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[Alivezombie16]

I've got this sudoku in my paper yesterday, and i need help. I hate T&E with a passion, so if anyone can see a way out of this, it would be greatly appreciated.

5*8 | **9 | 7*4
*** | *** | 6*8
*1* | 8** | **2
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637 | **2 | 845
8** | 645 | *73
*5* | 3** | 26*
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1** | **3 | *8*
3*9 | *** | *2*
2*5 | 4** | **7

[Shazbot]

Don't know what candidates you've already eliminated, so am starting from scratch:

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 *--------------------------------------------------------------------*
 | 5      26     8      | 12     1236   9      | 7      13     4      |
 | 479    2479   234    | 1257   12357  147    | 6      1359   8      |
 | 479    1      346    | 8      3567   467    | 359    359    2      |
 |----------------------+----------------------+----------------------|
 | 6      3      7      | 19     19     2      | 8      4      5      |
 | 8      29     12     | 6      4      5      | 19     7      3      |
 | 49     5      14     | 3      1789   178    | 2      6      19     |
 |----------------------+----------------------+----------------------|
 | 1      467    46     | 2579   25679  3      | 459    8      69     |
 | 3      4678   9      | 157    15678  1678   | 145    2      16     |
 | 2      68     5      | 4      1689   168    | 139    139    7      |
 *--------------------------------------------------------------------*


You have a few sets of locked candidates scattered about, a naked pair in box 5, and a hidden pair in box 9.

Actually, someone else has already asked about this puzzle - go here to see the response.