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storm_norm
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 Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 6:16 am Post subject: daily telegraph 12/7 |
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| . . 1 | . . . | 2 . . |
| 6 . . | . . 7 | . . 3 |
| . 5 3 | 6 . 8 | 1 9 . |
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| . . . | 9 . 3 | . . . |
| . . 5 | . . . | 6 . . |
| . . . | 7 . 2 | . . . |
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| . 7 6 | 2 . 1 | 9 8 . |
| 4 . . | 5 . . | . . 2 |
| . . 2 | . . . | 5 . . |
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nataraj
Joined: 03 Aug 2007
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| Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 10:36 am Post subject: |
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This puzzle is rather peculiar. VERY basic up to here:
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+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+
| 7 48 1 | 3 9 5 | 2 46 68 |
| 6 9 48 | 1 2 7 | 48 5 3 |
| 2 5 3 | 6 4 8 | 1 9 7 |
+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+
| 18 1468 7 | 9 56 3 | 48 2 158 |
| 3 2 5 | 8 1 4 | 6 7 9 |
| 9 1468 48 | 7 56 2 | 3 14 158 |
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| 5 7 6 | 2 3 1 | 9 8 4 |
| 4 13 9 | 5 8 6 | 7 13 2 |
| 18 138 2 | 4 7 9 | 5 136 16 |
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With so many {4,8} cells, I started looking for w-wings and this one is rather effective:
r6c3<>8 => r6c8=1 => r4c7=4 => r2c7=8
Therefore r2c3=4
and it's singles again until the end.
P.S. Practically the same elimination can be made by coloring on 4
-r6c8=r4c7-r2c7=r2c3- which removes 4 from r6c3, giving r6c3=8 |
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Asellus
Joined: 05 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:15 am Post subject: |
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| Hey! Forget W-Wings. Go for the remote naked pair {48} at R6C3 and R4C7 (joined classically by the pair of {48}s in R2). It wipes out the <4>s and <8>s in R4C12 and R6C89 and solves the puzzle. |
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Johan
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| Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:51 am Post subject: |
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Another option is the ER for digit <4> in Box 4 (|_ shaped hinge),
eliminating <4> in R6C8, solving the puzzle. |
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nataraj
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| Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Asellus wrote: | | Hey! Forget W-Wings. |
I will I will ...
If you protect me from the wrath of the gods that be - and no I dont want to get into that w-wing / remote naked pair discussion again (I do realize there are only {4,9} pairs on your classic path so it is a true approved Seal of Atlas government appointed remote naked pair )
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Marty R.
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| Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Hey! Forget W-Wings. Go for the remote naked pair {48} at R6C3 and R4C7 (joined classically by the pair of {48}s in R2). |
Isn't this just simply the technique known as "Remote Pairs", a simple chain of pairs, as opposed to two pairs joined classically by another pair of pairs?   |
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nataraj
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| Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Marty R. wrote: | | Quote: | | Hey! Forget W-Wings. Go for the remote naked pair {48} at R6C3 and R4C7 (joined classically by the pair of {48}s in R2). |
Isn't this just simply the technique known as "Remote Pairs", a simple chain of pairs, as opposed to two pairs joined classically by another pair of pairs? |
my head starts to spin. i feel dizzy. am i going crazy? pairs. joined. classically. simple. chain of pairs joined by chain of pairs.
like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel ... |
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storm_norm
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| Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 6:48 pm Post subject: |
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| you guys crack me up |
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Marty R.
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| Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | my head starts to spin. i feel dizzy. am i going crazy? pairs. joined. classically. simple. chain of pairs joined by chain of pairs. |
Hey there, nataraj, what do you expect from an activity that has jellyfish, squirmbags, Bowman Bingo, bifurcation, Sue de Coq, death blossom, fishy cycle, 3D Medusa, skyscrapers, mutant fish, kites, wings, loops, wraps and other such goodies?  |
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nataraj
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| Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Marty R. wrote: | | Hey there, nataraj, what do you expect from an activity that has jellyfish, squirmbags, Bowman Bingo, bifurcation, Sue de Coq, death blossom, fishy cycle, 3D Medusa, skyscrapers, mutant fish, kites, wings, loops, wraps and other such goodies? |
yeah, right. Aren't we a bunch of loonies? Must watch the diet from now on 
He, he. They're coming to take me away, ha ha ... (transport me with pincers, ouch!)
Good night, sleep tight, don't let the squirmbags bite |
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storm_norm
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| to the funny farm. and I love to see those men in their bright white coats. and they're coming to take me away, haha. |
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