Solution to Ocean's "The Anemone".
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|..1|..2|...|
|.3.|.4.|.5.|
|5..|6..|3..|
|---+---+---|
|..7|...|..6|
|.8.|...|.4.|
|2..|...|1..|
|---+---+---|
|..6|..9|..7|
|.4.|.7.|.8.|
|...|5..|9..|
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NOTE: Sub-nets are enclosed thus: (?xay...??) and sub-sub-nets thus: ((?xay...??)).
(1) ... -4d6(MC), -6f6(MC). ("..." denotes steps using Simple Sudoku program)
(2) ?4d4... (?6e6...??) -6e6... (?6f5... -2k9(MC), -7a7f8(XY-Wing 279a8d8e7)...??) -6f5...?? -4d4...
(3) ?4f4... (?6f5... -2k9(MC), ((?5e6...??)) -5e6, ((?5e7...??)) -5e7, ((?5d7...??)) -5d7...??) -6f5... (?6h7...??) -6h7... -7b16e6(X-Wing 7be47)... (?7a8...??) -7a8... -9d4(MC)...?? -4f4... -7b4(MC)...
(4) ?6e6...?? -6e6...
(5) ?6a2...?? -6a2.
(6) ?6a1...?? -6a1... -5e39(X-Wing 5fh39)... -8b4(MC)...
(7) ?-9c2f5(GMET)...?? (9c2 OR 9f5), -9c5, 1c5...
(8) ?-9a2h1(GMET)...?? (9a2 OR 9h1), -9a1...
(9) ?7a1?? -7a1, 8a1... -2d8(MC).
(10) ?8c6...?? -8c6, 7c6...
(11) ?2d5...?? -2d5, 3d5... End.
Note: number of nets tried and discarded: nil.
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