The New Sudoku Players' Forum

[krazyarde]

Where is my next move without guessing 2 in r7c2?
There must be eliminations in that square but I can't see them.
Please be specific as I am still a rookie. Thanks

6** *** *34
431 695 872
*72 834 *1*

1*3 982 *47
2** *** 3*8
847 356 129

3** *69 781
*** 173 ***
71* 5*8 **3

[Ruud]

Hi,

check the candidates for digit 5 in the lower-right box. You may find that they're all in a single row. As a result, you can clear the rest of that row.

Once you've done that, singles will pop up everywhere.

Ruud.

[krazyarde]

Thanks Ruud. I feel pretty stupid for missing that. I looked and looked for 2 days but I couldn't spot what you saw immediately. I have a long ways to go....Ron