No need to change a winning strategy. Same three steps as in solution to #2 (only the PMs and eliminations are changed)
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| 7 126 8 | 459 2459 2459 | 3 1456 1259 |
| 249 23 2349 | 6 e23459 1 | c2479 d4578 d25789 |
| 5 1236 123469 | 78 2349 78 | 12469 146 129 |
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| 189 4 1579 | 3579 f59 3579 | b178 2 6 |
| 3 h126-7 h1269-7 | g479 8 h2469-7 | b147 a1457 a157 |
| 268 25678 2567 | 1 2456 24567 | b478 9 3 |
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| 168 9 13567 | 2 156 3568 | 167 13678 4 |
| 12468 12368 12346 | 3489 7 34689 | 5 1368 1289 |
| 12468 1235678 1234567 | 34589 14569 345689 | 12679 13678 12789 |
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1. (7)r5c89 = r456c7 - r2c7 = (78-5)r2c89 = r2c5 - (5=9)r4c5 - r5c4 = (926)r5c236 =>-7r5c236; 1 placement & ls
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| 7 126 8 | 459 249-5 2459 | 3 1456 1259 |
| 249 23 249 | 6 a23459 1 | c2479 b578-4 b578-29 |
| 5 1236 12469 | 78 2349 78 | 12469 146 129 |
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| 189 4 1579 | 3579 9-5 3579 | 18-7 2 6 |
| 3 126 h1269 | 479 8 2469 | 14-7 1457 157 |
| 268 57 2567 | 1 246-5 24567 | 48-7 9 3 |
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| 16 9 e357-16 | 2 f156 e358-6 | d167 e378-16 4 |
| 1246 8 12346 | 349 7 3469 | 5 136 129 |
| 1246 57 1234567 | 34589 1469-5 345689 | 1269-7 13678 12789 |
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2. (5)r2c5 = (58-7)r2c89 = r2c7 - r7c7 = (738-5)r7c368 = (5)r7c5 loop => -5 r1469c5, -4 r2c8, -29 r2c9, -7 r4569c7, -16 r7c368; 41 placements & ls
Note:
This step 2 can be presented also as Doubly Linked ALSs: (5=23497)r2c12357 - (7=165)r7c157 loop, or as the equivalent MSLS: 8 cells r2c12357, r7c157; 8 links 2349r2, 16r7, 5c5, 7c7; same eliminations
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| 7 6 8 | 9 4 2 | 3 15 15 |
| 9 3 4 | 6 5 1 | 2 78 78 |
| 5 1 2 | 78 3 78 | 6 4 9 |
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| 1 4 *57 | *57 9 3 | 8 2 6 |
| 3 2 9 | 4 8 6 | 1 57 57 |
| 8 57 6 | 1 2 57 | 4 9 3 |
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| 6 9 3-5 | 2 1 58 | 7 38 4 |
| 4 8 1 | 3 7 9 | 5 6 2 |
| 2 *57 *357 | *58 6 4 | 9 138 18 |
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3. Finned X-Wing (5)r4c3 = r4c4 - r9c4 = r9c23 => -5 r7c3; ste