Solutions to P.O.'s two additional puzzles.
First puzzle:
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| 789* 5 3 | 789* 6 2 | 1 789 4 |
| 1 789* 2 | 5 789* 4 | 3 789 6 |
| 6 4 789* | 3 1 789* | 2 789 5 |
+--------------------+----------------------+------------------+
| 789* 2 1 | 6 4789 789* | 47 5 3 |
| 5 789* 4 | 1 789* 3 | 6 2 89 |
| 3 6 789* | 789+4* 2 5 | 47 1 89 |
+--------------------+----------------------+------------------+
| 2 78 5 | 478 478 6 | 9 3 1 |
| 89 1 6 | 2 3 89 | 5 4 7 |
| 4 3 79 | 79 5 1 | 8 6 2 |
+--------------------+----------------------+------------------+
1. Tridagon (789)b1245 having a single guardian => +4 r6c4
2. Remote pair (89)r8c1 = r8c6 - r79c4 = r1c4 => -89 r1c1; ste
The second puzzle can be solved without using the Tridagon, but with a sequence of complex steps.
Using the tridagon, a long sequence of AICs and krakens is also needed.
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| 789* 1 6 | 789* 3 4 | 2 5 789 |
| 2 789* 3 | 5 789* 1 | 4 6 789 |
| 4 5 789* | 6 2 789* | 1 3 789 |
+-----------------------+------------------------+------------------+
| 789* 6 5 | 1 4 789* | 3 89 2 |
| 1 A489-7* 4789 | 2 B6789* 3 | C67 89 5 |
| 3 2 789* | 789* b56789 ea56-789 | 67 1 4 |
+-----------------------+------------------------+------------------+
| 59 3 2 | 4 1 59 | 8 7 6 |
| 6789 4789 4789 | 3 789-6 d6789 | 5 2 1 |
| 56 78 1 | 78 c56 2 | 9 4 3 |
+-----------------------+------------------------+------------------+
1. S-Ring: (5)r6c6 = r6c5 - (5=6)r9c5 - r8c6 = (6)r6c6 loop => -789 r6c6, -6r8c5
2. Tridagon (789)b1245 (*) having two guardians: (4)r5c2 == (6)r5c5 - (6=7)r5c7 => -7 r5c2
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| 789 1 6 | a789 3 4 | 2 5 789 |
| 2 B789 3 | 5 A789 1 | 4 6 789 |
| 4 5 789 | 6 2 x789 | 1 3 789 |
+------------------------+-----------------------+------------------+
| z789 6 5 | 1 4 y789 | 3 89 2 |
| 1 489 4789 | 2 6789 3 | 67 89 5 |
| 3 2 789 | 789 56789 56 | 67 1 4 |
+------------------------+-----------------------+------------------+
| 59 3 2 | 4 1 59 | 8 7 6 |
| 689-7 C4789 4789 | 3 789 6789 | 5 2 1 |
| 56 Cc78 1 | b78 56 2 | 9 4 3 |
+------------------------+-----------------------+------------------+
3. Kraken box (7)b2p159
(7)r1c4 - r9c4 = (7)r9c2
(7)r2c5 - r2c2 = (7)r89c2
(7)r3c6 - r4c6 = (7)r4c1
=> -7 r8c1 (there might be a fish name for this move)
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| e789 1 6 | d789 3 4 | 2 5 789 |
| 2 789 3 | 5 789 1 | 4 6 789 |
| 4 5 789 | 6 2 789 | 1 3 789 |
+----------------------+-----------------------+------------------+
| f78-9 6 5 | 1 4 e789 | 3 89 2 |
| 1 489 4789 | 2 6789 3 | 67 89 5 |
| 3 2 789 | d789 56789 56 | 67 1 4 |
+----------------------+-----------------------+------------------+
| a59 3 2 | 4 1 59 | 8 7 6 |
| a689 4789 4789 | 3 789 6789 | 5 2 1 |
| a56 b78 1 | c78 56 2 | 9 4 3 |
+----------------------+-----------------------+------------------+
4. (9=568)r789c1 - (8=7)r9c2 - r9c4 = r16c4 - (r1c1&r4c6) = (7)r4c1 => -9 r4c1
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| 789 1 6 | 789 3 4 | 2 5 789 |
| 2 789 3 | 5 789 1 | 4 6 789 |
| 4 5 789 | 6 2 789 | 1 3 789 |
+----------------------+-----------------------+------------------+
| 78 6 5 | 1 4 D789 | 3 E89 2 |
| 1 Ac49-8 c4789 | 2 B679-8 3 | 67 Fd89 5 |
| 3 2 b789 | a789 a56789 C56 | 67 1 4 |
+----------------------+-----------------------+------------------+
| 59 3 2 | 4 1 C59 | 8 7 6 |
| 689 4789 4789 | 3 789 6789 | 5 2 1 |
| 56 78 1 | 78 56 2 | 9 4 3 |
+----------------------+-----------------------+------------------+
6. (8)r6c45 = (8-9)r6c3 = r5c23 - (9=8)r5c8 => -8 r5c5
7. Tridagon (789)b1245 (*) having two guardians:
(4)r5c2 == (6)r5c5 - (6=59)r67c6 - r4c6 = (9-8)r4c8 = (8)r5c8 => -8 r5c2
8. UR(49)r58c23 using externals: (9)r78c1 == (9)r6c3 - r6c4 = (9)r1c4 => -9 r1c1
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+--------------------+-----------------------+------------------+
| b78* 1 6 | c789 3 4 | 2 5 789 |
| 2 ba789* 3 | 5 D78-9 1 | 4 6 789 |
| 4 5 789 | 6 2 789 | 1 3 789 |
+--------------------+-----------------------+------------------+
| 78 6 5 | 1 4 789 | 3 89 2 |
| 1 49 4789 | 2 679 3 | 67 89 5 |
| 3 2 789 | 789 A569-78 B56 | 67 1 4 |
+--------------------+-----------------------+------------------+
| 59 3 2 | 4 1 C59 | 8 7 6 |
| 69 478 478 | 3 D789 6789 | 5 2 1 |
| 56 b78* 1 | b78* 56 2 | 9 4 3 |
+--------------------+-----------------------+------------------+
9. Almost remote pair (9)r2c2 = (78)[r1c1 = r2c2 - r9c2 = r9c4] - (7|8=9)r1c4 => -9 r2c5
10. (5)r6c5 = r6c6 - (5=9)r7c6 - (9=78)r8c25 => -78 r6c5
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| a78 1 6 | 79-8 3 4 | 2 5 789 |
| 2 789 3 | 5 78 1 | 4 6 789 |
| 4 5 789 | 6 2 789 | 1 3 789 |
+--------------------+---------------------+------------------+
| b78 6 5 | 1 4 789 | 3 89 2 |
| 1 49 4789 | 2 679 3 | 67 89 5 |
| 3 2 c789 | d789 569 56 | 67 1 4 |
+--------------------+---------------------+------------------+
| 59 3 2 | 4 1 59 | 8 7 6 |
| 69 478 47-8 | 3 789 6789 | 5 2 1 |
| 56 f78 1 | e78 56 2 | 9 4 3 |
+--------------------+---------------------+------------------+
11. (8)r1c1 = r4c1 - ^r6c3 = r6c4* - r9c4 = r9c2 => -8 r1c4*, r8c3^
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+--------------------+---------------------+------------------+
| w8-7 1 6 |za79 3 4 | 2 5 789 |
| 2 A79 3 | 5 78 1 | 4 6 789 |
| 4 5 x789 | 6 2 yb789 | 1 3 789 |
+--------------------+---------------------+------------------+
| 78 6 5 | 1 4 789 | 3 89 2 |
| 1 49 4789 | 2 679 3 | 67 89 5 |
| 3 2 E789 | D789 569 56 | 67 1 4 |
+--------------------+---------------------+------------------+
| 59 3 2 | 4 1 59 | 8 7 6 |
| 69 478 47 | 3 789 6789 | 5 2 1 |
| 56 B78 1 | C78 56 2 | 9 4 3 |
+--------------------+---------------------+------------------+
12. (7=9)r1c4 - r3c6 = [(8)r1c1 = r3c3 - (8=9)r3c6 - (9=7)r1c4] => -7 r1c1 (+7r4c1, -7r6c3)
13. (9=7)r2c2 - (7=8)r9c2 - r9c4 = r6c4 - (8=9)r6c3 => -9 r3c3, r5c2; ste