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		| Earl 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:48 am    Post subject: July 9 VH |   |  
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				| A number of paths appear, but this one is as a direct route. 
 A Solution:  Coloring in (4) eliminates the 4 in R1C4 and solves the puzzle.
 
 
 Early Earl
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		| Marty R. 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:34 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Basically the same, but I used Remote Pairs (46). |  | 
	
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		| crunched 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 5:27 am    Post subject: Re: July 9 VH |   |  
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				|  	  | Earl wrote: |  	  | A number of paths appear, but this one is as a direct route. 
 A Solution:  Coloring in (4) eliminates the 4 in R1C4 and solves the puzzle.
 
 
 Early Earl
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 Below the grid after (all?) basics.
 An xy wing did it for me.
 
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | +---------------+-------------+--------+
 | 23468 46 2468 | 47   57 458 | 9 1 23 |
 | 2348  9  248  | 1    48 6   | 5 7 23 |
 | 7     1  5    | 3    2  9   | 6 4 8  |
 +---------------+-------------+--------+
 | 1     2  89   | 5    89 3   | 7 6 4  |
 | 4689  46 3    | 4679 67 48  | 2 5 1  |
 | 5     7  46   | 46   1  2   | 3 8 9  |
 +---------------+-------------+--------+
 | 69    8  7    | 69   3  1   | 4 2 5  |
 | 249   5  249  | 8    49 7   | 1 3 6  |
 | 46    3  1    | 2    56 45  | 8 9 7  |
 +---------------+-------------+--------+
 
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 Play this puzzle online at the Daily Sudoku site
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		| arkietech 
 
 
 Joined: 31 Jul 2008
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				|  Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:03 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| A kite on 4 did it for me |  | 
	
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		| cgordon 
 
 
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 Location: ontario, canada
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:11 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| An ER using C2 and Box 5 also eliminates the <4> in R1C4. |  | 
	
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		| gindaani 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:12 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| All I needed was the trusty xy-wing (894). |  | 
	
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		| swando 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 7:01 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Been away and when I came back I hoped to have a tough challenge.. This one should be in the medium variety.  Basic elimation of the 9  did it for me |  | 
	
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