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		sgreiff
 
 
  Joined: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 3 Location: Houston TX
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				 Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:38 pm    Post subject: Feb 1st? | 
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				| Is it just me or are the daily postings a little behind.  Is our Sudoku Master on vacation? | 
			 
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		suzshook
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:55 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Missing for me, too!   | 
			 
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		andras
 
 
  Joined: 31 Oct 2007 Posts: 56 Location: Mid Wales
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				 Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:30 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				I'm already suffering withdrawal symptoms!      
 
 
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		sdq_pete
 
 
  Joined: 30 Apr 2007 Posts: 119 Location: Rotterdam, NL
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				 Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 5:35 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Confused by the leap year?? 1 Feb...
 
 
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		nataraj
 
 
  Joined: 03 Aug 2007 Posts: 1048 Location: near Vienna, Austria
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				 Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:23 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | sdq_pete wrote: | 	 		  Confused by the leap year?? 1 Feb...
 
 
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But 1st of January was fine ...
 
 
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"Why should Jan 1 be affected by the leap year?" 
 
???
 
 
... the millennium bug, probably ...    | 
			 
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		Sweetpea
 
 
  Joined: 24 Jun 2006 Posts: 14 Location: Minnesota, USA
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				 Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:04 pm    Post subject: Feb 1? | 
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				First thought is - I hope the 'Master' is OK.
 
Whew - I was so glad to see that I'm not the only one not finding it. 
 
  Nothing like having something break down to really appreciate it - doesn't happen very often here.  (Note: I meant break down doesn't happen often, not appreciation doesn't happen often - whatEVER.)    
 
  Usually I can open the next day's puzzle and stay a day ahead - think I'll see if that comes up. 
 
  (Note 2 - I see that I sent this tomorrow - maybe we've entered the Twilight Zone.) | 
			 
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		ravel
 
 
  Joined: 21 Apr 2006 Posts: 536
 
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				 Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:31 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				For the time to wait here are two from my DS collection.
 
 
Hard
 
 	  | Code: | 	 		   +-------+-------+-------+
 
 | . 1 . | . . . | . . . |
 
 | . . 9 | . . . | . . . |
 
 | . 2 . | 6 . . | 1 3 . |
 
 +-------+-------+-------+
 
 | . . . | 4 . 6 | . . 5 |
 
 | . 3 . | 7 . 9 | . . . |
 
 | . . 1 | . . . | 9 2 . |
 
 +-------+-------+-------+
 
 | 7 4 . | . . . | . . 6 |
 
 | . . . | . . 8 | . . 9 |
 
 | . . . | . . . | 8 4 . |
 
 +-------+-------+-------+
 
 | 	  >>> play online
 
 
[Added:] I saw now, that this puzzle is rated "too hard" in the online solver. It needs a hidden pair/naked quad and hidden triple/naked quad or alternatively a skyscraper. Sorry, hope, its interesting nevertheless.
 
 
VH
 
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 | . 1 . | . . . | . . . |
 
 | . . 7 | . . . | . . . |
 
 | . 2 . | 9 . . | 4 8 . |
 
 +-------+-------+-------+
 
 | . . . | 7 . 4 | . . 6 |
 
 | . 3 . | 5 . 1 | . . . |
 
 | . . 8 | . . . | 1 3 . |
 
 +-------+-------+-------+
 
 | 6 4 . | . . . | . . 3 |
 
 | . . . | . . 3 | . . 4 |
 
 | . . . | . . . | 2 5 . |
 
 +-------+-------+-------+
 
 | 	  >>> play online | 
			 
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		sgreiff
 
 
  Joined: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 3 Location: Houston TX
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				 Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 1:33 am    Post subject:  | 
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				| Although January 31st is on file it wasn't posted on the archive page either.  A directory for February was created but so far nothing has been filed.  Sniff sniff, where are you Sudoku Master? | 
			 
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		rutabaga
 
 
  Joined: 10 Nov 2005 Posts: 3 Location: Texas USA
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				 Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 10:25 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Nothing today either.     | 
			 
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		kragzy
 
 
  Joined: 01 May 2007 Posts: 112 Location: Australia
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				 Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 2:10 am    Post subject:  | 
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				Thank you Ravel for the puzzles. My morning coffee break just isn't the same without a Suduko to solve. Hope Sam gets back soon!
 
 
I did the second of your puzzles - needed quite of cleaning up and then an XYZ wing that revealed an XY wing to crack it open. Nice.
 
 
I'll do the first of your puzzles tomorrow.
 
 
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		catti
 
 
  Joined: 15 Oct 2005 Posts: 9 Location: Pennine Yorkshire
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				 Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:00 am    Post subject:  | 
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				So here I am, Sunday morning jamas, coffee and toast all ready - eeek!
 
No Sudoku! Now how am I going to get my brain into gear? 
 
Oh good, the archive is working OK.
 
Get well soon, we miss you! | 
			 
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		Sweetpea
 
 
  Joined: 24 Jun 2006 Posts: 14 Location: Minnesota, USA
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				 Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 2:32 pm    Post subject: Feb 1? | 
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				| I am seriously concerned for our master (lower-case 'm').  For us this is just a disappointment.  I feel safe in saying he is as passionate about the game as are we who follow, and for nothing to show up is a huge red flag.  If it were simply a xx, I would expect to see a comment from him posted here.  Another possibility is taking off on vacation/holiday and while hurrying to finish, didn't complete the task.  Let's hope it isn't illness or accident, etc. | 
			 
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		clemenss
 
 
  Joined: 03 Feb 2008 Posts: 1
 
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				 Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 3:34 pm    Post subject: Re: Feb 1? | 
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				 	  | Sweetpea wrote: | 	 		  | I am seriously concerned for our master (lower-case 'm').  For us this is just a disappointment.  I feel safe in saying he is as passionate about the game as are we who follow, and for nothing to show up is a huge red flag.  If it were simply a xx, I would expect to see a comment from him posted here.  Another possibility is taking off on vacation/holiday and while hurrying to finish, didn't complete the task.  Let's hope it isn't illness or accident, etc. | 	  
 
 
Yes.
 
 
As we all know, change is the only stability you meet on the internet. And I'm positively glad that this site is presenting us with a daily sudoku since more than 4 (!!) years.
 
 
THE SHOW MUST GO ON!
 
 
Clemens | 
			 
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		ravel
 
 
  Joined: 21 Apr 2006 Posts: 536
 
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				 Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:10 am    Post subject:  | 
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				Now the Feb 1st is in the archive   Its easy to solve without pencilmarks.
 
 	  | Code: | 	 		   +-------+-------+-------+
 
 | 8 . 9 | . . 6 | . . 3 |
 
 | 7 3 6 | . 8 . | . . 1 |
 
 | . 4 . | . 7 . | . . 9 |
 
 +-------+-------+-------+
 
 | . . . | . 9 5 | . . . |
 
 | 6 7 5 | . . . | 9 1 8 |
 
 | . 9 . | 6 1 . | . . . |
 
 +-------+-------+-------+
 
 | . 6 7 | . 3 . | . 4 . |
 
 |<1>. 4 | . 6 . | 3<9>. |
 
 |<9>. 3 | 2 . . |<1>. 6 |
 
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 | 	  The 19's in boxes 7 and 9 give a hidden pair in r7c46. So the only place for an 8 in row 7 is r7c7. | 
			 
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		keith
 
 
  Joined: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 3355 Location: near Detroit, Michigan, USA
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				 Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:40 pm    Post subject: Re: Feb 1st? | 
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				 	  | sgreiff wrote: | 	 		  | Is it just me or are the daily postings a little behind.  Is our Sudoku Master on vacation? | 	  
 
 
Yes.  Yes.
 
 
But, should now be fixed, or so the "Sudoku Master" assures me.
 
 
Keith | 
			 
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