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		hughwill
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 10:09 am    Post subject: Oct 9 VH | 
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				After basics: 	  | Code: | 	 		  
 
+--------------+----------+------------+
 
| 8   4   12   | 7  6 9   | 35 1235 13 |
 
| 26  369 1269 | 4  5 23  | 7  123  8  |
 
| 7   38  5    | 28 1 238 | 4  6    9  |
 
+--------------+----------+------------+
 
| 9   2   3    | 1  8 7   | 6  4    5  |
 
| 56  7   4    | 9  2 56  | 8  13   13 |
 
| 1   568 68   | 56 3 4   | 2  9    7  |
 
+--------------+----------+------------+
 
| 3   1   68   | 56 4 568 | 9  7    2  |
 
| 4   89  289  | 28 7 1   | 35 35   6  |
 
| 256 56  7    | 3  9 26  | 1  8    4  |
 
+--------------+----------+------------+
 
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Play this puzzle online at the Daily Sudoku site
 
 
Another two-stepper!(?) 	  | Quote: | 	 		  | 28-3 XY-wing pivot r2c6 followed by 69-8 XY-wing pivot r8c2 | 	  
 
 
Hugh (presumably Clement's on holiday...) | 
			 
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		JC Van Hay
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 10:45 am    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Code: | 	 		  +-----------------+-------------+--------------+
 
| 8     4    12   | 7   6  9    | 35  1235  13 |
 
| (26)  69   1269 | 4   5  3    | 7   12    8  |
 
| 7     3    5    | 28  1  28   | 4   6     9  |
 
+-----------------+-------------+--------------+
 
| 9     2    3    | 1   8  7    | 6   4     5  |
 
| 5(6)  7    4    | 9   2  5(6) | 8   13    13 |
 
| 1     568  68   | 56  3  4    | 2   9     7  |
 
+-----------------+-------------+--------------+
 
| 3     1    68   | 56  4  568  | 9   7     2  |
 
| 4     89   289  | 28  7  1    | 35  35    6  |
 
| 56-2  56   7    | 3   9  (26) | 1   8     4  |
 
+-----------------+-------------+--------------+
 
WWing(26)r2c1.r9c6,6R5 - 2r9c1; stte | 	 
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		Clement
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 11:47 am    Post subject: Re: Oct 9 VH | 
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				 	  | hughwill wrote: | 	 		  After basics: 	  | Code: | 	 		  
 
+--------------+----------+------------+
 
| 8   4   12   | 7  6 9   | 35 1235 13 |
 
| 26  369 1269 | 4  5 23  | 7  123  8  |
 
| 7   38  5    | 28 1 238 | 4  6    9  |
 
+--------------+----------+------------+
 
| 9   2   3    | 1  8 7   | 6  4    5  |
 
| 56  7   4    | 9  2 56  | 8  13   13 |
 
| 1   568 68   | 56 3 4   | 2  9    7  |
 
+--------------+----------+------------+
 
| 3   1   68   | 56 4 568 | 9  7    2  |
 
| 4   89  289  | 28 7 1   | 35 35   6  |
 
| 256 56  7    | 3  9 26  | 1  8    4  |
 
+--------------+----------+------------+
 
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Play this puzzle online at the Daily Sudoku site
 
 
Another two-stepper!(?) 	  | Quote: | 	 		  | 28-3 XY-wing pivot r2c6 followed by 69-8 XY-wing pivot r8c2 | 	  
 
 
Hugh (presumably Clement's on holiday...) | 	  Clement is having a rest
 
It is a one stepper 	  | Code: | 	 		  
 
+-------------+----------+------------+
 
| 8   4   12  | 7  6 9   | 35 1235 13 |
 
| 26  69*  129 | 4  5 3   | 7  12   8  |
 
| 7   3   5   | 28 1 28  | 4  6    9  |
 
+-------------+----------+------------+
 
| 9   2   3   | 1  8 7   | 6  4    5  |
 
| 56  7   4   | 9  2 56  | 8  13   13 |
 
| 1   568 68  | 56 3 4   | 2  9    7  |
 
+-------------+----------+------------+
 
| 3   1   68*  | 56 4 568 | 9  7    2  |
 
| 4   89#  29  | 28 7 1   | 35 35   6  |
 
| 256 5-6  7   | 3  9 26  | 1  8    4  |
 
+-------------+----------+------------+
 
 | 	  XY-Wing 89-6 pivoted in r8c2; r9c2<>6; stte | 
			 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 4:43 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				| Agree with Clement. | 
			 
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		hughwill
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 5:34 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Marty R. wrote: | 	 		  | Agree with Clement. | 	  
 
 
So do I. Those damn sole candidates- so hard to see sometimes
 
when you're looking for complexity....
 
 
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		George Woods
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2015 1:24 pm    Post subject: Another W Wing | 
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				| Having made use of the 68 lone pair there is another W Wing 56 in boxes 4 and 7 operating on 6's in col 3 | 
			 
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		dongrave
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2015 2:53 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				| I can't believe I missed such an obvious XY Wing.  (Ugh.)  I ended up using the X Wing of 6's in columns 3 and 4 which opened up a couple of 568 XY Wings.  I always seem to find the URs easily (this one has a 13 UR and a 35) but I never use them. | 
			 
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		marinemammal
 
 
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				 Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2015 2:05 pm    Post subject: Fri 9-Oct-2015 | 
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				I got to this point and still can't solve it...
 
 
+--------------------------------------+
 
 |  8    4    1 |   7   6   9  |   5  2  3 |    
 
 | 26  69  29 |   4   5   3  |   7  1  8 |
 
 |  7    3    5 |  28  1   28 |   4  6  9 |
 
+---------------------------------------|
 
 |  9    2    3 |    1   8   7  |  6  4  5  |
 
 | 56   7    4 |    9   2  56  |  8  3  1  |   
 
 |  1  58   68 |   56  3   4  |  2  9  7  |
 
+---------------------------------------+
 
 |  3   1    68 |   56  4  58 |  9  7  2  |
 
 |  4  89   29 |   28  7    1 |  3  5  6  |
 
 |256 56    7 |    3   9  26 |  1  8  4  |
 
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		rmireland
 
 
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				 Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2015 3:21 pm    Post subject: Re: Fri 9-Oct-2015 | 
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				 	  | marinemammal wrote: | 	 		  I got to this point and still can't solve it...
 
 
+--------------------------------------+
 
 |   8    4    1 |    7   6   9  |   5  2  3 |    
 
 | 26  69  29 |    4   5   3  |   7  1  8 |
 
 |   7    3    5 |  28  1   28 |   4  6  9 |
 
+---------------------------------------|
 
 |   9    2    3 |    1   8   7  |   6  4  5  |
 
 |  56   7    4 |   9   2  56  |   8  3  1  |   
 
 |  1    58 68 |   56  3   4  |   2  9  7  |
 
+---------------------------------------+
 
 |  3   1    68 |   56  4  58 |   9  7  2  |
 
 |  4   89  29 |   28  7    1 |   3  5  6  |
 
 |256 56    7 |    3   9  26 |   1  8  4  |
 
+---------------------------------------+ | 	  
 
 
You just need Clement's XY-Wing 89-6 pivoted in r8c2; r9c2<>6; stte | 
			 
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		keith
 
 
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				 Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2015 8:43 pm    Post subject: Re: Fri 9-Oct-2015 | 
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				 	  | rmireland wrote: | 	 		  | You just need Clement's XY-Wing 89-6 pivoted in r8c2; r9c2<>6; stte | 	  
 
There are two XY-wings 5-68 and -689.  Look for both of them in C2.  And therea BUG+1.
 
 
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