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[Pat]

Medium — not even a "warmup" for the experts
so, what do i see here that could be interesting ?

3...9...7..6....5..1....6......362..9..17.......9....1..52..1...9.....3.7....1..4

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23 cells given

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 3 . . | . 9 . | . . 7
 . . 6 | . . . | . 5 .
 . 1 . | . . . | 6 . .
-------+-------+------
 . . . | . 3 6 | 2 . .
 9 . . | 1 7 . | . . .
 . . . | 9 . . | . . 1
-------+-------+------
 . . 5 | 2 . . | 1 . .
 . 9 . | . . . | . 3 .
 7 . . | . . 1 | . . 4



[Pat]

unusual triple move on 8


RW would call it 2 moves

i'm a pedant, so i count it as 5 moves

[Marty R.]

so, what do i see here that could be interesting ?

Sorry, not a mind reader. Solves with basics, but there were some interesting Locked Candidates.

[Pat]

some interesting Locked Candidates

yes!

• the double move on 4
• is just the prelude to an unusual triple move on 8

{edit:} layout 214 of the Patterns Game ;
similar puzzle — Pat # 214 # (230246) # ;
better puzzle — # (230303) #