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[Smythe Dakota]

Each row, column, and 3x3 box contains each digit 1-9. The digits and X's around the edges tell you how many skyscrapers are visible from that vantage point. Each X stands for a digit 1-9. The X's and the 3 above the top edge form a nonet, i.e. each digit 1-9 appears exactly once among these 9 characters.

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           X X X 3 X X X X X
           _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
          |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
          |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
          |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
          |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|  4
          |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
       4  |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
          |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
          |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
          |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|

                     1



I'll leave it up to some of you geeks to improve the rendering of the above diagram (and to post your improvement, please!). Unless I have committed a serious error in my reasoning, the solution is unique.

Bill Smythe

[udosuk]

Marvellous puzzle!

Here is a pictorial format:



(A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H each represents a distinct digit from 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9.)

I believe the unique solution should be this one:

693741528
714852639
825963741
936174852
147285963
258396174
369417285
471528396
582639417

Unless both Bill and I have made a careless mistake in our logical reasoning.

Thanks again for the great neat puzzle, Billy!

[Smythe Dakota]

Yep, that was my solution too.

Thanks for the improved picture!

Bill Smythe

[udosuk]

Bill, I've just posted this puzzle on another forum on behalf of you.

Here is the link.

I know quite a few of skyscraper players in there, so hopefully more people would enjoy and appreciate your puzzle.

[Smythe Dakota]

Thanks for posting my puzzle over there, and for calling my attention to yet another nice forum (almost as good as this one).

Bill Smythe