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Jun 07 - Hard
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Reasoning 



R4C5 is the only square in row 4 that can be <3>

R6C3 is the only square in row 6 that can be <3>

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

R9C6 is the only square in column 6 that can be <8>

R5C6 is the only square in column 6 that can be <6>

R9C9 is the only square in column 9 that can be <3>

R3C7 is the only square in column 7 that can be <3>

R4C7 is the only square in column 7 that can be <6>

R4C9 is the only square in row 4 that can be <7>

R1C7 is the only square in row 1 that can be <7>

R8C8 is the only square in block 9 that can be <1>

R7C8 is the only square in column 8 that can be <4>

R6C8 is the only square in column 8 that can be <9>

Squares R1C8 and R1C9 in row 1 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <28>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R1C1 - removing <2> from <1249> leaving <149>

R1C6 - removing <2> from <24> leaving <4>

R5C5 is the only square in column 5 that can be <4>

Squares R1C8 and R1C9 in block 3 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <28>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the block.

R2C8 - removing <2> from <256> leaving <56>

R3C8 - removing <28> from <2568> leaving <56>

R1C8 is the only square in column 8 that can be <8>

R1C9 can only be <2>

R4C8 is the only square in column 8 that can be <2>

Squares R4C1 and R4C2 in block 4 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <45>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the block.

R5C1 - removing <5> from <259> leaving <29>

R6C1 - removing <5> from <56> leaving <6>

R6C2 - removing <5> from <568> leaving <68>

R6C2 can only be <8>

R3C3 is the only square in row 3 that can be <8>

R9C3 is the only square in column 3 that can be <4>

R8C4 is the only square in row 8 that can be <4>

R8C6 is the only square in row 8 that can be <3>

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

R1C4 is the only square in column 4 that can be <9>

R1C1 can only be <1>

R9C1 can only be <5>

R9C4 can only be <6>

R4C1 can only be <4>

R8C2 can only be <9>

R9C2 can only be <1>

R7C4 can only be <5>

R4C2 can only be <5>

R3C1 can only be <2>

R7C9 can only be <8>

R5C4 can only be <1>

R7C7 can only be <9>

R8C7 can only be <5>

R5C7 can only be <8>

R3C6 can only be <5>

R5C1 can only be <9>

R2C2 can only be <6>

R3C5 can only be <1>

R3C8 can only be <6>

R2C6 can only be <2>

R3C2 can only be <4>

R2C8 can only be <5>

R5C3 can only be <2>

R7C3 can only be <6>

R5C9 can only be <5>

R6C5 can only be <5>

R6C9 can only be <1>

R7C2 can only be <2>

R2C3 can only be <9>



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