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		daj95376
 
 
  Joined: 23 Aug 2008 Posts: 3854
 
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				 Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 4:13 pm    Post subject: Puzzle 10/05/28: (B) | 
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				 	  | Code: | 	 		   +-----------------------+
 
 | . 4 . | . 8 . | . . . |
 
 | 8 9 . | . 2 . | . 4 1 |
 
 | . . 2 | . . . | . . . |
 
 |-------+-------+-------|
 
 | . . . | . 7 . | 4 . . |
 
 | 4 1 . | 9 3 5 | . 8 . |
 
 | . . . | . 4 . | . 5 . |
 
 |-------+-------+-------|
 
 | . . . | 7 . . | . . 8 |
 
 | . 5 . | . 1 9 | . 3 4 |
 
 | . 8 . | . . . | 1 7 5 |
 
 +-----------------------+
 
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		tlanglet
 
 
  Joined: 17 Oct 2007 Posts: 2468 Location: Northern California Foothills
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				 Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 3:04 am    Post subject:  | 
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				A variety of steps; I used two...............
 
 
 
 	  | Quote: | 	 		  Extended pincer of potential xy-wing 2-79: (7=2)r5c7 - r5c9 = r1c9 - r1c8 = r7c8 - (2=6)r8c7 - (6=7)r8c3; r5c3<>7
 
Conflicting chain: (1)r3c1 - (1=3)r7c1 - (3=4)r7c6 - (4=1)r3c6; r3c1<>1 | 	  
 
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		peterj
 
 
  Joined: 26 Mar 2010 Posts: 974 Location: London, UK
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				 Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 6:27 am    Post subject:  | 
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				A different two...
 
 	  | Quote: | 	 		  w-wing(27) (2=7)r5c7-r5c3=r8c3-(7=2)r8c1; r8c7<>2
 
xy-wing(1-34) r7c6; r3c1<>1 | 	 
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		keith
 
 
  Joined: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 3355 Location: near Detroit, Michigan, USA
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				 Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 2:12 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Two XY-wings:  26-7 and -134.
 
 
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		Marty R.
 
 
  Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 5770 Location: Rochester, NY, USA
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				 Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 12:59 am    Post subject:  | 
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				Three steps:
 
 
1) XY-Wing (267)
 
2) Overlapping Type 1 URs (27, 29), r1c7=5
 
3) Short XY-Chain | 
			 
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