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		daj95376
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 10:47 pm    Post subject: Puzzle 10/02/26 (C) | 
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 | 8 . . | . 3 9 | 5 . . |
 
 | . . . | . 2 . | . . . |
 
 | . . . | . . 4 | . 8 . |
 
 |-------+-------+-------|
 
 | . . . | . . 8 | 6 7 . |
 
 | 6 8 . | . 5 . | . . . |
 
 | 3 . 2 | 4 . 7 | 8 . 1 |
 
 |-------+-------+-------|
 
 | 9 . . | 3 . 2 | . . . |
 
 | . . 8 | 9 . . | . . 4 |
 
 | . . . | . . 5 | . 2 . |
 
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		tlanglet
 
 
  Joined: 17 Oct 2007 Posts: 2468 Location: Northern California Foothills
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				 Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 2:55 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Two steps
 
 
 	  | Quote: | 	 		  (4=1)r1c8 - ALS1234[(1)r23c7 = (3)r23c7]r235c7 - (3=7)r8c7 - (7=1)r7c7 - (1=6)r7c8 - (6=4)r7c3; r1c3<>4.
 
 
ALS A 1234 in r235c7,
 
ALS B 14 in r1c8
 
shared exclusive = 1
 
shared common = 4
 
r5c8<>4
 
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		arkietech
 
 
  Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 1834 Location: Northwest Arkansas USA
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				 Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 7:30 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				I used four steps intially
 
xy-wing 146
 
w-wing 16 and 17 setting up another
 
w-wing 16
 
 
Then I found a two steps solution using an AIC 	  | Code: | 	 		  
 
xy-wing 146 
 
 *-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*
 
 | 8       12467   16      | 67      3       9       | 5       14      267     |
 
 | 1457    134567  134569  | 8       2       16      | 134     1349    679     |
 
 | 127     12367   1369    | 5       17      4       | 123     8       2679    |
 
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 | 145     145     145     | 2       9       8       | 6       7       3       |
 
 | 6       8       7       | 1       5       3       | 24      49      29      |
 
 | 3       9       2       | 4       6       7       | 8       5       1       |
 
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 | 9       467     46      | 3       8       2       | 17      16      5       |
 
 | 25      25      8       | 9       17      16      | 37      36      4       |
 
 | 17      1367    136     | 67      4       5       | 9       2       8       |
 
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 (4=1)r1c8 - (1=6)r1c3 - r1c4 = r9c4 - r8c6 = (6-3)r8c8 = (3-9)r2c8 = (9-4)r5c8 = r5c7; r2c7,r5c8<>4
 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:17 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				| I used two XY-Wings, 164 and 671. | 
			 
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