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I've had trouble logging in again.

[rjamil]

An attempt to solve with POM moves:

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 +-------------------+--------------+-------------------+
 | 9     458    458  | 7   6     2  | 458   1     3     |
 | 2     3457   3457 | 39  1     8  | 4579  6     4579  |
 | 1     34578  6    | 39  345   45 | 2     4578  45789 |
 +-------------------+--------------+-------------------+
 | 7     48     9    | 5   2     3  | 1     48    6     |
 | 6     2      58   | 4   9     1  | 578   3     578   |
 | 345   1      345  | 6   8     7  | 459   2     459   |
 +-------------------+--------------+-------------------+
 | 458   4578   4578 | 1   457   6  | 3     9     2     |
 | 345   6      2    | 8   3457  9  | 457   457   1     |
 | 3458  9      1    | 2   3457  45 | 6     4578  4578  |
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#VT: (1 1 4 23 33 1 12 3 3)
Single-digit POM: 3 @ r1c9 r2c234 r3c245 r4c6 r5c8 r6c13 r7c7 r8c15 r9c15
Digit 3 not in 4 Templates => -3 @ r2c3 r3c5 r6c1
Digit 3 in all 4 Templates => 3 @ r6c3

Single-digit POM: 4 @ r1c237 r2c2379 r3c25689 r4c28 r5c4 r6c179 r7c1235 r8c1578 r9c15689
Digit 4 not in 23 Templates => -4 @ r3c2 r3c8 r3c9

Single-digit POM: 5 @ r1c237 r2c2379 r3c25689 r4c4 r5c379 r6c179 r7c1235 r8c1578 r9c15689
Digit 5 not in 33 Templates => -5 @ r3c2 r3c8 r3c9 r8c7 r9c9

Single-digit POM: 7 @ r1c4 r2c2379 r3c289 r4c1 r5c79 r6c6 r7c235 r8c578 r9c589
Digit 7 not in 12 Templates => -7 @ r7c5

Single-digit POM: 8 @ r1c237 r2c6 r3c289 r4c28 r5c379 r6c5 r7c123 r8c4 r9c189
Digit 8 not in 3 Templates => -8 @ r1c2 r5c9 r7c2 r7c3 r9c1
Digit 8 in all 3 Templates => 8 @ r7c1

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 +----------------+--------------+------------------+
 | 9    45    458 | 7   6     2  | 458   1     3    |
 | 2    3457  457 | 39  1     8  | 4579  6     4579 |
 | 1    378   6   | 39  45    45 | 2     78    789  |
 +----------------+--------------+------------------+
 | 7    48    9   | 5   2     3  | 1     48    6    |
 | 6    2     58  | 4   9     1  | 578   3     57   |
 | 45   1     3   | 6   8     7  | 459   2     459  |
 +----------------+--------------+------------------+
 | 8    457   457 | 1   45    6  | 3     9     2    |
 | 345  6     2   | 8   3457  9  | 47    457   1    |
 | 345  9     1   | 2   3457  45 | 6     4578  478  |
 +----------------+--------------+------------------+

Double-digit POM: 4 @ r1c237 r2c2379 r3c56 r4c28 r5c4 r6c179 r7c235 r8c1578 r9c15689
and POM: 5 @ r1c237 r2c2379 r3c56 r4c4 r5c379 r6c179 r7c235 r8c158 r9c1568
Digit 4 not in 5 Templates => -4 @ r2c2 r8c5 r8c8 r9c1 r9c5 r9c9

Double-digit POM: 4 @ r1c237 r2c379 r3c56 r4c28 r5c4 r6c179 r7c235 r8c17 r9c68
and POM: 8 @ r1c37 r2c6 r3c289 r4c28 r5c37 r6c5 r7c1 r8c4 r9c89
Digit 4 not in 3 Templates => -4 @ r1c7 r2c3 r7c2

Double-digit POM: 5 @ r1c237 r2c2379 r3c56 r4c4 r5c379 r6c179 r7c235 r8c158 r9c1568
and POM: 4 @ r1c23 r2c79 r3c56 r4c28 r5c4 r6c179 r7c35 r8c17 r9c68
Digit 5 not in 6 Templates => -5 @ r1c3 r6c7 r8c5 r9c5

Double-digit POM: 7 @ r1c4 r2c2379 r3c289 r4c1 r5c79 r6c6 r7c23 r8c578 r9c589
and POM: 8 @ r1c37 r2c6 r3c289 r4c28 r5c37 r6c5 r7c1 r8c4 r9c89
Digit 7 not in 8 Templates => -7 @ r2c9 r9c9

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 +---------------+------------+----------------+
 | 9    45   48  | 7   6   2  | 58    1    3   |
 | 2    357  57  | 39  1   8  | 4579  6    459 |
 | 1    378  6   | 39  45  45 | 2     78   79  |
 +---------------+------------+----------------+
 | 7    48   9   | 5   2   3  | 1     48   6   |
 | 6    2    58  | 4   9   1  | 578   3    57  |
 | 45   1    3   | 6   8   7  | 49    2    459 |
 +---------------+------------+----------------+
 | 8    57   457 | 1   45  6  | 3     9    2   |
 | 345  6    2   | 8   37  9  | 47    57   1   |
 | 35   9    1   | 2   37  45 | 6     457  8   |
 +---------------+------------+----------------+

Triple-digit POM: 3 @ r1c9 r2c24 r3c24 r4c6 r5c8 r6c3 r7c7 r8c15 r9c15
and POM: 7 @ r1c4 r2c237 r3c289 r4c1 r5c79 r6c6 r7c23 r8c578 r9c58
and POM: 8 @ r1c37 r2c6 r3c28 r4c28 r5c37 r6c5 r7c1 r8c4 r9c9
Digit 3 not in 2 Templates => -3 @ r2c4 r3c2
Digit 3 in all 2 Templates => 3 @ r2c2 r3c4

Triple-digit POM: 4 @ r1c23 r2c79 r3c56 r4c28 r5c4 r6c179 r7c35 r8c17 r9c68
and POM: 1 @ r1c8 r2c5 r3c1 r4c7 r5c6 r6c2 r7c4 r8c9 r9c3
and POM: 5 @ r1c27 r2c379 r3c56 r4c4 r5c379 r6c19 r7c235 r8c18 r9c168
Digit 4 not in 2 Templates => -4 @ r1c2 r3c5 r4c8 r6c1 r7c3 r8c7 r9c6
Digit 4 in all 2 Templates => 4 @ r1c3 r3c6 r4c2 r7c5 r8c1 r9c8

Triple-digit POM: 4 @ r1c3 r2c79 r3c6 r4c2 r5c4 r6c79 r7c5 r8c1 r9c8
and POM: 1 @ r1c8 r2c5 r3c1 r4c7 r5c6 r6c2 r7c4 r8c9 r9c3
and POM: 9 @ r1c1 r2c479 r3c9 r4c3 r5c5 r6c79 r7c8 r8c6 r9c2
Digit 4 not in 1 Template => -4 @ r2c9 r6c7
Digit 4 in all 1 Template => 4 @ r2c7 r6c9

Triple-digit POM: 5 @ r1c27 r2c39 r3c5 r4c4 r5c379 r6c1 r7c23 r8c8 r9c16
and POM: 1 @ r1c8 r2c5 r3c1 r4c7 r5c6 r6c2 r7c4 r8c9 r9c3
and POM: 2 @ r1c6 r2c1 r3c7 r4c5 r5c2 r6c8 r7c9 r8c3 r9c4
Digit 5 not in 2 Templates => -5 @ r5c3 r9c1
Digit 5 in all 2 Templates => 5 @ r8c8

Triple-digit POM: 5 @ r1c27 r2c39 r3c5 r4c4 r5c79 r6c1 r7c23 r8c8 r9c6
and POM: 1 @ r1c8 r2c5 r3c1 r4c7 r5c6 r6c2 r7c4 r8c9 r9c3
and POM: 7 @ r1c4 r2c3 r3c289 r4c1 r5c79 r6c6 r7c23 r8c57 r9c5
Digit 5 not in 1 Template => -5 @ r1c7 r2c3 r5c9 r7c2
Digit 5 in all 1 Template => 5 @ r2c9 r5c7 r7c3

Triple-digit POM: 7 @ r1c4 r2c3 r3c289 r4c1 r5c9 r6c6 r7c2 r8c57 r9c5
and POM: 1 @ r1c8 r2c5 r3c1 r4c7 r5c6 r6c2 r7c4 r8c9 r9c3
and POM: 2 @ r1c6 r2c1 r3c7 r4c5 r5c2 r6c8 r7c9 r8c3 r9c4
Digit 7 not in 1 Template => -7 @ r3c2 r3c9 r8c5
Digit 7 in all 1 Template => 7 @ r3c8 r9c5; stte

Note: Not sure about if not all Double-digit and Triple-digit POM moves are required to crack the puzzle.

R. Jamil