Daily Nightmare from Sunday 01/21/07.
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|...|318|...|
|1.6|...|3.5|
|...|...|...|
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|.4.|...|.1.|
|...|8.3|...|
|9..|.6.|..2|
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|2..|...|..7|
|.9.|...|.4.|
|..3|954|2..|
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Basic methods get you here
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| 45 257 579 | 3 1 8 | 4679 2679 469 |
| 1 278 6 | 247 2479 279 | 3 2789 5 |
| 348 2378 789 |*56 279 *56 | 14789 2789 1489 |
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| 3568 4 2578 | 257 279 2579 | 56789 1 3689 |
| 56 16 1257 | 8 2479 3 | 45679 5679 469 |
| 9 3578 578 |*15+47 6 *15+7 | 4578 3578 2 |
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| 2 58 4 |*16 38 *16 | 59 359 7 |
| 568 9 158 | 27 38 27 | 156 4 136 |
| 7 16 3 | 9 5 4 | 2 68 168 |
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There is a 56-61-15 bug-lite in r367c46. All digits are locked in place except for the 5's in r6, so r6c46 <> 5. A few more basics takes us to...
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| 45 257 579 | 3 1 8 | 4679 2679 469 |
| 1 278 6 | 247 2479 279 | 3 2789 5 |
| 348 2378 789 |B56 279 C56 | 14789 2789 1489 |
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| 368 4 278 |A257 279 2579 | 6789 1 3689 |
| 56 16 1257 | 8 2479 3 | 45679 5679 469 |
| 9 3578 578 | 147 6 E17 | 4578 3578 2 |
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| 2 58 4 | 16 38 D16 | 59 359 7 |
| 568 9 158 | 27 38 27 | 156 4 136 |
| 7 16 3 | 9 5 4 | 2 68 168 |
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| 45 257 579 | 3 1 8 | 4679 2679 469 |
| 1 278 6 | 247 2479 279 | 3 2789 5 |
| 348 2378 789 |*5a6A 279 *5A6a | 14789 2789 1489 |
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| 368 4 278 |*2a5A 279 *25a+79 | 6789 1 3689 |
| 56 16 1257 | 8 2479 3 | 45679 5679 469 |
| 9 3578 578 |*1a7+4 6 *1A7a | 4578 3578 2 |
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| 2 58 4 |*1A6a 38 *1a6A | 59 359 7 |
| 568 9 158 |*27 38 *27 | 156 4 136 |
| 7 16 3 | 9 5 4 | 2 68 168 |
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(79=25)r4c6 -BUGLT- (17=4)r6c4 - (1)r6c4 = (1-6)r7c4 = (6)r7c6 - (6=5)r3c6 => r4c6 <> 5. This takes us here...
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|O45 257 579 | 3 1 8 | 4679 2679 469 |
| 1 H278 6 |*247 2479 *29-7 | 3 J2789 5 |
-A348 2378 789 | 6 279 5 | 14789 2789 1489 |
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|B368 4 278 | 5 279 279 | 6789 1 C3689 |
|N56 M16 1257 | 8 2479 3 | 45679 5679 469 |
| 9 3578 578 |*47 6 1 | 4578 3578 2 |
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| 2 G58 4 | 1 F38 6 | 59 359 7 |
| 568 9 158 |*27 E38 *27 | 156 4 D136 |
| 7 L16 3 | 9 5 4 | 2 K68 168 |
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Another starred uniqueness deduction...
(9=2&7)r28c6 -UR- (2&7 = 4)r28c4 - (2)r2c4 = (2)r8c4 - (2=7)r8c6 =>r2c6 <> 7
...then the long AIC marked with the letters above
(3)r3c1 = (3)r4c1 - (3)r4c9 = (3)r8c9 - (3=8)r8c5 - (8)r7c5 = (8)r7c2 - (8)r2c2 = (8)r2c8 - (8=6)r9c8 - (6)r9c2 = (6)r5c2 - (6=5)r5c1 - (5=4)r1c1 => r3c1 <> 4
This takes us most of the way.
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| 4 257 579 | 3 1 8 | 67 279 69 |
| 1 78 6 |*27 4 *2+9 | 3 789 5 |
| 38 2378 789 | 6 79 5 | 14 2789 14 |
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| 38 4 2 | 5 79 79 | 68 1 36 |
| 5 6 1 | 8 2 3 | 47 79 49 |
| 9 378 78 | 4 6 1 | 58 35 2 |
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| 2 58 4 | 1 38 6 | 9 35 7 |
| 6 9 58 |*27 38 *27 | 15 4 13 |
| 7 1 3 | 9 5 4 | 2 6 8 |
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This takes us here...
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| 4 257 579 | 3 1 8 | 67 279 69 |
| 1 78 6 | 2 4 9 | 3 78 5 |
| 38 238 89 | 6 7 5 | 14 289 14 |
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| 38 4 2 | 5 9 7 | 68 1 36 |
| 5 6 1 | 8 2 3 | 47 79 49 |
| 9 378 78 | 4 6 1 | 58 35 2 |
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| 2 58 4 | 1 38 6 | 9 35 7 |
| 6 9 58 | 7 38 2 | 15 4 13 |
| 7 1 3 | 9 5 4 | 2 6 8 |
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A lot of ways to go from here. I had
(2)r1c2 = (2-3)r3c2 = (3)r6c2 - (3)r6c8 = (3)r7c8 - (3=8)r7c5 - (8=5)r7c2 => r1c2 <> 5 and you are done.
I had never before combined coloring and a BUG-Lite like I did in this puzzle.