be <4>

R7C2 can only be <8>

R2C9 can only be <7>

R8C8 can only be <1>

R8C6 can only be <2>

R9C8 can only be <6>

R9C9 can only be <9>

R3C8 can only be <3>

R4C9 can only be <5>

R3C4 can only be <1>

R1C8 can only be <5>

R4C8 can only be <7>

R1C9 can only be <1>

R9C2 can only be <2>

R8C3 can only be <3>

R9C6 can only be <1>

R1C2 can only be <3>

R9C4 can only be <8>

R2C3 can only be <2>

R1C4 can only be <2>

R3C9 can only be <6>

R2C4 can only be <3>



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