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		| daj95376 
 
 
 Joined: 23 Aug 2008
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				|  Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 9:34 am    Post subject: Puzzle VH_008 |   |  
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				|  	  | Code: |  	  | +-----------------------+ | . . . | 5 . 8 | 7 6 . |
 | . 7 . | . . . | 1 . . |
 | . . . | . . 6 | . . 2 |
 |-------+-------+-------|
 | 1 . . | 6 . 9 | . . . |
 | . . . | . 3 7 | . . 1 |
 | 3 . 7 | 8 1 . | . 9 . |
 |-------+-------+-------|
 | 6 3 . | . . . | 4 1 . |
 | 7 . . | . . 3 | 8 2 . |
 | . . 8 | . 6 . | . . 3 |
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		| arkietech 
 
 
 Joined: 31 Jul 2008
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 Location: Northwest Arkansas USA
 
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				|  Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 8:16 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| this turned into a monstor for me:  	  | Quote: |  	  | a pair of xy-wings 245 kite 9
 w-wing 45 on 4
 x-wing 5
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		| gindaani 
 
 
 Joined: 06 Mar 2009
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				|  Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 10:40 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| After the basics: 
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | +-------------------+--------------+----------------+
 | 249   1      3    | 5    249 8   | 7   6     49   |
 | 24589 7      6    | 3    249 24  | 1   458   4589 |
 | 4589  4589   459  | 1    7   6   | 359 3458  2    |
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 | 1     2458   245  | 6    245 9   | 235 34578 4578 |
 | 24589 245689 2459 | 24   3   7   | 256 458   1    |
 | 3     2456   7    | 8    1   245 | 256 9     45   |
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 | 6     3      259  | 279  8   25  | 4   1     579  |
 | 7     459    1    | 49   45  3   | 8   2     6    |
 | 2459  2459   8    | 2479 6   1   | 59  57    3    |
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 I found a 3-stepper:
 
 
  	  | Quote: |  	  | 254 xy-wing 254 xy-wing
 UR type 1 (29)
 
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		| keith 
 
 
 Joined: 19 Sep 2005
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 Location: near Detroit, Michigan, USA
 
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				|  Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 11:13 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| I used two XY-wings, a bunch of coloring, and then another XY-wing to finish it. 
 Keith
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