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[SPARTAN-117]

This puzzle was in a newspaper on Sunday.
I didn't find it particularly straightforward and ended up having to use an x-wing to solve it.
Did I miss something obvious?

_ _ 9 | 5 7 _ | _ _ _
2 _ _ | _ _ 1 | _ _ 6
_ 8 1 | _ 4 _ | _ 9 _

_ _ _ | _ _ _ | _ 5 8
_ _ _ | 4 _ 7 | _ _ _
6 7 _ | _ _ _ | _ _ _

_ 3 _ | _ 5 _ | 8 6 _
9 _ _ | 3 _ _ | _ _ 5
_ _ _ | _ 2 4 | 3 _ _

[Hud]

I had to use an x-wing of 7s to solve it.

Pappocom rated it "V Hard" which usually requires x-wing I think.