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+----------------------+-------------------------+------------------------+
| 7 4 123*^ | 123*^ 5 8 | 9 1236 26 |
| 9 123*^ 8 | 6 123*^ 7 | 5 1234 24 |
| 123*^ 6 5 | 9 4 123*^ | 7 1238 28 |
+----------------------+-------------------------+------------------------+
| 123*^ 8 7 | 1234^ 1236* 5 | 123 2469 2469 |
| 6 123*^ 9 | 8 1237^ 1234* | 123 2457 2457 |
| 4 5 123*^ | 1237* 9 1236^ | 1238 2678 2678 |
+----------------------+-------------------------+------------------------+
| 8 12379 6 | 12357 1237 1239 | 4 2579 2579 |
| 125 1279 124 | 12457 1267 12469 | 28 25789 3 |
| 235 2379 234 | 23457 8 2349 | 6 2579 1 |
+----------------------+-------------------------+------------------------+
Two tridagons A: b124,b5p267 (*); B: b124,b5p159 (^); three guardians each (A: 6r4c5,4r5c6,7r6c4; B: 4r4r4,7r5c5,6r6c6)
Each tridagon eliminates a guardian of the other (validating one of its own)
1. Trid. A:
(6)r4c5
(4)r5c6 - r4c4 = (49)r4c89
(7)r6c4 - r6c89 = (7459)r45c89
=> -6 r4c89 (+6r4c5)
2. Trid. B:
(4)r4c4 - r5c4 = (45)r5c89
(7)r5c5
(6)r6c6 - r6c89 = (6459)r45c89
=> -7 r5c89 (+7r5c5); lcls, 13 placements
Finish with four simple steps
- Code: Select all
+-------------------+---------------------+-------------------+
| 7 4 123 | 123 5 8 | 9 236 26 |
| 9 23 8 | 6 23 7 | 5 1 4 |
| 123 6 5 | 9 4 123 | 7 23 8 |
+-------------------+---------------------+-------------------+
| 123 8 7 | C1234 6 5 | 13 D24-9 29 |
| 6 23 9 | 8 7 b1234 | 13 a24-5 25 |
| 4 5 123 | 123 9 123 | 8 67 67 |
+-------------------+---------------------+-------------------+
| 8 1 6 | 235 23 239 | 4 579 579 |
| 5 9 4 | 7 1 6 | 2 8 3 |
| 23 7 23 | B45 8 c49 | 6 Ad59 1 |
+-------------------+---------------------+-------------------+
Two H-Wings
3. (4)r5c8 = r5c6 - (4=9)r9c6 - (9=5)r9c8 => -5 r5c8
4. (9=5)r9c8 - (5=4)r9c4 - r4c4 = (4)r4c8 => -9 r4c8; 8 placements
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+-------------------+---------------------+-----------------+
| 7 4 a13* | 13* 5 8 | 9 6 2 |
| 9 23 8 | 6 23 7 | 5 1 4 |
| b12 6 5 | 9 4 12 | 7 3 8 |
+-------------------+---------------------+-----------------+
| 123 8 7 | 24-13 6 5 | 13 24 9 |
| 6 23 9 | 8 7 1234 | 13 24 5 |
| 4 5 123* | 123* 9 123* | 8 7 6 |
+-------------------+---------------------+-----------------+
| 8 1 6 | 235 23 239 | 4 59 7 |
| 5 9 4 | 7 1 6 | 2 8 3 |
| c23 7 2-3 | 45 8 49 | 6 59 1 |
+-------------------+---------------------+-----------------+
5. Remote pair (13): r1c4 = r1c3 - r6c3 = r6c46 => -13 r4c4
6. Y-Wing: (3=1)r1c3 - (1=2)r3c1 - (2=3)r9c1 => -2 r9c3; ste
Note: not so long ago, puzzles with the same box 5 dilemmas were posted
here and
here