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Puzzle 11/01/25 two-fer

 
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daj95376



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 10:57 pm    Post subject: Puzzle 11/01/25 two-fer Reply with quote

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

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Marty R.



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Code:

+--------------+---------------+--------------+
| 4  1    567  | 8   356  567  | 9    2   356 |
| 8  9    2567 | 1   2356 2567 | 3456 456 356 |
| 25 256  3    | 246 2456 9    | 1    8   7   |
+--------------+---------------+--------------+
| 1  7    246  | 5   8    26   | 346  9   36  |
| 9  2468 2468 | 7   246  3    | 456  456 1   |
| 3  456  456  | 46  9    1    | 2    7   8   |
+--------------+---------------+--------------+
| 6  35   19   | 39  7    4    | 8    15  2   |
| 7  235  19   | 39  25   8    | 56   156 4   |
| 25 48   48   | 26  1    256  | 7    3   9   |
+--------------+---------------+--------------+

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I've messed this up twice already and have no idea if I've made simple mechanical errors or logical errors. I have questions about a loop.

Note the XY-Loop that starts with a 6 in r9c4, goes up c4, then over to r3c1 and ends with a 2 in r9c1. I know I can remove the 2 from r9c6.

I also want to remove the 6 from r3c4 and 2s from r3c25. Are these OK?
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daj95376



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Marty R. wrote:
Code:

+--------------+---------------+--------------+
| 4  1    567  | 8   356  567  | 9    2   356 |
| 8  9    2567 | 1   2356 2567 | 3456 456 356 |
| 25 256  3    | 246 2456 9    | 1    8   7   |
+--------------+---------------+--------------+
| 1  7    246  | 5   8    26   | 346  9   36  |
| 9  2468 2468 | 7   246  3    | 456  456 1   |
| 3  456  456  | 46  9    1    | 2    7   8   |
+--------------+---------------+--------------+
| 6  35   19   | 39  7    4    | 8    15  2   |
| 7  235  19   | 39  25   8    | 56   156 4   |
| 25 48   48   | 26  1    256  | 7    3   9   |
+--------------+---------------+--------------+

I've messed this up twice already and have no idea if I've made simple mechanical errors or logical errors. I have questions about a loop.

Note the XY-Loop that starts with a 6 in r9c4, goes up c4, then over to r3c1 and ends with a 2 in r9c1. I know I can remove the 2 from r9c6.

I also want to remove the 6 from r3c4 and 2s from r3c25. Are these OK?

I don't see anything resembling an XY-Loop in your cells. What I do see is an X-Wing.

Code:
   c14   X-Wing                          <> 2    r3c25,r9c6
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Marty R.



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I didn't reach a point of checking for X-Wings. As to the XY-Loop, maybe I'm mis-defining them.

R9c4=6-->r6c4=4-->r3c4=2-->r3c1=5-->r9c1=2.

I wanted to eliminate the 6 and the 2s based on my interpretation (or misinterpretation) of something you told me in another thread awhile back:

"* Look at each assignment and its corresponding elimination(s) in the loop.

* Delete that value from any cells that see the assignment and elimination cells."
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daj95376



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 4:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Marty,

If you check this message, you'll see that you made the same mistake in this puzzle. There is a distinction between a chain and a network, and you crossed the line into "network" when you derived r3c4=2.

An XY-Loop looks exactly like an XY-Chain -- except the starting cell can "see" the ending cell. When this happens, multiple eliminations become possible.
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Marty R.



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 4:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Danny, thank you.
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