Daily Sudoku Answer 

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R1C9 can only be <3>

R2C6 can only be <1>

R9C9 can only be <9>

R2C4 can only be <8>

R4C6 can only be <5>

R4C2 can only be <6>

R4C8 can only be <2>

R3C9 can only be <5>

R4C4 can only be <1>

R3C5 can only be <2>

R7C9 can only be <4>

R4C5 can only be <8>

R5C6 is the only square in row 5 that can be <4>

R6C4 is the only square in row 6 that can be <2>

R6C5 is the only square in row 6 that can be <6>

R8C3 is the only square in row 8 that can be <8>

R1C3 can only be <1>

R8C7 is the only square in row 8 that can be <2>

R7C3 is the only square in row 7 that can be <2>

Squares R7C1 and R7C5 in row 7 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <79>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R7C2 - removing <79> from <1379> leaving <13>

R7C7 - removing <7> from <1357> leaving <135>

R7C8 - removing <7> from <1357> leaving <135>

Intersection of block 8 with row 8. The value <3> only appears in one or more of squares R8C4, R8C5 and R8C6 of block 8. These squares are the ones that intersect with row 8. Thus, the other (non-intersecting) squares of row 8 cannot contain this value.

R8C2 - removing <3> from <1379> leaving <179>

R8C8 - removing <3> from <137> leaving <17>

Squares R2C8<79>, R3C8<19> and R8C8<17> in column 8 form a comprehensive naked triplet. These 3 squares can only contain the 3 possibilities <179>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the column.

R7C8 - removing <1> from <135> leaving <35>

Squares R1C1 and R1C7 in row 1 and R9C1 and R9C7 in row 9 form a Simple X-Wing pattern on possibility <7>. All other instances of this possibility in columns 1 and 7 can be removed.

R2C7 - removing <7> from <67> leaving <6>

R7C1 - removing <7> from <79> leaving <9>

R7C5 can only be <7>

R5C5 can only be <9>

R8C4 can only be <3>

R8C6 can only be <9>

R5C4 can only be <7>

R6C6 can only be <3>

R5C3 can only be <5>

R6C8 can only be <5>

R6C2 can only be <9>

R7C8 can only be <3>

R5C7 can only be <3>

R7C2 can only be <1>

R9C7 can only be <7>

R9C1 can only be <6>

R1C7 can only be <8>

R8C8 can only be <1>

R1C1 can only be <7>

R3C7 can only be <1>

R3C8 can only be <9>

R7C7 can only be <5>

R3C2 can only be <3>

R2C8 can only be <7>

R2C3 can only be <9>

R8C2 can only be <7>

R2C2 can only be <5>

R9C3 can only be <3>

R3C1 can only be <8>

R3C3 can only be <6>

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