Bonus points awarded for any single-stepper that doesn't use candidates 5r4c8 and 2r4c9.
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+-----------------------+
| . . 3 | 1 2 . | . . . |
| . 9 1 | . . 6 | 3 . . |
| 7 6 8 | . 3 . | . . . |
|-------+-------+-------|
| 3 . . | . 1 . | . . . |
| 8 . 9 | 7 6 . | 1 . . |
| . 4 . | . . . | 7 8 . |
|-------+-------+-------|
| . 3 . | . 7 1 | 6 . . |
| . . . | . . 8 | . 4 . |
| . . . | . . . | . . 3 |
+-----------------------+
after basics
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4 5 3 | 1 2 7 | 8 *69 *69 |
| 2 9 1 | 45 8 6 | 3 7 45 |
| 7 6 8 | 459 3 59 | 245 25 1 |
|--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
| 3 7 56 | 8 1 2459 | 459 *69+5 *69+2 |
| 8 2 9 | 7 6 45 | 1 3 45 |
| 1 4 56 | 259 59 3 | 7 8 269 |
|--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
| 59 3 4 | 259 7 1 | 6 259 8 |
| 6 1 2 | 3 59 8 | 59 4 7 |
| 59 8 7 | 6 4 259 | 259 1 3 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
# 40 eliminations remain