Thank you for sharing your solutions!
My path is similar to Cenoman's.
After basics,
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| 8 2 56 | 156 13567 *37 |*3567 4 9 |
|(17) 9 56 | 4 3567 8 | 3567 *1237 12357 |
|(147) 14 3 | 2 567 9 | 5678 *178 1578 |
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| 2456 4568 24 | 7 59 16 | 3458 1389 13458 |
| 3 456 7 | 59 8 16 | 2 19 145 |
| 9 58 1 | 3 2 4 | 578 6 578 |
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| 6-4 3 9 | 68 47 2 | 1 5 478 |
|(124) 7 (248)| 18 34 5 | 9 238 6 |
| 156 156 (248)| 169 169 3-7| 3478 *2378 23478 |
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1. (4=71)r23c1 - (1=428)b7p469 => -4 r7c1 [4 placements and NP elimination]
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| 8 2 56 | 56 1 *37 |*37 4 9 |
| 17 9 56 | 4 3567 8 | 3567 *1237 12357 |
| 147 14 3 | 2 567 9 | 5678 *178 1578 |
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| 245 4568 24 | 7 59 16 | 3458 1389 13458 |
| 3 456 7 | 59 8 16 | 2 19 145 |
| 9 58 1 | 3 2 4 | 578 6 578 |
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| 6 3 9 | 8 47 2 | 1 5 47 |
| 24 7 248 | 1 34 5 | 9 238 6 |
| 15 15 248 | 69 69 3-7| 3478 *2378 23478 |
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2. (7): r1c6 = r1c7 - r23c8 = r9c8 => -7 r9c6; ste