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		daj95376
 
 
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				 Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 9:25 am    Post subject: Puzzle 10/01/11 (A) | 
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 | 8 . . | . 4 . | . 9 . |
 
 | . . . | . . 6 | . . . |
 
 | . . 6 | 7 3 . | . . . |
 
 |-------+-------+-------|
 
 | . . 4 | 8 . . | . . . |
 
 | 6 . 9 | . . 3 | . 2 4 |
 
 | . 8 . | . 2 . | . 3 9 |
 
 |-------+-------+-------|
 
 | . . . | . . . | 9 . . |
 
 | 9 . . | . 6 7 | . 5 3 |
 
 | . . . | . 8 1 | . 4 . |
 
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		tlanglet
 
 
  Joined: 17 Oct 2007 Posts: 2468 Location: Northern California Foothills
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				 Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 2:02 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				A couple of unusual moves for me for a total of five steps.
 
 
 	  | Quote: | 	 		  (7)r4c8 - (7=1)r6c7 - r8c7 = r8c2 - (1=7)r5c2 - r5c5 = r4c5 - (7=6)r4c8; r4c8<>7,
 
xy-wing 12-7 with vertex in r8c2 and pseudocell 27 in r68c7,
 
Sashimi x-wing on 1 in r68c27,
 
finned x-wing 7 in r19c39,
 
(6=4)r7c2 - (4=7)r7c1 - r2c1 = r1c3 - (7=6)r1c9; r7c9<>6 to complete the puzzle.
 
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		arkietech
 
 
  Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 1834 Location: Northwest Arkansas USA
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				 Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 2:07 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Three steps: 	  | Quote: | 	 		  w-wing 71
 
Kite 7
 
xyz-wing 687 | 	 
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		daj95376
 
 
  Joined: 23 Aug 2008 Posts: 3854
 
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				 Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 6:34 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				| This puzzle has a traditional UR that still needs two more steps to complete the puzzle. However, there's a one-stepper UR present as well. | 
			 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:01 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				| Couldn't find a useful UR or a W on 17. I played a Type 4 UR on 78 between ERs on 1 and 7. That reduced the grid to a very easy BUG+2. | 
			 
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		daj95376
 
 
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				 Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:13 am    Post subject:  | 
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				Aaaack!!!! I didn't word it properly.
 
 
After some fish eliminations should have preceeded my previous statement. Sorry!!!
 
 
 	  | Code: | 	 		   <78> UR r27c89
 
 r2c9=5 r3c9=2 r3c7<>2 r9c7=2  =>  r9c7<>6
 
 r7c9=6                        =>  r9c7<>6
 
 +-----------------------------------------------------+
 
 |  8    1    37   |  2    4    5    |  36   9    67   |
 
 |  37   45   2    |  1    9    6    |  34   78   578  |
 
 |  45   9    6    |  7    3    8    |  24   1    25   |
 
 |-----------------+-----------------+-----------------|
 
 |  2    3    4    |  8    7    9    |  5    6    1    |
 
 |  6    7    9    |  5    1    3    |  8    2    4    |
 
 |  1    8    5    |  6    2    4    |  7    3    9    |
 
 |-----------------+-----------------+-----------------|
 
 |  47   46   1    |  3    5    2    |  9    78   678  |
 
 |  9    2    8    |  4    6    7    |  1    5    3    |
 
 |  357  56   37   |  9    8    1    |  26   4    267  |
 
 +-----------------------------------------------------+
 
 # 24 eliminations remain
 
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Replaces ...
 
 
 	  | Code: | 	 		   r27c89  <78> UR Type 4                  <> 7    r27c9
 
 
   c39   X-Wing                          <> 7    r9c1
 
 r27     X-Wing                          <> 7    r9c1
 
 
         BUG+1                           =  6    r9c9
 
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