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Oct 03 - Hard
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Reasoning 



R1C7 can only be <9>

R9C3 is the only square in block 7 that can be <6>

Squares R2C5 and R2C8 in row 2 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <68>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R2C4 - removing <6> from <2469> leaving <249>

R2C6 - removing <8> from <2489> leaving <249>

Squares R5C4 and R5C6 in row 5 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <37>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R5C1 - removing <7> from <12679> leaving <1269>

R5C2 - removing <3> from <123589> leaving <12589>

R5C3 - removing <7> from <2789> leaving <289>

R5C8 - removing <37> from <356789> leaving <5689>

Squares R1C3 and R4C3 in column 3 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <27>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the column.

R5C3 - removing <2> from <289> leaving <89>

R6C3 - removing <7> from <789> leaving <89>

Squares R5C3 and R6C3 in block 4 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <89>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the block.

R5C1 - removing <9> from <1269> leaving <126>

R5C2 - removing <89> from <12589> leaving <125>

R6C1 - removing <9> from <79> leaving <7>

R6C2 - removing <89> from <34589> leaving <345>

R4C3 can only be <2>

R4C9 can only be <6>

R1C3 can only be <7>

R4C1 can only be <1>

R4C7 can only be <4>

R3C1 can only be <9>

R5C1 can only be <6>

R5C2 can only be <5>

R4C2 can only be <3>

R6C7 can only be <8>

R6C3 can only be <9>

R9C7 can only be <2>

R5C8 can only be <9>

R5C7 can only be <1>

R7C1 can only be <2>

R2C2 can only be <2>

R4C8 can only be <7>

R6C2 can only be <4>

R5C3 can only be <8>

R5C9 can only be <2>

R8C8 can only be <8>

R6C9 can only be <5>

R6C8 can only be <3>

R3C9 can only be <8>

R8C2 can only be <9>

R2C8 can only be <6>

R9C8 can only be <4>

R7C9 can only be <9>

R1C2 can only be <1>

R2C5 can only be <8>

R1C8 can only be <5>

R9C2 can only be <8>

R7C5 can only be <3>

R7C4 can only be <4>

R1C5 can only be <6>

R8C5 can only be <7>

R7C6 can only be <8>

R2C4 can only be <9>

R8C6 can only be <2>

R8C4 can only be <6>

R1C6 can only be <3>

R1C4 can only be <2>

R5C6 can only be <7>

R2C6 can only be <4>

R9C4 can only be <5>

R5C4 can only be <3>

R3C6 can only be <1>

R9C5 can only be <1>

R3C4 can only be <7>

R9C6 can only be <9>

R3C5 can only be <5>



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