storm_norm22 wrote:the 5 and 7 are locked into those cells much like a hidden pair. you can eliminate the 9 and 1 from those cells.
No, just one of the 2 cells must be 5 or 7.
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| 346 148 16 | 7 369 18 | 1349 2 5 |
| 357 157 9 | 4 2 15 | 13 6 8 |
| 3456 1458 2 | 36 369 158 | 1349 7 139 |
+---------------------+-------------------+---------------------+
| #57+6 157* #57 | 9 4 36 | a13-8 c38 2 |
| 2 49 16 | 8 5 36 | 7 349 139 |
| 49 3 8 | 2 1 7 | 56 459 69 |
+---------------------+-------------------+---------------------+
| #57+9 6 #57 | 35 38 2 | b89 1 4 |
| 1 59 3 | 56 68 4 | 2 89 7 |
| 8 2 4 | 1 7 9 | 56 35 36 |
+---------------------+-------------------+---------------------+
However either in box 4 r4c2 is not 1 -> 1r4c7
or in box 7 9r7c1
1r4c7==9r7c1 - (9=8)r7c7 => -8r4c7