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by **Chessmaster** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 8:56 pm

It was given 5 stars in the USA today paper

850 030 000
006 070 009
000 460 701

009 450 006
000 000 000
700 180 500

907 056 000
100 090 400
000 010 807

by **hobiwan** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:11 pm

Chessmaster, the puzzle has more than one solution. Are you sure you did type it correctly?

by ab » Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:37 pm

more than one solution :?:

The puzzle itself has two 4s in the same column :!:

by ab » Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:41 pm

maybe this was the original puzzle:

Code: Select all: 8 . 5 | . 3 . | . . . . . 6 | . 7 . | . . 9 . . . | 4 6 . | 7 . 1 ------+-------+------ . . 9 | . 4 5 | . . 6 . . . | . . . | . . . 7 . . | 1 8 . | 5 . . ------+-------+------ 9 . 7 | . 5 6 | . . . 1 . . | . 9 . | 4 . . . . . | . 1 . | 8 . 7

which is very easy.

by **Chessmaster** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:59 pm

ab wrote:maybe this was the original puzzle:
Code: Select all
8 . 5 | . 3 . | . . . . . 6 | . 7 . | . . 9 . . . | 4 6 . | 7 . 1 ------+-------+------ . . 9 | . 4 5 | . . 6 . . . | . . . | . . . 7 . . | 1 8 . | 5 . . ------+-------+------ 9 . 7 | . 5 6 | . . . 1 . . | . 9 . | 4 . . . . . | . 1 . | 8 . 7 Yeah that was it I guess i typed it wrong. Thing is two it has 5 stars in the paper so I was kind of suprised when I did not even have to pencil candidates in.

which is very easy.

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