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keith



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 9:19 pm    Post subject: Times Super Fiendish Reply with quote
One of their more interesting ones. (Times of London.)
Code:
Puzzle: LT1718sf
+-------+-------+-------+
| . . 8 | . 1 . | 2 . . |
| . 7 . | 8 . . | . 1 . |
| 9 . . | . . 5 | . . 8 |
+-------+-------+-------+
| . . 3 | . 9 . | . 2 . |
| 2 . . | 6 . 1 | . . 5 |
| . 6 . | . 7 . | 8 . . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 7 . . | 2 . . | . . 6 |
| . 5 . | . . 7 | . 4 . |
| . . 4 | . 5 . | 1 . . |
+-------+-------+-------+

Keith
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storm_norm



Joined: 18 Oct 2007
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 12:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Code:
346     34      8       | 7       1       3469    | 2       5       349
3456    7       256     | 8       2346    3469    | 39      1       349
9       1234    12      | 34      234     5       | 7       6       8
---------------------------------------------------------------------
1       48      3       | 5       9       48      | 6       2       7
2       89      7       | 6       38      1       | 4       39      5
45      6       59      | 34      7       2       | 8       39      1
---------------------------------------------------------------------
7       19      19      | 2       34      34      | 5       8       6
368     5       26      | 1       68      7       | 39      4       239
68      23      4       | 9       5       68      | 1       7       23



I saw an elimination on 4 first...

but then I turned my attention to 6 and, zap !!! x-wing. el fin
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Asellus



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 12:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
One of the standard "VH" tools solves it in one step.
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Marty R.



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
It took me five moves with techniques often discussed here. I didn't use it, but this puzzle looked like it was made for Medusa practice.
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storm_norm



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
nice to see everyone making their rounds, lol
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