Thank you, Steve for posting your puzzles !
Season greetings to you !
Season greetings to all !
And now, two fanciful solutions to the puzzles of this thread.
#1
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| 38 89* 57 | 4 a389* 1 | 6 C57 2 |
| 4 6 1 | b37 5 2 | 379 Cb78 389 |
| 358 789* 2 | 6 a3789* 789* | 37-1 C157 4 |
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| 268 1 9 | 5 678* 4 | c27 3 A68* |
| 2568 78 457 | 9 1 3 | c247 Bc278 A568 |
| 568 3 457 | 2 678* 678* |zc147 9 yA1568* |
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| 9 5 36 | 1 2 67 | 8 4 37 |
| 1 2 8 | 37 4 79 | 5 6 379 |
| 7 4 36 | 8 369 5 | 1239 12 139 |
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MUG(6789)r1c25, r3c256, r4c56,r6c569 using internals (i.e. 3r1c5, 3r3c5, 1r6c5, 5r6c9 exactly. Note that 7r3c2, 9r3c6, 7r4c5, 6r6c6 are encompassed in the DP - as no-solution candidates)
(3)r13c5 - (3=78)r2c48 - (8=2471)b6p1457
(1-568)r456c9 = r5c8 - (8=571)r123c8
(5-1)r6c9 = (1)r6c7
=> -1 r3c7; ste
#2
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| 1 2 34589 | 6 789 b79 | 34589 c3489 3458 |
| 6 49 4589 | 3 89 1 | 7 2 458 |
| 378 79 3789 | 2 4 5 | 389 1 6 |
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| 47 3 1 | 5 2 78 | 6 48 9 |
| 2 8 47 | 79 6 a79-3 | f34 5 1 |
| 9 5 6 | 4 1 38 | 2 7 38 |
+-----------------------+-------------------+------------------------+
| 5 1 479 | 8 3 2 | f49 6 47 |
| 378 6 2 | 1 79 4 | 3589 e389 3578 |
| 3478 479 34789 | 79 5 6 | 1 e3489 2 |
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1. (9)r5c6 = r1c6 - r1c8 = r89c8 - (9=43)r57c7 => -3 r5c6; lcls, 12 placements
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| 1 2 5 | 6 ya78+9 zG79 | a48+9 3-9 34 |
| 6 4 A89 | 3 y89 1 | 7 2 5 |
| 38 B79 A37+89 | 2 4 5 | 89 1 6 |
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| 7 3 1 | 5 2 8 | 6 4 9 |
| 2 8 4 | E79 6 F79 | 3 5 1 |
| 9 5 6 | 4 1 3 | 2 7 8 |
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| 5 1 79 | 8 3 2 | 49 6 47 |
| 38 6 2 | 1 x79 4 | 5 w89+3 37 |
| 4 C79 38 | D79 5 6 | 1 38 2 |
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2. BUG+5
(9)r1c57
(89)r23c3 - r3c2 = r9c2 - r9c4 = r5c4 - r5c6 = (9)r1c6
(3-9)r8c8 = r8c5 - r12c5 = (9)r1c6
=> -9 r1c8; ste