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		keith
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 3:51 am    Post subject: Another Menneske | 
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				If you are not a student of this forum, you will likely have a hard time with this one:
 
 	  | Code: | 	 		  Puzzle: M4445328sh(36)
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| 3 . . | 1 . . | . . 5 | 
 
| . . 1 | . 7 . | 8 . . | 
 
| 8 5 . | 2 . . | . 1 9 | 
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . . . | 9 . . | . 3 . | 
 
| . . 9 | . . . | 4 . . | 
 
| . 3 . | . . 8 | . . . | 
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| 2 7 . | . . 4 | . 8 1 | 
 
| . . 3 | . 5 . | 6 . . | 
 
| 4 . . | . . 2 | . . 7 | 
 
+-------+-------+-------+ | 	  
 
 
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		storm_norm
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 5:30 am    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Code: | 	 		  3       G469    7       | 1       8       69      | 2       R4G6    5
 
-69     2       1       | R456    7       569     | 8       G4R6    3
 
8       5       R4G6    | 2       3G46    36      | 7       1       9
 
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1567    1R468   2468    | 9       1246    1567    | 15      3       268
 
1567    168     9       | 3567    1236    13567   | 4       57      268
 
1567    3       246     | 4567    1246    8       | 159     579     26
 
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2       7       56      | 36      369     4       | 359     8       1
 
19      189     3       | 78      5       17      | 6       2       4
 
4       168     568     | 368     1369    2       | 359     59      7
 
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Keith, 
 
since you said it was a little harder, I went straight to medusa.  
 
I used the 46 pair in box 3 as starting numbers to color.  and you can see that the 6 in r2c1 sees both a red and a green 6 and can be eliminated.  this should solve the puzzle. | 
			 
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		keith
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 5:49 am    Post subject:  | 
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				Norm,
 
 
I did not examine your coloring in detail. but there is a W-wing in R12 that solves the puzzle.
 
 
The pair is <69> in R12.  The strong link is <6> in C8.  Take out <9> in R1C2 and  R2C6, the puzzle is toast. 
 
 
I think your coloring gets at the same cells.
 
 
By the way, my simplified grid is:
 
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| 3     469   7     | 1     8     69    | 2     46    5     | 
 
| 69    2     1     | 456   7     569   | 8     46    3     | 
 
| 8     5     46    | 2     346   36    | 7     1     9     | 
 
+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
 
| 1567  1468  2468  | 9     1246  1567  | 15    3     268   | 
 
| 1567  168   9     | 3567  1236  13567 | 4     57    268   | 
 
| 1567  3     246   | 4567  1246  8     | 159   579   26    | 
 
+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
 
| 2     7     56    | 36    369   4     | 359   8     1     | 
 
| 19    189   3     | 78    5     17    | 6     2     4     | 
 
| 4     168   568   | 368   1369  2     | 359   59    7     | 
 
+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
 
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		storm_norm
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 5:57 am    Post subject:  | 
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				keith,
 
 
I did not see that, thanx
 
 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 6:14 am    Post subject:  | 
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				| Ditto here on the W-Wing, although I also played one ER. | 
			 
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		nataraj
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 6:39 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				| Although I found a coloring elimination (removes 4 from r4c5 r6c3) first, I still needed that same w-wing to crack the puzzle. | 
			 
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