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		daj95376
 
 
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				 Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 5:50 pm    Post subject: Puzzle 10/02/08 (A) | 
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 | 4 . . | 5 . . | 1 8 . |
 
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 | . . 8 | . . . | 2 . 3 |
 
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 | 8 . . | 7 . 5 | 9 2 . |
 
 | . . . | . 2 . | 3 . . |
 
 | . . . | 4 . 9 | 7 . . |
 
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 | 9 . 3 | 6 5 4 | . 1 . |
 
 | 6 . . | 9 . . | 5 . . |
 
 | . . 2 | . . . | . . . |
 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 1:47 am    Post subject:  | 
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				My first move was fairly obvious, but then I thought I hit the brick wall before stumbling upon the second move which set up the obvious third and puzzle-ending move.
 
 
 	  | Quote: | 	 		  X-Wing (1)
 
Finned X-Wing (5)
 
XY-Wing (167) | 	 
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		tlanglet
 
 
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				 Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:01 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				A single step.
 
 
 	  | Quote: | 	 		  xy-wing -167 with vertex r3c6, pincer 16 in r5c6 and pincer 17 a pseudocell in r39c1.
 
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		arkietech
 
 
  Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 1834 Location: Northwest Arkansas USA
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				 Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:24 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Another single step 	  | Code: | 	 		   
 
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 | 4      2      679    | 5      679    3      | 1      8      679    |
 
 | 3      1569   15679  | 2      46789  678    | 46     45679  45679  |
 
 | 57     569    8      | 1      4679   67     | 2      45679  3      |
 
 |----------------------+----------------------+----------------------|
 
 | 8      346    46     | 7      36     5      | 9      2      1      |
 
 | 157    569    5679   | 8      2      16     | 3      456    456    |
 
 | 2      1356   156    | 4      136    9      | 7      56     8      |
 
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 | 9      7      3      | 6      5      4      | 8      1      2      |
 
 | 6      148    14     | 9      178    2      | 5      3      47     |
 
 | 15     458    2      | 3      78     178    | 46     4679   4679   |
 
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(5=7)r3c1 - (7=6)r3c6 - (6=1)r5c6 - (1)r5c1 = (1-5)r9c1 = (5)r9c2 => r23c2,r9c1<>5
 
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