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Earl



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:10 pm    Post subject: Oct 11 DB Reply with quote

The October 11 DB offers two UR's. One is a dead end, the other solves the puzzle. Guess which one I took first?


Earl

Code:

+-------+-------+-------+
| . . . | 7 . . | . 5 . |
| 8 . . | . 3 6 | 9 . . |
| 4 6 . | . 5 . | . . . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| . . 2 | . . . | . . 4 |
| 3 . 9 | 6 . 2 | 1 . 5 |
| 6 . . | . . . | 2 . . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| . . . | . 9 . | . 2 6 |
| . . 6 | 3 7 . | . . 1 |
| . 7 . | . . 1 | . . . |
+-------+-------+-------+

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tlanglet



Joined: 17 Oct 2007
Posts: 2468
Location: Northern California Foothills

PostPosted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, the two URs were very obvious and I didn't see anything to suggest either was a one trick pony. Really not that good a puzzle.

I also found a short xy-chain that was another one-tricker.

Ted
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storm_norm



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

lower right UR for me
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keith



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Code:
+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 19  139 13  | 7   2   4   | 6   5   8   |
| 8   2   5   | 1   3   6   | 9   4   7   |
| 4   6   7   | 8   5   9   | 3   1   2   |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 7   5   2   | 9   1   3   | 8   6   4   |
| 3   48  9   | 6   48  2   | 1   7   5   |
| 6   148 148 | 5   48  7   | 2   39  39  |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 15  138 138 | 4   9   58  | 7   2   6   |
| 2  48-9 6   | 3   7   58@ | 45# 89@ 1   |
| 59@ 7   48  | 2   6   1   | 45# 389 3-9 |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+

There is a W-wing type thing that solves it:

The cells <58> <89> in R8 form a pseudo-cell <59>. It is connected to the <59> in R9 by the strong link on <4> in C7. Taking out <9> in R8C2 and R9C9.

Either: R9C1 is <9>, or; R9C1 is <5> and then R8C8 is <9>.

Keith
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