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		daj95376
 
 
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				 Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 6:29 pm    Post subject: Puzzle 10/01/12 (A) | 
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				4-stepper VH+
 
 
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 | . . 6 | . 4 1 | . 7 3 |
 
 | . 4 . | . . 8 | 6 . . |
 
 | 1 . 7 | . 6 . | 4 . . |
 
 |-------+-------+-------|
 
 | . . . | 1 . . | . . 7 |
 
 | 2 . 8 | . 7 . | . . . |
 
 | 7 3 . | . . 6 | . . . |
 
 |-------+-------+-------|
 
 | . 5 1 | . . . | 7 . 2 |
 
 | 9 . . | . . . | . 4 6 |
 
 | 8 . . | 6 . . | 3 1 . |
 
 +-----------------------+
 
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		arkietech
 
 
  Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 1834 Location: Northwest Arkansas USA
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				 Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:20 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				I needed three steps: 	  | Quote: | 	 		  w-wing 59
 
turbot 9
 
skyscraper 2 | 	 
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		tlanglet
 
 
  Joined: 17 Oct 2007 Posts: 2468 Location: Northern California Foothills
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				 Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 1:27 am    Post subject:  | 
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				I used four steps.
 
 
 	  | Quote: | 	 		  m-wing: (9=5)r2c5 - (5=9)r2c8 - (9)r7c8 = (9)r9c9; r9c5<>9,
 
xy-wing -259 with vertex in r2c5
 
UR27[(5)r89c6 = (9)r9c6]r89c26 - (9=4)r7c6 - (49=8)r7c4 - (8=5)r8c4; r9c5<>5,
 
kite on 2.
 
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		Marty R.
 
 
  Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 5770 Location: Rochester, NY, USA
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				 Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 5:38 am    Post subject:  | 
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				| Type 4 UR on 27 and two ERs, both on 2. | 
			 
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