eleven wrote:Seems to be rather hard in spite of the symmetry.
No, in addition to DDS eliminations, puzzle solved with an H-wing.
Swap bands [12], swap rows [89], swap columns [23], swap circularly columns [456->645, 789->978] to the following isomorph puzzle:
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+---+---+---+
|5..|7..|1..|
|...|.8.|.9.|
|..2|...|..6|
+---+---+---+
|9..|53.|...|
|.6.|1.8|.3.|
|...|.64|..7|
+---+---+---+
|3..|...|2..|
|.7.|.1.|...|
|..8|..9|..4|
+---+---+---+
... which has a DDS (Double Diagonal Symmetry)
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+-------------------------+------------------------+-------------------------+
| 5 3489 3469 | 7 249 236 | 1 248 2-38 |
| 1467 4-13 13467 | 2346 8 12356 | 3457 9 235 |
| 1478 13489 2 | 349 459 135 | 7-3458 4578 6 |
+-------------------------+------------------------+-------------------------+
| 9 1248 147 | 5 3 27 | 468 12468 128 |
| 247 6 457 | 1 2-79 8 | 459 3 259 |
| 128 12358 135 | 29 6 4 | 589 1258 7 |
+-------------------------+------------------------+-------------------------+
| 3 1459 9-1456 | 468 457 567 | 2 15678 1589 |
| 246 7 4569 | 23468 1 2356 | 35689 5-68 3589 |
| 2-16 125 8 | 236 257 9 | 3567 1567 4 |
+-------------------------+------------------------+-------------------------+
Reported to the original puzzle by the reverse isomorphism:
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+-------------------------+------------------------+-------------------------+
| 9 147 1248 | 3 27 5 | 12468 128 468 |
| 247 457 6 | 2-79 8 1 | 3 259 459 |
| 128 135 12358 | 6 4 29 | 1258 7 589 |
+-------------------------+------------------------+-------------------------+
| 5 3469 3489 | 249 236 7 | 248 2-38 1 |
| 1467 13467 4-13 | 8 12356 2346 | 9 235 3457 |
| 1478 2 13489 | 459 135 349 | 4578 6 7-3458 |
+-------------------------+------------------------+-------------------------+
| 3 9-1456 1459 | 457 567 468 | 15678 1589 2 |
| 2-16 8 125 | 257 9 236 | 1567 4 3567 |
| 246 4569 7 | 1 2356 23468 | 5-68 3589 35689 |
+-------------------------+------------------------+-------------------------+
...DDS leads to the following resolution state:
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+-------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| 9 a14 28 | 3 7 5 | 126 18 468 |
| b47 457 6 | 2 8 1 | 3 59 459 |
| 18 135 238 | 6 4 9 | 12 7 58 |
+-------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| 5 36 89 | 49 36 7 | 48 2 1 |
| c67 d67-1 4 | 8 126 26 | 9 35 35 |
| 18 2 389 | 459 135 34 | 48 6 7 |
+-------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| 3 9 15 | 457 56 468 | 167 18 2 |
| 2 8 15 | 57 9 36 | 17 4 36 |
| 46 46 7 | 1 23 238 | 5 39 389 |
+-------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
2. H-Wing: (1=4)r1c2 - (4=7)r2c1 - r5c1 = (7)r5c2 => -1 r5c2; ste