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[rosserd]

Got this far and got stuck:

* 9 * * 1 2 5 * 3
5 * 1 3 * * * 9 *
* * * 5 9 6 * * 1

* * 9 * * * * 8 5
* * * 2 5 1 9 * *
* 5 * * * 9 2 * *

4 * * 9 * * * * *
* 1 * * * 7 4 * 9
9 * 6 1 4 5 * 7 *


Any suggestions ?


and

* 5 8 1 * * * * *
4 7 1 6 * 2 * * *
* 6 * * * 8 1 7 *

7 4 * 8 * 1 2 * *
* 3 * * 6 * * * 1
1 8 6 2 * 3 * 5 9

6 1 3 7 8 9 * 2 *
5b 9 7 4 2 6 3 1 8
8 2 4 3 1 5 6 9 7


Thanks

[simes]

Yes, read up on X-Wings

The first has an XWing in 2s, the second in 4s.

Simes

[rosserd]

Thanks for that.

[Pi]

The times puzzles rarely need X-wings