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[issac newton]

There must be something so simple here that a blind man would see it....unfortunalely, however, I am not blind

The left contains the original puzzle and the right is the pitiful stuff I added

- - - 3 - 5 - 2 - - - - 3 - 5 - 2 1
- - 1 8 - - - - - - - 1 8 - - - - -
- 9 3 7 - - 6 - - - 9 3 7 - 1 6 - -
- 6 - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - 4 1 -
- - - 5- - 2 8 - -3 - 5 1- 2 8 -
- 1 - - 8 4 - 9 - - 1 - - 8 4 - 9 -
3 - - - - 2 - - 4 3 - - 1 - 2 - - 4
- - - - 5 - 1 6 - - - - - 5 - 1 6 -
- 7 - - - - - - - 1 7 - - - - - - -

Can anyone assist a blind man?

Thanks

[PaulIQ164]

Well, for one thing, it's much better to post the two puzzles one on top of the other. Horizontal spacing never works unless you know how to use the CODE function.

[Kites]

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unless you know how to use the CODE function.

Hi PaulIQ164, Where does one find the instructions of how to use the functions and what they do?

[CathyW]

There is a pair (3,7) in row 8. This allows some eliminations and hopefully you can then finish the puzzle fairly easily. HTH

I'd like to know if there are instructions for the 'code' too.

[MCC]

There are two ways of using 'code', I believe.

1-Type in the numbers,highlight the numbers and click on 'code'.

2-Click on 'code', put in your numbers and then click on 'code' again.

Hope this helps.

[r.e.s.]

There are two ways of using 'code', I believe.

1-Type in the numbers,highlight the numbers and click on 'code'.

2-Click on 'code', put in your numbers and then click on 'code' again.

Hope this helps.

3-Use either of the above methods, but instead of typing directly in the posting window, type the text in a fixed-width font (e.g. Courier New) in an editor or word processor, and copy/paste it to the posting window. This avoids having to use Preview repeatedly to get the spacing right. (Of course you want to Preview once before posting, in any case.)

Here are the posted grids reformatted by this method:

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#1:

- - -  3 - 5  - 2 -
- - 1  8 - -  - - - 
- 9 3  7 - -  6 - - 

- 6 -  - - -  - - -
- - -  5 - -  2 8 -
- 1 -  - 8 4  - 9 -

3 - -  - - 2  - - 4
- - -  - 5 -  1 6 -
- 7 -  - - -  - - -

#2:

- - -  3 - 5  - 2 1
- - 1  8 - -  - - -
- 9 3  7 - 1  6 - -

- 6 -  - - -  4 1 -
- 3 -  5 1 -  2 8 -
- 1 -  - 8 4  - 9 -

3 - -  1 - 2  - - 4
- - -  - 5 -  1 6 -
1 7 -  - - -  - - -

[CathyW]

Thank you MCC and res - will try one of those methods soon I'm sure. Certainly makes sense to use fixed width font and then paste in.