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		keith
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 8:50 pm    Post subject: A new source has me stumped | 
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				I found a new source for puzzles:
 
 
http://www.opensky.ca/~jdhildeb/software/sudokugen/
 
 
However, this one has me stuck.
 
 	  | Code: | 	 		  Puzzle: New Puzzle #69
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . 5 . | 9 . . | . 8 2 | 
 
| 3 . . | . . . | 6 . 9 | 
 
| . . 6 | . . . | . . . | 
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . . 2 | . 7 1 | 3 9 . | 
 
| . . 5 | 3 2 9 | 8 . . | 
 
| . 4 3 | 6 5 . | 2 . . | 
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . . . | . . . | 5 . . | 
 
| 5 . 4 | . . . | . . 8 | 
 
| 2 1 . | . . 6 | . 7 . | 
 
+-------+-------+-------+ | 	  
 
edit: The Difficulty Rating is 0.80
 
 
Keith | 
			 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 10:40 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				| Note: when I opened this thread I saw Danny's reply and now I don't. The only thing I can think of is that I accidentally deleted it, for which I'm sorry. | 
			 
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		daj95376
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 10:41 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Code: | 	 		   r7  b7  Locked Candidate 1              <> 7    r7c46
 
 
 r9  b1  turbot fish/ER                  <> 8    r3c5
 
 
 <47> UR r13c17  =>  r13c7=1 and/or r3c1=8
 
 r13c7=1                                                 =>  r3c9<>1
 
 r3c1=8  =>  r1c1=4  =>  <47+1> XYZ-Wing r3c7/r1c7+r3c5  =>  r3c9<>1
 
 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
 |  47     5      17     |  9      6      3      |  47+1   8      2      |
 
 |  3      2      178    |  178    148    457    |  6      45     9      |
 
 |  47+8   9      6      |  1278   14     2457   |  47+1   345    134    |
 
 |-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------|
 
 |  68     68     2      |  4      7      1      |  3      9      5      |
 
 |  1      7      5      |  3      2      9      |  8      46     46     |
 
 |  9      4      3      |  6      5      8      |  2      1      7      |
 
 |-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------|
 
 |  678    368    789    |  128    13489  24     |  5      2346   1346   |
 
 |  5      36     4      |  127    139    27     |  19     236    8      |
 
 |  2      1      89     |  5      3489   6      |  49     7      34     |
 
 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
 # 66 eliminations remain
 
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Marty: I deleted it because I wanted to replace it with a fresh solution. | 
			 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 11:02 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Quote: | 	 		  | Marty: I deleted it because I wanted to replace it with a fresh solution. | 	  
 
Thanks, that makes me feel better.
 
 
Looking at the implications of the 46 UR in boxes 69: in the roof cells, one of them must be a 3 or the other one a 1. Either sets r1c1=4 and r3c5=1 and that solves it. | 
			 
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