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		keith
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:44 pm    Post subject: Free Press March 9, 2012 | 
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				Not yet started ...
 
 	  | Code: | 	 		  Puzzle: FP030912
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . . 3 | . 7 . | 5 . . |
 
| . . 1 | 8 . . | . . . |
 
| . 8 . | . . 9 | . 7 . |
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . 5 . | . . . | . . 8 |
 
| 9 . . | . 6 . | . . 3 |
 
| 6 . 7 | . . . | . 2 . |
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . 3 . | . . . | . 6 . |
 
| . . 4 | . . 3 | 9 . . |
 
| . . 6 | . 2 . | 4 . . |
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
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Play this puzzle online at the Daily Sudoku site
 
 
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		keith
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 2:44 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				After basics: 	  | Code: | 	 		  +----------------+----------------+----------------+
 
| 24   9    3    | 24   7    6    | 5    8    1    | 
 
| 7    6    1    | 8    35   25   | 23   9    4    | 
 
| 24   8    5    | 13   14   9    | 23   7    6    | 
 
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
 
| 3    5    2    | 17   9    17   | 6    4    8    | 
 
| 9    1    8    | 24   6    24   | 7    5    3    | 
 
| 6    4    7    | 35   358  58   | 1    2    9    | 
 
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
 
| 15   3    9    | 157  14   1457 | 8    6    2    | 
 
| 58   2    4    | 6    58   3    | 9    1    7    | 
 
| 18   7    6    | 9    2    18   | 4    3    5    | 
 
+----------------+----------------+----------------+ | 	  
 
BUG+3:  Either R7C46=1 or one of R6C5 R7C6=5.
 
Either way, R7C5=4.
 
 
 	  | Quote: | 	 		  | There is also a W-wing 5-8. | 	  
 
 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:03 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				I used the W-Wing. 
 
 
A question on BUGs. There are three cells that are non-bivalue but four possibilities. As far as terminology goes, should there be any distinction between a situation in this grid and a grid that has three trivalue cells and thus just three possibilities?
 
 
This is similar to a conventional BUG+1 with one possibility vs. the same situation but with four numbers in the one cell, thus having two possibilities. | 
			 
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		JC Van Hay
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:31 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Another POV of the BUG+3(cells) [or BUG+4(candidates)] ...
 
 
To avoid DP(17)r47c46 together with XW(7r47c46) => -1r7c46
 
BUG=[5r6c5=5r7c6] => -5r6c6; stte | 
			 
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		keith
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:53 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Marty R. wrote: | 	 		  I used the W-Wing. 
 
 
A question on BUGs. There are three cells that are non-bivalue but four possibilities. As far as terminology goes, should there be any distinction between a situation in this grid and a grid that has three trivalue cells and thus just three possibilities?
 
 
This is similar to a conventional BUG+1 with one possibility vs. the same situation but with four numbers in the one cell, thus having two possibilities. | 	  
 
Marty,
 
 
We've (sort of) had this discussion before.
 
 
In a BUG+N, N counts the cells with more than two candidates.  It does not count the candidates.  So, this is a BUG+3, not a BUG+4.  Here is the Deadly Pattern:
 
 
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| 24   9    3    | 24   7    6    | 5    8    1    | 
 
| 7    6    1    | 8    35   25   | 23   9    4    | 
 
| 24   8    5    | 13   14   9    | 23   7    6    | 
 
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
 
| 3    5    2    | 17   9    17   | 6    4    8    | 
 
| 9    1    8    | 24   6    24   | 7    5    3    | 
 
| 6    4    7    | 35  38+5  58   | 1    2    9    | 
 
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
 
| 15   3    9    |57+1  14   47+15| 8    6    2    | 
 
| 58   2    4    | 6    58   3    | 9    1    7    | 
 
| 18   7    6    | 9    2    18   | 4    3    5    | 
 
+----------------+----------------+----------------+  | 	  
 
I have only ever seen a BUG+1 with two extra candidates twice.
 
 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 5:11 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Quote: | 	 		  | We've (sort of) had this discussion before.  | 	  
 
I do recall having a past discussion but didn't remember the outcome.
 
 
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		Clement
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 9:26 pm    Post subject: Free Press March 9, 2012 | 
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				| M-Wing 35 in r6c4 and r2c5; r6c6<>5 solves it. | 
			 
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