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Dec 22 - Hard
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Reasoning 



R1C2 is the only square in row 1 that can be <1>

R2C5 is the only square in row 2 that can be <8>

R2C6 is the only square in row 2 that can be <6>

R2C1 is the only square in row 2 that can be <9>

R3C9 is the only square in row 3 that can be <6>

R3C8 is the only square in row 3 that can be <5>

R6C4 is the only square in row 6 that can be <8>

R4C3 is the only square in row 4 that can be <8>

R3C3 is the only square in column 3 that can be <7>

Squares R7C9 and R8C9 in column 9 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 column.

R5C9 - removing <37> from <3457> leaving <45>

R6C9 - removing <3> from <345> leaving <45>

R5C7 is the only square in block 6 that can be <7>

R2C8 is the only square in row 2 that can be <7>

Squares R5C9 and R6C9 in block 6 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.

R6C7 - removing <4> from <134> leaving <13>

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

R5C9 can only be <5>

Squares R6C7 and R6C8 in row 6 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <13>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R6C5 - removing <13> from <1359> leaving <59>

R6C6 - removing <13> from <1359> leaving <59>

Squares R6C5 and R6C6 in block 5 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <59>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the block.

R4C5 - removing <5> from <1357> leaving <137>

R4C6 - removing <5> from <1357> leaving <137>

R6C6 is the only square in column 6 that can be <5>

R6C5 can only be <9>

R3C5 can only be <3>

R3C1 can only be <4>

R3C7 can only be <2>

R2C2 can only be <3>

R3C6 can only be <9>

R1C8 can only be <3>

R6C8 can only be <1>

R2C7 can only be <4>

R9C2 can only be <6>

R6C7 can only be <3>

R9C8 can only be <9>

R9C4 can only be <3>

R8C8 can only be <2>

R7C7 can only be <1>

R8C2 can only be <5>

R9C6 can only be <1>

R8C5 can only be <7>

R4C2 can only be <4>

R7C2 can only be <2>

R7C1 can only be <3>

R8C4 can only be <9>

R8C9 can only be <3>

R4C5 can only be <1>

R7C9 can only be <7>

R4C4 can only be <7>

R4C6 can only be <3>

R1C4 can only be <2>

R5C5 can only be <6>

R4C1 can only be <5>

R5C6 can only be <2>

R7C5 can only be <5>

R5C4 can only be <4>

R1C6 can only be <7>

R7C3 can only be <9>

R5C1 can only be <1>

R7C4 can only be <6>

R8C3 can only be <1>

R5C3 can only be <3>



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