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		arkietech
 
 
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				 Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 5:37 am    Post subject: Vanhegan fiendish August 29, 2012 | 
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 |...|..9|75.|
 
 |...|1..|..4|
 
 |569|...|3..|
 
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 |...|8..|.3.|
 
 |..3|5.1|2..|
 
 |.5.|..4|...|
 
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 |..6|...|147|
 
 |9..|..3|...|
 
 |.42|7..|...|
 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 5:05 pm    Post subject:  | 
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| 238  1   4  | 36 368   9   | 7  5    26   |
 
| 2378 238 78 | 1  3568  568 | 9  26   4    |
 
| 5    6   9  | 2  4     7   | 3  18   18   |
 
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| 267  29  1  | 8  2679  26  | 4  3    5    |
 
| 4    89  3  | 5  679   1   | 2  678  689  |
 
| 2678 5   78 | 36 23679 4   | 68 1678 1689 |
 
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| 38   38  6  | 9  25    25  | 1  4    7    |
 
| 9    7   5  | 4  1     3   | 68 268  268  |
 
| 1    4   2  | 7  68    68  | 5  9    3    |
 
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Three moves.
 
 
XYZ-Wing (689), pivot r5c9; r5c8<>8
 
XY-Wing (687), pivot r6c7; r6c8<>7
 
XY-Wing (269), pivot r4c6; r5c2<>9
 
 
Once I saw this pattern unfold, I did not check rows and columns for X-Wings, Skyscrapers, etc. There are numerous rectangle possibilities, but none looked like they would get me very far. | 
			 
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		tlanglet
 
 
  Joined: 17 Oct 2007 Posts: 2468 Location: Northern California Foothills
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				 Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 7:10 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Like Marty, I also found numerous steps but none was a heavy hammer. So, I went to the next level of tools.......
 
 
ANP(2=38)r27c2-(8=9)r5c2-9r5c5*9=(9-1)r6c9=(1-7)r6c8=7r5c8-(79*=6)r5c5-(6=2)r4c6; -2r4c2
 
 
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		arkietech
 
 
  Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 1834 Location: Northwest Arkansas USA
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				 Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 7:40 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Thought I would try out the "Purple Cow Wing"    
 
 
 
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 | 238    1      4      | 36     368    9      | 7      5      26     |
 
 | 2378   238    78     | 1      3568   568    | 9      26     4      |
 
 | 5      6      9      | 2      4      7      | 3      18     18     |
 
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 |d26-7   29     1      | 8      2679   26     | 4      3      5      |
 
 | 4      89     3      | 5      679    1      | 2      678    689    |
 
 |c2678   5     a78     | 36     23679  4      |b68     1678   1689   |
 
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 | 38     38     6      | 9      25     25     | 1      4      7      |
 
 | 9      7      5      | 4      1      3      | 68     268    268    |
 
 | 1      4      2      | 7      68     68     | 5      9      3      |
 
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Hybrid Wing
 
(7=8)r6c3-(8=6)r6c7-r6c1=6r4c1 => -7r4c1; stte
 
 
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		tlanglet
 
 
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				 Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 8:42 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | arkietech wrote: | 	 		  Thought I would try out the "Purple Cow Wing"    
 
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I am Green with envy   
 
 
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		Luke451
 
 
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				 Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 10:57 pm    Post subject:  | 
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