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		daj95376
 
 
  Joined: 23 Aug 2008 Posts: 3854
 
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				 Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 9:58 am    Post subject: Puzzle 10/01/05 (B) | 
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 | . . . | 1 5 . | . . . |
 
 | . 4 . | . . . | . . . |
 
 | . . 5 | 3 4 6 | . . . |
 
 |-------+-------+-------|
 
 | 4 . 8 | . . 1 | 6 . . |
 
 | 5 . 7 | . 6 . | 3 . . |
 
 | . . 3 | 9 . . | 7 . 1 |
 
 |-------+-------+-------|
 
 | . . . | 4 1 9 | 8 5 3 |
 
 | . . . | . . . | 1 . . |
 
 | . . . | . . 3 | 4 . 7 |
 
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		arkietech
 
 
  Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 1834 Location: Northwest Arkansas USA
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				 Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 2:36 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				One step again: 	  | Quote: | 	 		  (2=7)r1c6-(7=3)r1c8-(3=8)r1c2-(8=5)r9c2-(5=6)r9c4-(6=9)r9c8-(9=1)r9c3-(1=2)r2c3 
 
=> r1c13,r2c6<>2 | 	  I'm on a roll!   | 
			 
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		tlanglet
 
 
  Joined: 17 Oct 2007 Posts: 2468 Location: Northern California Foothills
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				 Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 2:49 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				I spotted several useless moves but then I found a one stepper.
 
 
 	  | Quote: | 	 		  xy-chain: (3=8)r1c2 - (8=5)r9c2 - (5=3)r8c2 - (3=9)r8c1 - (9=1)r9c3 - (1=2)r2c3 - (2=7)r2c6 - (7=3)r2c8; r1c8|r2c1<>3.
 
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		Marty R.
 
 
  Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 5770 Location: Rochester, NY, USA
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				 Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 5:26 am    Post subject:  | 
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				Five steps.
 
 
XY (271)
 
X (7)
 
W (26)
 
DP (26-27-67)
 
XY (129) | 
			 
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