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		keith
 
 
  Joined: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 3355 Location: near Detroit, Michigan, USA
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				 Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 2:49 pm    Post subject: Free Press September 16, 2011 | 
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				Not yet done.  Seems to be on the long side, many steps. 	  | Code: | 	 		  Puzzle: FP091611
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| 6 . 3 | . 1 7 | . . . |
 
| . 2 1 | . . . | . 6 . |
 
| . 7 . | . . . | . . . |
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| 5 . . | 3 . . | . . . |
 
| . 8 . | . . . | 6 5 . |
 
| 4 . . | 2 . 5 | . . 9 |
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . . . | . . . | . 7 . |
 
| . 1 . | . . . | 8 9 . |
 
| . . . | 8 7 . | 4 . 2 |
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
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Play this puzzle online at the Daily Sudoku site
 
 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 5:51 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				| I used a UR, XY-Wing, three W-Wings and a Skyscraper. | 
			 
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		keith
 
 
  Joined: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 3355 Location: near Detroit, Michigan, USA
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				 Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 6:00 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Marty R. wrote: | 	 		  | I used a UR, XY-Wing, three W-Wings and a Skyscraper. | 	  
 
I sort of had the same.  After basics: 	  | Code: | 	 		  +-------------+-------------+-------------+
 
| 6   45  3   | 459 1   7   | 259 24  8   | 
 
| 89  2   1   | 459 345 38  | 579 6   47  | 
 
| 89  7   45  | 6   245 28  | 59  3   1   | 
 
+-------------+-------------+-------------+
 
| 5   69  69  | 3   8   1   | 27  24  47  | 
 
| 1   8   2   | 7   49  49  | 6   5   3   | 
 
| 4   3   7   | 2   6   5   | 1   8   9   | 
 
+-------------+-------------+-------------+
 
| 2   469 8   | 1   459 469 | 3   7   56  | 
 
| 7   1   46  | 45  23  23  | 8   9   56  | 
 
| 3   569 569 | 8   7   69  | 4   1   2   | 
 
+-------------+-------------+-------------+
 
 | 	  Then I noticed the skyscraper on 4 in R38 is a one-stepper.
 
 
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		Clement
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 6:19 pm    Post subject: Free Press September 16, 2011 | 
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				| I used the two hidden UR's 49 and 69 followed by W-wing 45 with SL 4 in row 8 setting r3c5<>5. After that, a Kite in 4 originating from BOX 1 setting r7c5<>4. | 
			 
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		tlanglet
 
 
  Joined: 17 Oct 2007 Posts: 2468 Location: Northern California Foothills
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				 Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:30 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Here is a three step solution; a heavy hammer and two easy nudges...........
 
 
Almost Sue de Coq b2 & r2 
 
abcde=(34589)r2c456
 
ab=(89)r1c2
 
cd=(45)r3c5
 
e=(3)r2c56
 
fin (2)r3c5
 
SdC(34589)b2&r2=(2)r3c5-(2=8=9=5=4)r3c6173-(4=5)r1c2; r1c4<>5
 
 
coloring (4); r1c4<>4
 
 
coloring (4); lots of deletions
 
 
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		keith
 
 
  Joined: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 3355 Location: near Detroit, Michigan, USA
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				 Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 2:08 am    Post subject:  | 
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				SS said:
 
 
 3 x Simple Forcing Chains
 
  1 x XYZ-Wing
 
  1 x XY-Wing
 
  1 x Unique Rectangles and Loops
 
  1 x Comprehensive Naked Sets
 
  3 x Intersection Removal
 
  1 x Simple Hidden Sets
 
  2 x Simple Naked Sets
 
  20 x Pinned Squares
 
 
 
Seems more complicated.
 
 
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