The pseudo-puzzle on the first row below has 13 solutions.
Its first solution contain a minimal unavoidable set of size 50.
In the rest 12 solutions, smaller minimal unavoidable sets are not covered by the givens.
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#The pseudo-puzzle
........1.6...2..3..4.5..6....21...6....7.15.18.9.57.4.2...36....5.8.249.7..2.31.
#solution 1, 1 non-hit minimal UA of size 50
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89743652.5.179.48.23.8.19.7753..489.6493.8..2..2.6..3.9.814..7531.6.7...4.65.9..8 50
#solution 2, 4 non-hit minimal UA of size (4,4,4,6)
253867491968142573714359862547218936392476158186935724421593687635781249879624315
2.3.................................3.2.......................................... 4
.........9.8............................................................8.9...... 4
.......................................4.6.................................6.4... 4
.....7.9.9......7.7....9......................................................... 6
#solution 3, 3 non-hit minimal UA
253869471768142593914357862547218936392476158186935724421593687635781249879624315
2.3.................................3.2.......................................... 4
.......................................4.6.................................6.4... 4
.....9.7.7......9.9....7......................................................... 6
#solution 4, 3 non-hit minimal UA
253867491869142573714359862547218936392476158186935724421593687635781249978624315
2.3.................................3.2.......................................... 4
.........8.9............................................................9.8...... 4
.......................................4.6.................................6.4... 4
#solution 5, 4 non-hit minimal UA
253867491968142573714359862547218936392674158186935724421593687635781249879426315
2.3.................................3.2.......................................... 4
.........9.8............................................................8.9...... 4
.......................................6.4.................................4.6... 4
.....7.9.9......7.7....9......................................................... 6
#solution 6, 3 non-hit minimal UA
253869471768142593914357862547218936392674158186935724421593687635781249879426315
2.3.................................3.2.......................................... 4
.......................................6.4.................................4.6... 4
.....9.7.7......9.9....7......................................................... 6
#solution 7, 3 non-hit minimal UA
253867491869142573714359862547218936392674158186935724421593687635781249978426315
2.3.................................3.2.......................................... 4
.........8.9............................................................9.8...... 4
.......................................6.4.................................4.6... 4
#solution 8, 4 non-hit minimal UA
352867491968142573714359862547218936293476158186935724421593687635781249879624315
3.2.................................2.3.......................................... 4
.........9.8............................................................8.9...... 4
.......................................4.6.................................6.4... 4
.....7.9.9......7.7....9......................................................... 6
#solution 9, 3 non-hit minimal UA
352869471768142593914357862547218936293476158186935724421593687635781249879624315
3.2.................................2.3.......................................... 4
.......................................4.6.................................6.4... 4
.....9.7.7......9.9....7......................................................... 6
#solution 10, 3 non-hit minimal UA
352867491869142573714359862547218936293476158186935724421593687635781249978624315
3.2.................................2.3.......................................... 4
.........8.9............................................................9.8...... 4
.......................................4.6.................................6.4... 4
#solution 11, 4 non-hit minimal UA
352867491968142573714359862547218936293674158186935724421593687635781249879426315
3.2.................................2.3.......................................... 4
.........9.8............................................................8.9...... 4
.......................................6.4.................................4.6... 4
.....7.9.9......7.7....9......................................................... 6
#solution 12, 3 non-hit minimal UA
352869471768142593914357862547218936293674158186935724421593687635781249879426315
3.2.................................2.3.......................................... 4
.......................................6.4.................................4.6... 4
.....9.7.7......9.9....7......................................................... 6
#solution 13, 3 non-hit minimal UA
352867491869142573714359862547218936293674158186935724421593687635781249978426315
3.2.................................2.3.......................................... 4
.........8.9............................................................9.8...... 4
.......................................6.4.................................4.6... 4
Cheers,
MD