After basics
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| 1 2 789 | 789 56 56 | 3 4 789 |
| 3 789 4 | 1789 *1789 2 | 5 B*89 6 |
| 789 5 6 | 34789 34 379 |A#(8)79 2 1 |
|----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------|
| 25789 789 25789 | 34789 3456 35679 | 46 1 289 |
| 4 6 789 | 2 *789 1 | *89 3 5 |
| 2589 3 1 | 489 456 569 | 46 7 289 |
|----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------|
| 6 79-8 579-8 | 1379 2 379 | *1789 C*589 4 |
| 2579 4 2579 | 6 179 8 | 179 59 3 |
| 789 1 3 | 5 79 4 | 2 6 789 |
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1. Almost Swordfish(8)
[SWF(8)c578\r257] = (8)r3c7 - r2c8 = (8)r7c8 => -8 r7c23 [+8 r9c1]
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| 1 2 *789 | 789 56 56 | 3 4 *789 |
| 3 *789 4 | 1789 *1789 2 | 5 89 6 |
| 79 5 6 | 34789 34 379 | 789 2 1 |
|----------------------+----------------------+----------------------|
| 2579 *789 25789 | 3479-8 3456 35679 | 46 1 *289 |
| 4 6 79-8 | 2 *789 1 | 9-8 3 5 |
| 259 3 1 | 489 456 569 | 46 7 *289 |
|----------------------+----------------------+----------------------|
| 6 79 579 | 1379 2 379 | 1789 589 4 |
| 2579 4 2579 | 6 179 8 | 179 59 3 |
| 8 1 3 | 5 79 4 | 2 6 79 |
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2. (8): (8) r5c5 = r2c5 - r2c2 = (8)r4c2',r1c3 - (8)r1c9 = (8)r46c9 => -8' r5c3, r4c4, (8)r5c7 [7 placements, 2 LC]
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| 1 2 89 |A*79(8) 56 56 | 3 4 B*79 |
| 3 789 4 | 1789 1-79 2 | 5 B*89 6 |
| 79 5 6 | 34789 34 379 | 78 2 1 |
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| 59 89 589 | 347 346 367 | 46 1 2 |
| 4 6 7 | 2 8 1 | 9 3 5 |
| 2 3 1 | 49 456 569 | 46 7 8 |
|-------------------+-----------------------+----------------------|
| 6 79 59 | 1379 2 379 | 178 589 4 |
| 579 4 2 | 6 179 8 | 17 59 3 |
| 8 1 3 | 5 D*79 4 | 2 6 C*79 |
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3. Almost Remote Pair
[(79): r1c4 = r1c9 - r9c9 = r9c5] = (8-7)r1c4 = (79)r1c9,r2c8 - (7)r9c9 = (7)r9c5 => -79 r1c2; lclste
Thanks for the puzzle!