There is a pointing pair of 5's (* cells) in Box 1 which removes the 5's from r3c57.
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| 1 4 3 | 6 58 7 | 9 58 2 |
| 2 689 7 | 589 4589 1 | 568 3 48 |
|*59 689 *58 | 2 489-5 3 | 678-5 1 478 |
|--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
| 8 1 9 | 3 7 4 | 2 6 5 |
| 3 5 2 | 1 6 89 | 4 7 89 |
| 4 7 6 | 89 2 5 | 1 89 3 |
|--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
| 7 2 1 | 4 589 89 | 3 589 6 |
| 6 3 58 | 589 1 2 | 578 4 789 |
| 59 89 4 | 7 3 6 | 58 2 1 |
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Then there is an XWing of 5's (* cells) r17 c58 which removes the 5 from r2c5
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| 1 4 3 | 6 *58 7 | 9 *58 2 |
| 2 689 7 | 589 489-5 1 | 568 3 48 |
| 59 689 58 | 2 489 3 | 678 1 478 |
|--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
| 8 1 9 | 3 7 4 | 2 6 5 |
| 3 5 2 | 1 6 89 | 4 7 89 |
| 4 7 6 | 89 2 5 | 1 89 3 |
|--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
| 7 2 1 | 4 *589 89 | 3 *589 6 |
| 6 3 58 | 589 1 2 | 578 4 789 |
| 59 89 4 | 7 3 6 | 58 2 1 |
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Next there is a Skyscraper in 8's (* cells) which removes the 8 from r2c4.
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| 1 4 3 | 6 *58 7 | 9 *58 2 |
| 2 689 7 | 59-8 489 1 | 568 3 48 |
| 59 689 58 | 2 489 3 | 678 1 478 |
|--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
| 8 1 9 | 3 7 4 | 2 6 5 |
| 3 5 2 | 1 6 89 | 4 7 89 |
| 4 7 6 |*89 2 5 | 1 *89 3 |
|--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
| 7 2 1 | 4 589 89 | 3 589 6 |
| 6 3 58 | 589 1 2 | 578 4 789 |
| 59 89 4 | 7 3 6 | 58 2 1 |
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A pointing triple of 8's in Box 2 (* cells) removes the 8 from r7c5.
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| 1 4 3 | 6 *58 7 | 9 58 2 |
| 2 689 7 | 59 *489 1 | 568 3 48 |
| 59 689 58 | 2 *489 3 | 678 1 478 |
|--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
| 8 1 9 | 3 7 4 | 2 6 5 |
| 3 5 2 | 1 6 89 | 4 7 89 |
| 4 7 6 | 89 2 5 | 1 89 3 |
|--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
| 7 2 1 | 4 59-8 89 | 3 589 6 |
| 6 3 58 | 589 1 2 | 578 4 789 |
| 59 89 4 | 7 3 6 | 58 2 1 |
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Lastly a Skyscraper in 8's (* cells) removes the 8's from r6c8 and r8c9.
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| 1 4 3 | 6 58 7 | 9 58 2 |
| 2 689 7 | 59 489 1 | 568 3 48 |
| 59 689 58 | 2 489 3 | 678 1 478 |
|--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
| 8 1 9 | 3 7 4 | 2 6 5 |
| 3 5 2 | 1 6 *89 | 4 7 *89 |
| 4 7 6 | 89 2 5 | 1 9-8 3 |
|--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
| 7 2 1 | 4 59 *89 | 3 *589 6 |
| 6 3 58 | 589 1 2 | 578 4 79-8 |
| 59 89 4 | 7 3 6 | 58 2 1 |
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The puzzle solves with singles after that.
Leren