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		| immpy 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2023 6:01 pm    Post subject: VH+ 010723 |   |  
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				| Hello all, enjoy the puzzle. 
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | +-------+-------+-------+
 | . . . | 4 . . | 8 9 . |
 | 7 . . | 5 1 . | 3 . 6 |
 | . . 1 | 9 . . | . . . |
 +-------+-------+-------+
 | 8 . 9 | 2 . . | . . . |
 | . . . | 8 5 1 | . . . |
 | . . . | . . 4 | 7 . 5 |
 +-------+-------+-------+
 | . . . | . . 5 | 1 . . |
 | 5 . 7 | . 2 . | . . 9 |
 | . 3 6 | . . 9 | . . . |
 +-------+-------+-------+
 
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 Play this puzzle online at the Daily Sudoku site
 
 cheers...immp
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		| dongrave 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2023 5:50 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| I had a tough time with this one immpy! 
 After basics:
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | +---------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 236  26   5   | 4   367  2367 | 8   9     1     |
 | 7    9    248 | 5   1    28   | 3   24    6     |
 | 2346 2468 1   | 9   368  2368 | 25  2457  247   |
 +---------------+---------------+-----------------+
 | 8    5    9   | 2   367  367  | 46  1     34    |
 | 46   7    34  | 8   5    1    | 9   236   23    |
 | 126  126  23  | 36  9    4    | 7   8     5     |
 +---------------+---------------+-----------------+
 | 9    248  248 | 367 3468 5    | 1   23467 23478 |
 | 5    148  7   | 136 2    368  | 46  346   9     |
 | 124  3    6   | 17  48   9    | 25  2457  2478  |
 +---------------+---------------+-----------------+
 
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 Then I couldn't find a one-stepper so I ended up settling for 3 steps.  The 1st assumed that r9c4 = 1 and hit a contradiction, the 2nd assumed that r2c3 <> 8 and hit a contradiction, and the 3rd assumed that r5c3 = 3 and also hit a contradiction.
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		| immpy 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2023 7:50 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Maybe this one was more of a VH++. 
 cheers...immp
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		| dongrave 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2023 2:50 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| So that's it?  No one else is going to post a solution for this one?  If that's the case, then I guess this really was a VH++!  (Ugh!) |  | 
	
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		| glesco 
 
 
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 Location: North Vancouver, BC, Canada
 
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				|  Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2023 2:11 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| I used a chain of 8s anchored at r2c3 & r8c2 which removes 8s from r3c2 & r7c3. The later gives an 8 at r2c3 by virtue of column 3. 
 That led to a contradiction of 4s in box 7. That filled out most of the puzzle.
 
 Used an xy-wing to complete.
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