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		keith
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 3:43 pm    Post subject: Free Press Feb 26, 2010 | 
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				Not yet started. 	  | Code: | 	 		  Puzzle: FP022610
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| 7 . 1 | . . 3 | 8 . 9 | 
 
| . . . | . . . | . . . | 
 
| . 4 . | . . 8 | . 1 . | 
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| 4 . . | . . . | . 2 5 | 
 
| . . . | . . 9 | . . . | 
 
| 1 8 . | . . . | . . 3 | 
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . 6 . | 5 . . | 3 4 . | 
 
| . . . | . . . | . . . | 
 
| 3 . 8 | 2 . . | 6 . 7 | 
 
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		keith
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 8:42 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Classify as "unreasonable".
 
 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 10:14 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | keith wrote: | 	 		  Classify as "unreasonable".
 
 
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Concur 100%. | 
			 
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		keith
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 10:27 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				After basics and an X-wing 6, and XY-wing 2 and an XYZ-wing 2:
 
 
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| 7      25     1      | 46     2456   3      | 8      56     9      | 
 
| 8      259    2569   | 1679   125679 25     | 257    3      4      | 
 
| 569    4      3      | 79     2579   8      | 257    1      26     | 
 
+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
 
| 4      379    679    | 13678  13678  167    | 19     2      5      | 
 
| 256    2357   257    | 1347   123457 9      | 14     78     68     | 
 
| 1      8      25679  | 467    24567  25     | 49     67     3      | 
 
+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
 
| 29     6      279    | 5      1789   17     | 3      4      128    | 
 
| 259    1579   4      | 136789 136789 167    | 25     589    128    | 
 
| 3      159    8      | 2      19     4      | 6      59     7      | 
 
+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+ | 	  
 
To solve it, Sudoku Susser suggests two chains to eliminate 9 and then 1 in R8C2.
 
 
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		storm_norm
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 10:48 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Quote: | 	 		  from keith's grid
 
als(29)[(5)r8c1 = (7)r7c3]r78c13 - (7=1)r7c6 - (1=9)r9c5 - (9=5)r9c8; r9c2 <> 5
 
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		daj95376
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:27 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				[Withdrawn: redundant considering following posts.]
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		tlanglet
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 3:39 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Two steps.
 
 
ALS279[(9)r7c13 = (7)r7c3]r7c13 - (7=1)r7c6 - (1=9)r9c5; r7c5|r9c2<>9,
 
AIC: (7=1)r8c2 - r9c2 = r9c5 - (1=7)r7c6; r7c3|r8c456<>7 completes the puzzle.
 
 
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		nataraj
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:54 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | keith wrote: | 	 		  Classify as "unreasonable".
 
 
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Did I make an error in copying?
 
 
In Keith's grid:
 
 
 
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+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
 
| 7      25     1      | 46     2456   3      | 8      56     9      |
 
| 8      259    2569   | 1679   125679 25     | 257    3      4      |
 
| 569    4      3      | 79     2579   8      | 257    1      26     |
 
+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
 
| 4      379    679    | 13678  13678  167    | 19     2      5      |
 
| 256    2357   257    | 1347   123457 9      | 14     78     68     |
 
| 1      8      25679  | 467    24567  25     | 49     67     3      |
 
+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
 
| 29     6      279#   | 5      1789   17*    | 3      4      128    |
 
| 259    1579#  4      | 136789 136789 167    | 25     589    128    |
 
| 3      159*   8      | 2     -19     4      | 6      59     7      |
 
+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
 
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m-wing (1) r7c6=r9c2 using the SL on  (7) in box 7
 
singles from there | 
			 
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		nataraj
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:01 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				I re-did the puzzle from the start.
 
Seems like the m-wing was there right after basics
 
 
no other steps are needed. | 
			 
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		keith
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:49 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Nataraj,
 
 
 	  | nataraj wrote: | 	 		  I re-did the puzzle from the start.
 
Seems like the m-wing was there right after basics
 
 
no other steps are needed. | 	  
 
 
It's even better than that!  From the very start (forget about basics):
 
 
Step 1:  R8C3 = 4
 
Step 2:  M-wing takes out 1 in R9C56
 
 
The puzzle is done!
 
 
If we had an Oscar for the best solution of the year, this would be my nomination!  Congratulations!
 
 
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		tlanglet
 
 
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				 Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 3:33 am    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | nataraj wrote: | 	 		  
 
m-wing (1) r7c6=r9c2 using the SL on  (7) in box 7
 
singles from there | 	  
 
 
Nataraj, 
 
 
I find it interesting that your m-wing generally involved many of the same cells as I used in an ALS. You also used digits 1 & 7, whereas I started with 7 & 9 but used 1 as part of transport action. In any case, it seemed we were both in the area where the action was, but I needed another step.
 
 
Great move  
 
 
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		nataraj
 
 
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				 Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:50 am    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | keith wrote: | 	 		  Nataraj,
 
 
 	  | nataraj wrote: | 	 		  I re-did the puzzle from the start.
 
Seems like the m-wing was there right after basics
 
 
no other steps are needed. | 	  
 
 
It's even better than that!  From the very start (forget about basics):
 
 
Step 1:  R8C3 = 4
 
Step 2:  M-wing takes out 1 in R9C56
 
 
The puzzle is done!
 
 
If we had an Oscar for the best solution of the year, this would be my nomination!  Congratulations!
 
 
Keith | 	  
 
 
LOL, not even basics ...
 
 
Thanks for the nomination, Keith, but don't think that this lucky coincidence would qualify for "best". I never start looking for any type of wings until I'm done with basics - and ... I am not even a member of the "one-shot hunting team"  
 
 
Of, course, finding a golden nugget even by chance is still a nice find  
 
 
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