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				|  Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 6:58 pm    Post subject: "expert rated puzzle" from kakuropuzzle.com |   |  
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				|  	  | Code: |  	  | ------------------------- | 3 . . | 7 . 5 | . 9 8 |
 | . 4 2 | . . . | . . . |
 | . 5 . | . . 1 | 7 . . |
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 | . 8 . | . . 2 | 5 . . |
 | . . . | . 4 . | 8 . . |
 | 1 . . | 3 . . | . . . |
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 | 5 . . | 1 . . | . 7 . |
 | . . 9 | . . . | 1 . . |
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 http://www.kakuropuzzle.com/sudoku-free-puzzles.php
 
 I guess I could practice my coloring on this one.   I found a finned x-wing first
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				|  Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 7:35 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | Code: |  	  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3       1       6       | 7       2       5       | 4       9       8       |
 | 7       4       2       | 8       369     369     | 36      15      15      |
 | 9       5       8       | 4       36      1       | 7       236     236     |
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 | 4       8       37      | 69      1       2       | 5       36      3679    |
 | 6       29      357     | 59      4       79      | 8       123     12379   |
 | 1       29      57      | 3       56789   6789    | 269     246     24679   |
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 | 5       6       4       | 1       389     389     | 239     7       239     |
 | 8       7       9       | 2       356     346     | 1       3456    3456    |
 | 2       3       1       | 569     5679    4679    | 69      8       4569    |
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				|  Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:23 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| That Finned X-Wing is also an ER. 
 The puzzle can be solved in many steps using XY-Chains/Wings, a Skyscraper, another ER (Sashimi X-Wing) and some basic coloring.  (I didn't keep notes, but don't think I left anything out.)
 
 Or, there's a novel grouped coloring exploiting a UR.  No time now.  Maybe I'll post it later.
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				|  Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 7:36 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| ok, two xy chains, and coloring on 6 at the end |  |  
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