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by **RSW** » Sat Jul 18, 2026 11:57 pm

Was playing with Hodoku and generated this puzzle which seemed interesting to me.

Code: Select all: *-----------* |73.|.9.|18.| |..8|.4.|...| |...|...|..9| |---+---+---| |...|9.6|.4.| |.76|.8.|39.| |.2.|4.5|...| |---+---+---| |8..|...|...| |...|.2.|4..| |.92|.5.|.18| *-----------* 73..9.18...8.4............9...9.6.4..76.8.39..2.4.5...8............2.4...92.5..18

by **eleven** » Sun Jul 19, 2026 12:52 am

Quick start:

Code: Select all: *-------------------------------------------------------* | 7 3 5 | 6 9 2 | 1 8 4 | | 9 1 8 | 357 4 37 | 567 2 367 | | 2 6 4 | *37+5 1 8 | c57 *37 9 | |---------------+------------------+--------------------| | 5 8 13 | 9 37 6 | 2 4 17 | | 4 7 6 | 2 8 1 | 3 9 5 | | 1-3 2 9 | 4 d37 5 | 8 d67 167 | |---------------+------------------+--------------------| | 8 4 37 | 1 6 37 | 9 5 2 | | 16 5 17 | 8 2 9 | 4 *37+6 367 | | b36 9 2 | *37 5 4 |ca67 1 8 | *-------------------------------------------------------*

Almost SkyScraper 7r39c4,r38c8 (*):
SS - (7=6)r9c7 - (6=3)r9c1
5r3c4 - (5=76)r39c7 - (6=3)r9c1
6r8c8 - (6=73)r6c85
=> -3r6c1, stte

by **Cenoman** » Sun Jul 19, 2026 6:47 pm

Code: Select all: +-----------------+------------------+--------------------+ | 7 3 5 | 6 9 2 | 1 8 4 | | 9 1 8 | 357 4 37 | 567 2 367 | | 2 6 4 | a357* 1 8 | 57 a37* 9 | +-----------------+------------------+--------------------+ | 5 8 13 | 9 37 6 | 2 4 17 | | 4 7 6 | 2 8 1 | 3 9 5 | | d13 2 9 | 4 c37 5 | 8 b67 167 | +-----------------+------------------+--------------------+ | 8 4 37 | 1 6 37 | 9 5 2 | | 16 5 17 | 8 2 9 | 4 a367* 367 | | e36 9 2 | a7-3* 5 4 | a67* 1 8 | +-----------------+------------------+--------------------+

Almost L2-Wing (*):
[(3)r3c4 = (3-7)r3c8 =' r8c8 - r9c7 = (7)r9c4] '= (7)r6c8 - (7=3)r6c5 - r6c1 = (3)r9c1 => -3 r9c4; ste

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