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|.6.|.2.|.8.|
|874|9..|...|
|.1.|.5.|..4|
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|.9.|..7|...|
|..6|2.3|1..|
|...|1..|.2.|
|---+---+---|
|9..|.7.|.6.|
|...|..2|879|
|.3.|.1.|.5.|
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|.6.|.2.|.8.|
|874|9..|...|
|.1.|.5.|..4|
|---+---+---|
|.9.|..7|...|
|..6|2.3|1..|
|...|1..|.2.|
|---+---+---|
|9..|.7.|.6.|
|...|..2|879|
|.3.|.1.|.5.|
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|A35 6 59 | 4 2 1 | 79 8 7-3 |
| 8 7 4 | 9 3 6 | 2 1 5 |
| 23 1 29 | 7 5 8 | 6 B39 4 |
|--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
| 12 9 12 | 6 48 7 | 5 34 C38 |
|S457 458 6 | 2 489 3 | 1 B49 C78 |
| 47 48 3 | 1 489 5 | 79 2 6 |
|--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
| 9 2 8 | 5 7 4 | 3 6 1 |
| 145 45 15 | 3 6 2 | 8 7 9 |
| 6 3 7 | 8 1 9 | 4 5 2 |
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3 Petal Death Blossom: Stem Cell r5c1 {457};
(3=5) r1c1 - (5) r5c1;
(3=4) r35c8 - (4) r5c1;
(3=7) r45c9 - (7) r5c1; => - 3 r1c9; stte
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| c35 6 59 | 4 2 1 | 79 8 7-3 |
| 8 7 4 | 9 3 6 | 2 1 5 |
| 23 1 29 | 7 5 8 | 6 39 4 |
|-----------------+-----------------+-----------------|
| 12 9 12 | 6 48 7 | 5 34 a38 |
| b457 458 6 | 2 489 3 | 1 a49 a78 |
| 47 48 3 | 1 489 5 | a79 2 6 |
|-----------------+-----------------+-----------------|
| 9 2 8 | 5 7 4 | 3 6 1 |
| 145 45 15 | 3 6 2 | 8 7 9 |
| 6 3 7 | 8 1 9 | 4 5 2 |
+-----------------------------------------------------+
# 29 eliminations remain
(3=89+47)r4c9,r5c89,r6c7 - (47=5)r5c1 - (5=3)r1c1 => -3 r1c9
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|d35 6 59 | 4 2 1 |ad9-7 8 ad37 |
| 8 7 4 | 9 3 6 | 2 1 5 |
| 23 1 29 | 7 5 8 | 6 39 4 |
*----------------+----------------+-----------------|
| 12 9 12 | 6 48 7 | 5 34 b38 |
|c457 458 6 | 2 489 3 | 1 b49 b78 |
| 47 48 3 | 1 489 5 | b79 2 6 |
*----------------+----------------+-----------------|
| 9 2 8 | 5 7 4 | 3 6 1 |
| 145 45 15 | 3 6 2 | 8 7 9 |
| 6 3 7 | 8 1 9 | 4 5 2 |
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e35 6 59 | 4 2 1 | 79 8 d37
8 7 4 | 9 3 6 | 2 1 5
23 1 29 | 7 5 8 | 6 39 4
---------------------+----------------------+---------------------
12 9 12 | 6 48 7 | 5 a34 b38
f457 458 6 | 2 489 3 | 1 9-4 c78
47 48 3 | 1 489 5 | 79 2 6
---------------------+----------------------+---------------------
9 2 8 | 5 7 4 | 3 6 1
145 45 15 | 3 6 2 | 8 7 9
6 3 7 | 8 1 9 | 4 5 2
+----------------+-----------+------------------+
| (35) 6 59 | 4 2 1 | 79 8 (37) |
| 8 7 4 | 9 3 6 | 2 1 5 |
| 23 1 29 | 7 5 8 | 6 39 4 |
+----------------+-----------+------------------+
| 124 9 12 | 6 48 7 | 5 34 38 |
| (457) 458 6 | 2 489 3 | 1 (49) 8-7 |
| 47 48 3 | 1 489 5 | (79) 2 6 |
+----------------+-----------+------------------+
| 9 2 8 | 5 7 4 | 3 6 1 |
| 145 45 15 | 3 6 2 | 8 7 9 |
| 6 3 7 | 8 1 9 | 4 5 2 |
+----------------+-----------+------------------+
+------------------+-------------+----------------+
| 35 6 (59) | 4 2 1 | 7(9) 8 37 |
| 8 7 4 | 9 3 6 | 2 1 5 |
| 23 1 29 | 7 5 8 | 6 39 4 |
+------------------+-------------+----------------+
| 12 9 12 | 6 8(4) 7 | 5 3(4) 38 |
| 457 4(58) 6 | 2 489 3 | 1 (49) 78 |
| 47 4(8) 3 | 1 (489) 5 | 7(9) 2 6 |
+------------------+-------------+----------------+
| 9 2 8 | 5 7 4 | 3 6 1 |
| 145 4(5) 1-5 | 3 6 2 | 8 7 9 |
| 6 3 7 | 8 1 9 | 4 5 2 |
+------------------+-------------+----------------+
Leren wrote:I'm offering a bonus point for any (single step) solution that does not use r5c1
Leren
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| 35 6 a59 | 4 2 1 |a79 8 a37 |
| 8 7 4 | 9 3 6 | 2 1 5 |
| 23 1 29 | 7 5 8 | 6 39 4 |
*----------------+----------------+----------------|
| 12 9 12 | 6 c48 7 | 5 34 b38 |
| 457 458 6 | 2 489 3 | 1 49 c78 |
| 47 e48 3 | 1 d489 5 |c79 2 6 |
*----------------+----------------+----------------|
| 9 2 8 | 5 7 4 | 3 6 1 |
| 145 f45 1-5 | 3 6 2 | 8 7 9 |
| 6 3 7 | 8 1 9 | 4 5 2 |
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(5=379)r1c379 - (3=8)r4c9 - (8=79)r5c9,r6c7 - (49=8)r6c5 - (8=4)r6c2 - (4=5)r8c2 => -5 r8c3 ; stte
- (8=4)r4c5 -
+------------+---------+----------+
| 35 6 59 | 4 2 1 | 79 8 37 |
| 8 7 4 | 9 3 6 | 2 1 5 |
| 23 1 29 | 7 5 8 | 6 39 4 |
+------------+---------+----------+
| 12 9 12 | 6 48 7 | 5 34 38 |
| 457 458 6 | 2 489 3 | 1 49 78 |
| 47 48 3 | 1 489 5 | 79 2 6 |
+------------+---------+----------+
| 9 2 8 | 5 7 4 | 3 6 1 |
| 145 45 15 | 3 6 2 | 8 7 9 |
| 6 3 7 | 8 1 9 | 4 5 2 |
+------------+---------+----------+
+------------------+-----------+-------------------+
| (35) 6 59 | 4 2 1 | 79 8 (37) |
| 8 7 4 | 9 3 6 | 2 1 5 |
| 23 1 29 | 7 5 8 | 6 39 4 |
+------------------+-----------+-------------------+
| 12 9 12 | 6 48 7 | 5 34 38 |
| (45+7) 458 6 | 2 489 3 | 1 (49) 8(7) |
| 47 48 3 | 1 489 5 | (79) 2 6 |
+------------------+-----------+-------------------+
| 9 2 8 | 5 7 4 | 3 6 1 |
| 145 45 15 | 3 6 2 | 8 7 9 |
| 6 3 7 | 8 1 9 | 4 5 2 |
+------------------+-----------+-------------------+
7r5c1
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5r5c1 - (5=7)r1c19 ---
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4r5c1 - (4=7)r5c8,r6c7 - r5c9 = 7r5c1 => r5c1=7; stte