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|...|8..|...|
|45.|.2.|9..|
|..7|..1|...|
|---+---+---|
|.29|7..|5..|
|5.8|...|4..|
|...|3..|...|
|---+---+---|
|..6|...|..8|
|...|.97|.3.|
|3..|..8|.59|
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|...|8..|...|
|45.|.2.|9..|
|..7|..1|...|
|---+---+---|
|.29|7..|5..|
|5.8|...|4..|
|...|3..|...|
|---+---+---|
|..6|...|..8|
|...|.97|.3.|
|3..|..8|.59|
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| 269 69 3 | 8 7 59 | 126 1246 1456 |
| 4 5 1 | 6 2 3 | 9 8 7 |
| 2689 689 7 | 59 4 1 | 3 26 56 |
|--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
| 16 2 9 | 7 8 4 | 5 16 3 |
| 5 3 8 | 9-2 1 269 | 4 7 a26 |
| 167 167 4 | 3 5 26 | 8 9 126 |
|--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
| 179 1479 6 | 1245 3 25 | 127 124 8 |
| 18 148 5 |d124 9 7 |c126 3 b146 |
| 3 147 2 | 14 6 8 | 17 5 9 |
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| 269 69 3 | 8 7 59 | 126 1246 1456 |
| 4 5 1 | 6 2 3 | 9 8 7 |
| 2689 689 7 | 59 4 1 | 3 26 56 |
*-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| 16 2 9 | 7 8 4 | 5 16 3 |
| 5 3 8 |a9-2 1 b269 | 4 7 f26 |
| 167 167 4 | 3 5 b26 | 8 9 126 |
*-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| 179 1479 6 | 1245 3 c25 |d127 d124 8 |
| 18 148 5 | 124 9 7 | 126 3 e146 |
| 3 147 2 | 14 6 8 |d17 5 9 |
*-----------------------------------------------------------*
+----------------+----------------+---------------------+
| (269) (69) 3 | 8 7 (59) | (126) 14-26 145-6 |
| 4 5 1 | 6 2 3 | 9 8 7 |
| 2689 689 7 | 59 4 1 | 3 26 56 |
+----------------+----------------+---------------------+
| 16 2 9 | 7 8 4 | 5 16 3 |
| 5 3 8 | 29 1 269 | 4 7 26 |
| 167 167 4 | 3 5 26 | 8 9 126 |
+----------------+----------------+---------------------+
| 179 1479 6 | 145-2 3 (25) | (127) 14-2 8 |
| 18 148 5 | 124 9 7 | 26-1 3 146 |
| 3 147 2 | 14 6 8 | (17) 5 9 |
+----------------+----------------+---------------------+
269 69 3 | 8 7 59 | 126 1246 145-6
4 5 1 | 6 2 3 | 9 8 7
2689 689 7 |b59 4 1 | 3 26 c56
---------------------+----------------------+---------------------
16 2 9 | 7 8 4 | 5 16 3
5 3 8 |a29 1 69-2 | 4 7 d26
167 167 4 | 3 5 26 | 8 9 12-6
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179 1479 6 | 1245 3 25 | 127 124 8
18 148 5 | 124 9 7 | 126 3 14-6
3 147 2 | 14 6 8 | 17 5 9
pjb wrote:
- Code: Select all
269 69 3 | 8 7 59 | 126 1246 145-6
4 5 1 | 6 2 3 | 9 8 7
2689 689 7 |b59 4 1 | 3 26 c56
---------------------+----------------------+---------------------
16 2 9 | 7 8 4 | 5 16 3
5 3 8 |a29 1 69-2 | 4 7 d26
167 167 4 | 3 5 26 | 8 9 12-6
---------------------+----------------------+---------------------
179 1479 6 | 1245 3 25 | 127 124 8
18 148 5 | 124 9 7 | 126 3 14-6
3 147 2 | 14 6 8 | 17 5 9
Continuous nice loop:
(2=9) r5c4 - (9=5) r3c4 - (5=6) r3c9 - (6=2) r5c9 - (9=2) r5c4 => -6 r168c9, -2 r5c6; stte
Phil
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| 269 69 3 | 8 7 59 | 126 1246 145-6 |
| 4 5 1 | 6 2 3 | 9 8 7 |
| 2689 689 7 |b59 4 1 | 3 26 b56 |
|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| 16 2 9 | 7 8 4 | 5 16 3 |
| 5 3 8 |a29 1 269 | 4 7 a26 |
| 167 167 4 | 3 5 26 | 8 9 12-6 |
|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| 179 1479 6 | 1245 3 25 | 127 124 8 |
| 18 148 5 | 124 9 7 | 126 3 14-6 |
| 3 147 2 | 14 6 8 | 17 5 9 |
*-----------------------------------------------------------*
(6=9)r5c49-(9=6)r3c49 => -6r168c9; ste
*-----------------------------------------------------------*
| 269 69 3 | 8 7 59 |b126 1246 145 |
| 4 5 1 | 6 2 3 | 9 8 7 |
| 2689 689 7 |d59 4 1 | 3 26 c56 |
|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| 16 2 9 | 7 8 4 | 5 16 3 |
| 5 3 8 |e29 1 269 | 4 7 f26 |
| 167 167 4 | 3 5 26 | 8 9 12 |
|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| 179 1479 6 | 1245 3 25 | 127 124 8 |
| 18 148 5 | 124 9 7 |a126 3 14-6 |
| 3 147 2 | 14 6 8 | 17 5 9 |
*-----------------------------------------------------------*
+-------------+------------+---------------+
| 269 69 3 | 8 7 59 | 126 1246 1456 |
| 4 5 1 | 6 2 3 | 9 8 7 |
| 2689 689 7 | 59 4 1 | 3 26 56 |
+-------------+------------+---------------+
| 16 2 9 | 7 8 4 | 5 16 3 |
| 5 3 8 | 29 1 269 | 4 7 26 |
| 167 167 4 | 3 5 26 | 8 9 126 |
+-------------+------------+---------------+
| 179 1479 6 | 1245 3 25 | 127 124 8 |
| 18 148 5 | 124 9 7 | 126 3 146 |
| 3 147 2 | 14 6 8 | 17 5 9 |
+-------------+------------+---------------+
blue wrote:This puzzle has several related continuous loops.
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I wouldn't have mentioned it, but it seems to be rare, that a continuous loop reduces a difficult puzzle to singles.