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dext100
Joined: 13 Nov 2005
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Location: Salem, MA
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 Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:29 am Post subject: Help with USA Today puzzle from Sunday March 30, 2008 |
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This is where I am at with the puzzle:
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| 12 123 1236 | 7 5 8 | 9 126 4 |
| 5 9 678 | 4 2 1 | 67 678 3 |
| 4 1278 1278 | 3 6 9 |1257 12578 78 |
+---------------------------+---------------------------+--------------------------+
| 8 23 4 | 5 7 6 | 23 9 1 |
|279 5 239 |89 1 4 | 236 236 78 |
|179 6 19 |89 3 2 | 4 87 5 |
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| 19 18 189 | 6 4 7 | 35 35 2 |
| 3 27 27 | 1 9 5 | 8 4 6 |
| 6 4 5 | 2 8 3 | 17 17 9 |
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I cannot figure out my next move! HELP PLEASE |
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keith
Joined: 19 Sep 2005
Posts: 3355
Location: near Detroit, Michigan, USA
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| Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:01 am Post subject: |
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How much of a hint do you want?
Ther is a triple in Box 3, leading to an elimination in Row 1.
Keith |
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dext100
Joined: 13 Nov 2005
Posts: 6
Location: Salem, MA
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| Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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Color me stupid.  This is the first puzzle that has totally stumped me. Where is the triple. I don't see it. When you refer to box 3, which box are you referring to? |
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ravel
Joined: 21 Apr 2006
Posts: 536
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| Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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Its 678 in the # marked cells.
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| 12 123 1236 | 7 5 8 | 9 12-6 4 |
| 5 9 678 | 4 2 1 | #67 #678 3 |
| 4 1278 1278 | 3 6 9 | 125-7 125-78 #78 |
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| 8 23 4 | 5 7 6 | 23 9 1 |
|279 5 239 |89 1 4 | 236 236 78 |
|179 6 19 |89 3 2 | 4 87 5 |
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| 19 18 189 | 6 4 7 | 35 35 2 |
| 3 27 27 | 1 9 5 | 8 4 6 |
| 6 4 5 | 2 8 3 | 17 17 9 |
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Marty R.
Joined: 12 Feb 2006
Posts: 5770
Location: Rochester, NY, USA
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| Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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Dext100, boxes are always designated as below:
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+-------+-------+-------+
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| . 1 . | . 2 . | . 3 . |
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+-------+-------+-------+
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| . 4 . | . 5 . | . 6 . |
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+-------+-------+-------+
| . . . | . . . | . . . |
| . 7 . | . 8 . | . 9 . |
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+-------+-------+-------+
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Play this puzzle online at the Daily Sudoku site |
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keith
Joined: 19 Sep 2005
Posts: 3355
Location: near Detroit, Michigan, USA
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| Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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... and, after ravel's move, there is only one place for <6> in R1.
Keith |
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