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+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 9 8 124 | 7 125 1235 | 6 345 12345 |
| 7 3 124 | 8 1256 1256 | 9 45 1245 |
| 12 5 6 | 9 4 123 | 1278 378 12378 |
|-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------|
| 8 124 127 | 5 126 12467 | 3 9 1467 |
| 1234 6 1237 | 124 8 9 | 147 457 1457 |
| 14 9 5 | 14 3 67 | 78 2 678 |
|-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------|
| 2345 7 238 | 6 25 245 | R248 Q1 9 |
| 1246 124 9 | Q1234 7 R8 | 5 346 234 |
| 12456 B124 B128 | 1234 9 1245 | 2478 34678 23478 |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
# 118 eliminations remain
### -1248- QExocet Base = r9c23 Target = r8c4==r7c8,r7c7==r8c6
Values <1> & <8> fail to be JExocet acceptable because of the number of intersecting lines (IL). However, direct links in the chute are present from the base cells to a target cell for each value.
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CL1 CL2 CL3
+-----------------------------------+
| . . 1 | . 1 1 | . . 1 |
| . . 1 | . 1 1 | . . 1 |
| S1 . . | . . 1 | S1 . 1 | <- IL1
|-----------+-----------+-----------|
| . 1 1 | . 1 1 | . . 1 |
| S1 . 1 | S1 . . | S1 . 1 | <- IL2
| S1 . . | S1 . . | . . . | <- IL3
|-----------+-----------+-----------|
| . . . | . . . | R. 1 . |
| ~1 ~1 . | Q1 . . | . . . |
| ~1 =1 =1 | ~1 . ~1 | . . . |
+-----------------------------------+
1r9c23 - r9c46 = 1r8c4 Base/Target equivalence in chute
secondary equivalence r8c4==r7c8=1 (sufficient to crack puzzle by itself)
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CL1 CL2 CL3
+-----------------------------------+
| . 8 . | . . . | . . . |
| . . . | S8 . . | . . . | <- IL1
| . . . | . . . | S8 8 8 | <- IL2
|-----------+-----------+-----------|
| S8 . . | . . . | . . . | <- IL3
| . . . | . 8 . | . . . |
| . . . | . . . | S8 . 8 | <- IL4
|-----------+-----------+-----------|
| . . ~8 | . . . | R8 . . |
| . . . | Q. . 8 | . . . |
| . . =8 | . . . | ~8 ~8 ~8 |
+-----------------------------------+
8r9c3 - r7c3 = 8r7c7 Base/Target equivalence in chute
secondary equivalence r7c7==r8c6=8 (sufficient to crack puzzle by itself)
Values <2> and <4> pass the JExocet contraint for a SL between the target cells and having two ILs. However, there is a direct link in the chute that make the target cells equivalent for these values. Thus, they are actually eliminated from the base/target/secondary cells.
[Edit: combined information.]
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CL1 CL2 CL3
+-----------------------------------+
| . . 2 | . 2 2 | . . 2 |
| . . 2 | . 2 2 | . . 2 |
| S2 . . | . . 2 | S2 . 2 | <- IL1
|-----------+-----------+-----------|
| . 2 2 | . 2 2 | . . . |
| S2 . 2 | S2 . . | . . . | <- IL2
| . . . | . . . | . 2 . |
|-----------+-----------+-----------|
| ~2 . ~2 | . 2 2 | R2 . . |
| ~2 ~2 . | Q2 . . | . . 2 |
| ~2 =2 =2 | ~2 . ~2 | ~2 . ~2 |
+-----------------------------------+
2r8c4 = r5c4 - r5c1 = r3c1 - r3c7 = 2r7c7 SL using JExocet S-cells
= 2r7c7 - r8c9 = 2r8c4 Discontinuous Loop
2r7c7 <--> 2r8c4
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CL1 CL2 CL3
+-----------------------------------+
| . . 4 | . . . | . 4 4 |
| . . 4 | . . . | . 4 4 |
| . . . | . 4 . | . . . |
|-----------+-----------+-----------|
| . ~4 . | . . 4 | . . 4 |
| S4 . . | S4 . . | S4 4 4 | <- IL1
| S4 . . | S4 . . | . . . | <- IL2
|-----------+-----------+-----------|
| ~4 . . | . . 4 | R4 . . |
| ~4 ~4 . | Q4 . . | . 4 4 |
| ~4 =4 . | ~4 . ~4 | ~4 ~4 ~4 |
+-----------------------------------+
4r8c4 = X-Wing[r56c14] - r5c7 = 4r7c7 SL using JExocet S-cells
= 4r7c7 - r8c89 = rr8c4 Discontinuous Loop
4r7c7 <--> 4r8c4
Bottom Line: the values that fail for a JExocet work in the Exocet, and the values that work for a JExocet fail in the Exocet.
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