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by **Guest** » Tue May 10, 2005 9:49 am

I cant see the logical step from here - only T&E.

* 9 * ¦ 5 6 8 ¦ 3 2 4
2 4 3 ¦ 9 1 7 ¦ * * *
8 5 6 ¦ 3 4 2 ¦ 7 9 1
3 * 2 ¦ 4 * 9 ¦ * * 7
* * 9 ¦ 6 * 3 ¦ * * *
4 6 * ¦ 2 * 1 ¦ 9 3 8
9 7 4 ¦ 8 2 6 ¦ 5 1 3
* 3 * ¦ 7 9 5 ¦ * * *
* 2 * ¦ 1 3 4 ¦ * 7 9

by **Animator** » Tue May 10, 2005 9:56 am

Take a close look at column 7...

by **Guest** » Tue May 10, 2005 11:43 am

Thanks Animator got it

r2c7 and r9c7 have to be 6 or 8 only hence r4c8 must be 6

cheers[/quote]

by **Animator** » Tue May 10, 2005 12:07 pm

Not the move I had in mind but it sure is a valid move.

The only possible candidates for r4c7 are 1 and 6, you just eliminated 6 as a candidate so you can fill in the 1 :) (that's the one I had in mind)

by **Guest** » Tue May 10, 2005 4:11 pm

Yes goes on to show the different permutations that exist even as the puzzle is very close to completion

by **lunababy_moonchild** » Tue May 10, 2005 8:24 pm

I completed this puzzle in around 2 hours. Shocked the grey hairs off me, I can tell ya, but I did it.

Puzzle 85, however, I've been staring at since 12 April and didn't get a move until yesterday and that was after a lot of help - from the same man, or woman. Obviously it just depends on the puzzle and what your blindspots are.

Luna

by **Guest** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 4:48 pm

Amazing...I joined the forum specifically to post the same query, and I see the grid reproduced at the exact same stall-point that I've been at for a couple of days. How about that! And the solution is so obvious (after it's been pointed out, of course).

Thanks to everyone for showing me the light. Nice to know I wasn't the only one stuck on #86.

Does anyone else dream grids when they sleep?

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