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Apr 14 - Hard
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Reasoning 



R2C1 can only be <5>

R9C9 can only be <5>

R8C9 can only be <4>

R3C9 can only be <3>

R2C8 is the only square in row 2 that can be <9>

R3C5 is the only square in row 3 that can be <7>

R2C2 is the only square in row 2 that can be <7>

R4C7 is the only square in row 4 that can be <3>

R5C7 is the only square in row 5 that can be <7>

R5C3 is the only square in row 5 that can be <5>

R4C8 is the only square in row 4 that can be <5>

R3C8 can only be <6>

R1C8 can only be <2>

R6C8 can only be <8>

R6C7 can only be <2>

R8C8 can only be <1>

R9C8 can only be <7>

R6C4 is the only square in row 6 that can be <3>

R7C6 is the only square in row 7 that can be <7>

R8C2 is the only square in row 8 that can be <3>

R7C2 is the only square in column 2 that can be <5>

R4C3 is the only square in column 3 that can be <2>

R4C6 can only be <4>

R4C2 can only be <8>

R8C6 is the only square in column 6 that can be <9>

Squares R2C4 and R2C6 in row 2 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <26>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R2C3 - removing <6> from <346> leaving <34>

R2C5 - removing <2> from <234> leaving <34>

Squares R7C1 and R7C5 in row 7 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <18>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R7C3 - removing <18> from <1689> leaving <69>

R7C7 - removing <8> from <689> leaving <69>

Squares R3C3 and R6C3 in column 3 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <14>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the column.

R1C3 - removing <14> from <13468> leaving <368>

R2C3 - removing <4> from <34> leaving <3>

R9C3 - removing <1> from <1689> leaving <689>

R2C5 can only be <4>

R1C5 is the only square in row 1 that can be <3>

R1C7 is the only square in row 1 that can be <5>

R3C7 can only be <4>

R3C3 can only be <1>

R3C4 can only be <5>

R6C3 can only be <4>

R1C1 can only be <8>

R6C2 can only be <1>

R1C3 can only be <6>

R7C1 can only be <1>

R1C2 can only be <4>

R1C6 can only be <1>

R7C3 can only be <9>

R5C6 can only be <2>

R2C6 can only be <6>

R9C2 can only be <6>

R7C5 can only be <8>

R7C7 can only be <6>

R9C3 can only be <8>

R5C5 can only be <1>

R8C5 can only be <5>

R8C4 can only be <6>

R8C7 can only be <8>

R2C4 can only be <2>

R9C7 can only be <9>

R9C4 can only be <1>

R5C4 can only be <8>

R9C5 can only be <2>



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