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Aug 05 - Hard
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Reasoning 



R4C3 can only be <3>

R4C1 can only be <1>

R1C8 is the only square in row 1 that can be <6>

R6C1 is the only square in row 6 that can be <6>

R6C9 is the only square in row 6 that can be <4>

R7C3 is the only square in row 7 that can be <6>

R8C5 is the only square in row 8 that can be <9>

R9C1 is the only square in row 9 that can be <8>

R4C5 is the only square in column 5 that can be <8>

R4C9 can only be <7>

R5C6 is the only square in row 5 that can be <7>

R2C6 is the only square in column 6 that can be <9>

R2C5 is the only square in row 2 that can be <5>

R2C8 is the only square in row 2 that can be <4>

Squares R5C4 and R5C8 in row 5 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <23>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R5C7 - removing <23> from <1238> leaving <18>

R5C9 - removing <23> from <1238> leaving <18>

Squares R2C7 and R2C9 in block 3 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <38>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the block.

R1C7 - removing <3> from <12379> leaving <1279>

R1C9 - removing <3> from <1239> leaving <129>

R3C7 - removing <3> from <12379> leaving <1279>

R3C8 - removing <3> from <237> leaving <27>

Squares R7C6 and R9C6 in block 8 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <25>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the block.

R7C5 - removing <2> from <247> leaving <47>

R8C4 - removing <2> from <12> leaving <1>

R9C5 - removing <2> from <1247> leaving <147>

R8C2 can only be <5>

R8C1 can only be <7>

R8C3 can only be <2>

R9C3 can only be <4>

R9C5 can only be <7>

R7C2 can only be <3>

R7C5 can only be <4>

R7C9 can only be <2>

R9C2 can only be <1>

R7C6 can only be <5>

R9C8 can only be <3>

R9C9 can only be <9>

R5C8 can only be <2>

R9C7 can only be <5>

R1C9 can only be <1>

R5C9 can only be <8>

R5C4 can only be <3>

R3C8 can only be <7>

R6C7 can only be <3>

R5C7 can only be <1>

R2C9 can only be <3>

R6C5 can only be <2>

R2C7 can only be <8>

R7C7 can only be <7>

R9C6 can only be <2>

R3C3 can only be <9>

R1C5 can only be <3>

R3C5 can only be <1>

R3C7 can only be <2>

R5C3 can only be <5>

R1C2 can only be <4>

R3C4 can only be <4>

R1C7 can only be <9>

R5C1 can only be <4>

R1C3 can only be <7>

R1C1 can only be <5>

R1C4 can only be <2>

R5C2 can only be <9>

R3C1 can only be <3>



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