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		Earl
 
 
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				 Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 1:47 am    Post subject: July 28 VH | 
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				A week's wait brings a VH with a variety of one-step solutions.
 
 
Solutions:  145 xyz-wing eliminates 5 in R1C7; or coloring eliminates the 1 in R1C5; or 145 xy-wing elminates 1 in R1C5. 
 
 
Early Earl
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		crunched
 
 
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				 Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 3:14 am    Post subject: Re: July 28 VH | 
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				 	  | Earl wrote: | 	 		  | A week's wait brings a VH with a variety of one-step solutions. Early Earl | 	  
 
 
There is an xy wing in boxes 1 & 2. I found it first, and then found the xyz wing that Earl references. Hence I thought this was a 2-step puzzle. Perhaps the xy wing was unnecessary if the xyz wing is used.
 
On further inspection, the xy wing in boxes 1 & 2, opens up another xy wing in boxes 1 & 2, and that leads to a solution where Earl's xyz wing becomes unnecessary.
 
 
 
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| 2   9 14 | 7  16  45  | 1456 8   3    |
 
| 145 7 8  | 15 136 345 | 2    9   1456 |
 
| 145 3 6  | 8  2   9   | 145  15  7    |
 
+----------+------------+---------------+
 
| 6   4 13 | 9  8   35  | 7    125 125  |
 
| 13  5 7  | 6  13  2   | 8    4   9    |
 
| 8   2 9  | 15 4   7   | 156  3   156  |
 
+----------+------------+---------------+
 
| 9   6 2  | 4  5   1   | 3    7   8    |
 
| 34  8 5  | 23 7   6   | 9    12  124  |
 
| 7   1 34 | 23 9   8   | 45   6   245  |
 
+----------+------------+---------------+
 
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Play this puzzle online at the Daily Sudoku site | 
			 
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		arkietech
 
 
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				 Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:24 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				One step for me: 	  | Quote: | 	 		  | a kite 1(same as Earls coloring) | 	 
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		Big Bill
 
 
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				 Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 3:32 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				It was a one step xy wing for me in Block 1 and 2.
 
 
 The 14-45-15 xy wing removes the 1 from R1C5 and R2C1. | 
			 
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		cgordon
 
 
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				 Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 6:56 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				| A skyscraper on 4 (R3,R8) leads to the puzzle's demise. | 
			 
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		Wendy W
 
 
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				 Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 11:34 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				  XYZ wing. 2 EZ! | 
			 
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		crunched
 
 
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				 Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 1:53 am    Post subject:  | 
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				YES. A 'scraper does it. Nice find. The 'scraper causes the c7r9 cell to be 5, and on it goes.
 
 	  | cgordon wrote: | 	 		  A skyscraper on 4 (R3,R  leads to the puzzle's demise. | 	 
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		storm_norm
 
 
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				 Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:11 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Code: | 	 		  .------------------.------------------.------------------.
 
| 2     9    *14   | 7     16   *45   |14-56  8     3    |
 
| 145   7     8    | 15    136   345  | 2     9     1456 |
 
| 145   3     6    | 8     2     9    | 145   15    7    |
 
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| 6     4     13   | 9     8     35   | 7     125   125  |
 
| 13    5     7    | 6     13    2    | 8     4     9    |
 
| 8     2     9    | 15    4     7    | 156   3     156  |
 
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| 9     6     2    | 4     5     1    | 3     7     8    |
 
| 34    8     5    | 23    7     6    | 9     12    124  |
 
| 7     1    *34   | 23    9     8    |*45    6     245  |
 
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kind of in conjuction with the many ways to color 4, and since it wasn't mentioned yet, the w-wing {45} eliminates 5 from r1c7
 
 
(5=4)r1c6 - (4)r1c3 = (4)r9c3 - (4=5)r9c7; r1c7 <> 5 | 
			 
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