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		tlanglet
 
 
  Joined: 17 Oct 2007 Posts: 2468 Location: Northern California Foothills
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				 Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 2:29 pm    Post subject: Vanhegan Fiendish Aug 7 | 
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				I found today's Vanhegan Fiendish puzzle very enjoyable.
 
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 |29.|..7|3.4|
 
 |..5|3..|6..|
 
 |...|..9|.52|
 
 |---+---+---|
 
 |.6.|...|...|
 
 |9..|2.1|..5|
 
 |...|...|.4.|
 
 |---+---+---|
 
 |68.|5..|...|
 
 |..9|..3|2..|
 
 |4.3|9..|.17|
 
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		keith
 
 
  Joined: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 3355 Location: near Detroit, Michigan, USA
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				 Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:18 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				here is a clickable version of the puzzle, to print or play online.
 
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+-------+-------+-------+
 
| 2 9 . | . . 7 | 3 . 4 |
 
| . . 5 | 3 . . | 6 . . |
 
| . . . | . . 9 | . 5 2 |
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . 6 . | . . . | . . . |
 
| 9 . . | 2 . 1 | . . 5 |
 
| . . . | . . . | . 4 . |
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| 6 8 . | 5 . . | . . . |
 
| . . 9 | . . 3 | 2 . . |
 
| 4 . 3 | 9 . . | . 1 7 |
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
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Play this puzzle online at the Daily Sudoku site
 
 
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		storm_norm
 
 
  Joined: 18 Oct 2007 Posts: 1741
 
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				 Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 3:57 am    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Code: | 	 		  .---------------------.---------------------.---------------------.
 
| 2      9      16    | 16     5      7     | 3      8      4     |
 
| 178    147    5     | 3      2      48    | 6      79     19    |
 
| 1378   1347   14678 | 1468   14     9     | 17     5      2     |
 
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| 13578  6      178   | 478    39     458   | 1789   2      13    |
 
| 9      347    478   | 2      6      1     | 78     37     5     |
 
| 13578  1357   2     | 78     39     58    | 1789   4      6     |
 
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| 6      8      17    | 5      17     2     | 4      39     39    |
 
| 157    157    9     | 14     147    3     | 2      6      8     |
 
| 4      2      3     | 9      8      6     | 5      1      7     |
 
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(4=1)r8c4 - (1)r1c4 = (1)r1c3 - (1=7)r7c3 - (7)r7c5 = (7)r8c5; r8c5 <> 4
 
UR type 1 {1,6} removes 1 and 6 from r3c3
 
xy-wing {378} removes 7 from r6c2
 
w-wing {13} removes 1 from r4c3 | 
			 
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		tlanglet
 
 
  Joined: 17 Oct 2007 Posts: 2468 Location: Northern California Foothills
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				 Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 3:22 am    Post subject:  | 
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				I used six steps to complete this puzzle.
 
ER1 with hinge in box 7 and strong link in row1,
 
Type 1 UR 16 in r13c34,
 
Skyscraper on 7 in r25c8,
 
xy-wing 17-3 with pivot 17 in r2c1 and extended pincer 37 and transport,
 
x-wing 1 in r36c27,
 
BUG+1 sets r6c7=7.
 
 
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