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Puzzle 11/04/03: ~ Difficult+

 
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daj95376



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 10:55 pm    Post subject: Puzzle 11/04/03: ~ Difficult+ Reply with quote

Code:
 +-----------------------+
 | 8 6 . | . . 3 | 7 5 9 |
 | 9 5 . | . . . | . . . |
 | . . 1 | . . 7 | . . . |
 |-------+-------+-------|
 | . . . | 9 . . | . 6 7 |
 | . . . | . 7 2 | . . . |
 | 6 . 9 | . 3 1 | 5 . 2 |
 |-------+-------+-------|
 | 7 . . | . . 8 | 6 . 3 |
 | 5 . . | 3 . . | . . . |
 | 3 . . | 7 . 9 | 2 . . |
 +-----------------------+

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tlanglet



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Location: Northern California Foothills

PostPosted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 2:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Time for a three stepper......

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#1: anp(24=1)r34c1-r4c7=r5c9-(1=4)r2c9-r3c78=(4)r3c1; r5c1<>4
#2: axy-wing (14-8) vertex (14)r2c9 with fin (4)r8c9; r8c7<>8
If fin is true: (4)r8c9-r5c9=r5c2-r4c1=r3c1-(4=8)r3c7;
#3: x-wing (4)r28c67; r2c4589,r8c259<>4

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peterj



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 4:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There must be something in the water - another example of an almost-skyscraper, this time I think(?) you have to use it in a chain rather than just as a "plain" almost/kraken...
Quote:
(4)r9c2=skyscraper(4)[r9c5=r9c8 - r6c8=r6c4] - (4=8)r4c5 - r4c2=r5c2 ; r5c2<>4
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Marty R.



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 4:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Five steps here.

W-Wing (14)
Coloring (4)
XY-Wing (241)
XY-Wing (468), flightless
M-Wing (14)
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