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Apr 05 - Hard
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Reasoning 



R4C6 can only be <3>

R6C4 can only be <7>

R6C3 can only be <1>

R4C3 can only be <4>

R8C3 can only be <5>

R2C5 is the only square in row 2 that can be <1>

R2C4 is the only square in row 2 that can be <3>

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

R4C8 can only be <1>

R5C8 is the only square in row 5 that can be <4>

R2C2 is the only square in column 2 that can be <6>

R2C8 is the only square in column 8 that can be <9>

R2C7 is the only square in block 3 that can be <7>

Squares R3C1 and R3C4 in row 3 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <29>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R3C5 - removing <2> from <267> leaving <67>

R3C6 - removing <9> from <679> leaving <67>

Squares R7C4 and R7C6 in row 7 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <59>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R7C9 - removing <5> from <135> leaving <13>

Squares R3C5 and R3C6 in block 2 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <67>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the block.

R1C5 - removing <7> from <27> leaving <2>

R1C6 - removing <7> from <4579> leaving <459>

R1C9 can only be <5>

R3C4 can only be <9>

R2C9 can only be <2>

R2C1 can only be <4>

R3C1 can only be <2>

R7C4 can only be <5>

R1C6 can only be <4>

R7C6 can only be <9>

R9C4 can only be <4>

R9C1 can only be <3>

R8C4 can only be <2>

R1C2 can only be <7>

R2C6 can only be <5>

R8C1 can only be <8>

R1C3 can only be <9>

R5C3 can only be <7>

R5C1 can only be <9>

R7C2 can only be <1>

R7C9 can only be <3>

R8C2 can only be <4>

R7C5 can only be <8>

R5C9 can only be <6>

R8C8 can only be <7>

R8C6 can only be <6>

R9C8 can only be <5>

R9C7 can only be <6>

R6C8 can only be <3>

R5C7 can only be <8>

R8C9 can only be <1>

R6C2 can only be <2>

R8C5 can only be <3>

R3C6 can only be <7>

R9C5 can only be <7>

R3C5 can only be <6>

R5C2 can only be <3>

R4C7 can only be <2>

R6C7 can only be <5>

R4C2 can only be <8>



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