Perseus wrote:[...]Roanoke (Virginia) Times 4 Feb 2014[...]
I can only place an 8, a 4, and eliminate some possible combinations.
However, I cannot find a logical path into this puzzle. Can someone help with a few steps to get me going?
Hi
George,
You didn't choose an easy puzzle. Im my classification system, it is W7 or gW6.
In any case, you need to keep track not only of the remaining values in the white cells but also of the remaining combinations in each sector (the hrc and vrc variables in my approach).
Try the following:
whip[4]: r9c7{n5 n4} - hr9c6{n125 n134} - c9n2{r9 r8} - r8c7{n2 .} ==> vr4c7 ≠ 24679
whip[4]: r1c8{n2 n1} - r4c8{n1 n3} - vr0c8{n12479 n12389} - r3c8{n4 .} ==> r5c8 ≠ 2
whip[4]: r4c8{n3 n1} - r1c8{n1 n2} - vr0c8{n13469 n12389} - r3c8{n4 .} ==> r5c8 ≠ 3
whip[4]: c1n3{r8 r5} - c1n5{r5 r7} - c2n5{r7 r5} - hr5c0{n236 .} ==> hr8c0 ≠ 1247
ctr-to-horiz-sector ==> r8c4 ≠ 7
whip[4]: r8c3{n1 n2} - hr8c0{n1346 n1256} - r8c1{n3 n5} - r8c2{n5 .} ==> r8c4 ≠ 1
whip[4]: r8c3{n2 n1} - hr8c0{n2345 n1256} - r8c1{n3 n5} - r8c2{n5 .} ==> r8c4 ≠ 2