Daily Sudoku Answer 

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R3C4 can only be <2>

R4C5 can only be <8>

R4C7 can only be <7>

R5C6 can only be <6>

R6C3 can only be <2>

R6C5 can only be <9>

R7C4 can only be <6>

R4C3 can only be <5>

R5C8 can only be <2>

R5C4 can only be <5>

R5C9 can only be <9>

R5C5 can only be <1>

R6C7 can only be <3>

R3C7 can only be <9>

R7C7 can only be <4>

R2C8 is the only square in row 2 that can be <5>

R8C2 is the only square in row 8 that can be <9>

R9C7 is the only square in row 9 that can be <6>

R1C7 can only be <2>

R1C5 is the only square in row 1 that can be <6>

R2C9 is the only square in row 2 that can be <6>

R9C2 is the only square in row 9 that can be <2>

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

R8C9 is the only square in row 8 that can be <2>

Squares R5C1 and R8C1 in column 1 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <47>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the column.

R3C1 - removing <7> from <178> leaving <18>

R7C1 - removing <7> from <178> leaving <18>

Squares R3C3 and R3C6 in row 3 and R7C3 and R7C6 in row 7 form a Simple X-Wing pattern on possibility <7>. All other instances of this possibility in columns 3 and 6 can be removed.

R9C3 - removing <7> from <478> leaving <48>

Squares R1C3 and R9C3 in column 3 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <48>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the column.

R3C3 - removing <8> from <178> leaving <17>

R7C3 - removing <8> from <178> leaving <17>

The puzzle can be reduced to a Bivalue Universal Grave (BUG) pattern, by making this reduction:

R8C5=<34>

These are called the BUG possibilities. In a BUG pattern, in each row, column and block, each unsolved possibility appears exactly twice. Such a pattern either has 0 or 2 solutions, so it cannot be part of a valid Sudoku

When a puzzle contains a BUG, and only one square in the puzzle has more than 2 possibilities, the only way to kill the BUG is to remove both of the BUG possibilities from the square, thus solving it

R8C5 - removing <34> from <347> leaving <7>

R8C1 can only be <4>

R8C8 can only be <3>

R2C5 can only be <3>

R9C5 can only be <4>

R7C6 can only be <3>

R1C8 can only be <8>

R7C9 can only be <8>

R9C3 can only be <8>

R1C3 can only be <4>

R9C8 can only be <7>

R3C9 can only be <3>

R2C2 can only be <7>

R3C6 can only be <7>

R3C3 can only be <1>

R7C1 can only be <1>

R5C1 can only be <7>

R1C2 can only be <3>

R5C2 can only be <4>

R3C1 can only be <8>

R7C3 can only be <7>

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