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		daj95376
 
 
  Joined: 23 Aug 2008 Posts: 3854
 
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				 Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:57 pm    Post subject: Puzzle 10/03/03 (B) | 
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				Probably difficult as a VH+
 
 
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 | 5 . . | . . . | . . . |
 
 | . . . | . . 9 | . . 2 |
 
 | . . 1 | . 5 8 | . 3 . |
 
 |-------+-------+-------|
 
 | . . . | 1 6 . | 5 . 3 |
 
 | . . 3 | 8 . 5 | 6 2 . |
 
 | . 1 5 | . 7 . | . . 9 |
 
 |-------+-------+-------|
 
 | . . . | 9 2 . | . . . |
 
 | . . 2 | . 8 . | . . 6 |
 
 | . 9 . | 5 . 3 | . 1 . |
 
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		Marty R.
 
 
  Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 5770 Location: Rochester, NY, USA
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				 Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 6:13 am    Post subject:  | 
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				This was a little easier for me than the A puzzle, taking five steps.
 
 
 	  | Quote: | 	 		  Type 1 UR (48)
 
XYZ (478)
 
W-Wing (47)
 
ER (8)
 
Flightless XY-Wing (498) with pincer transport | 	 
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		tlanglet
 
 
  Joined: 17 Oct 2007 Posts: 2468 Location: Northern California Foothills
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				 Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 1:42 am    Post subject:  | 
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				Three steps.
 
 
ALS A 3478 in r678c7,
 
ALS B 78 in r9c9,
 
shared exclusive = 7,
 
shared common = 8, 
 
ALSs did not directly provide a deletion, but a transport does;
 
(8)r9c9 - r9c1 = r2c1; r2c8<>8,
 
 
Type 1 UR 48 in r67c78 deletes 48 from r7c7, which sets up an
 
 
AIC: (3=1)r2c5 - (1=7)r2c7 - (7=3)r7c7 - r8c7 = r8c1; r2c1<>3.
 
 
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		daj95376
 
 
  Joined: 23 Aug 2008 Posts: 3854
 
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				 Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 7:06 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Code: | 	 		   c19r9   Skyscraper                      <> 8    r1c23,r2c7
 
 
 <49+2>  XY-Wing  r1c3/r1c4+r3c1         <> 2    r1c2,r3c4
 
 
 r67c78  <48> UR Type 1                  <> 48   r7c7
 
 
 r23c24  <46> UR Type 4                  <> 4    r23c2
 
 
 <47+8>  XYZ-Wing r7c3/r7c8+r9c1         <> 8    r7c2
 
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I don't recall which steps were necessary. | 
			 
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		Wendy W
 
 
  Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 144
 
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				 Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 1:13 am    Post subject:  | 
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				I'm just now working through the backlog of DAJ puzzles after a (non-Sudoku-related) work crunch. 
 
My solution to this one was a little different: xyz-wing 478 based in r8c3; then a vertical skyscaper on 8, then xy-wing 249. I spotted the UR 48 in boxes 6 and 9 but thought I'd see if I could do without it. Apparently it wasn't required. | 
			 
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