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|79.|.83|.2.|
|...|...|...|
|1.4|6..|...|
|---+---+---|
|...|.3.|57.|
|3..|...|..1|
|.48|.2.|...|
|---+---+---|
|...|..5|1.7|
|...|...|.5.|
|91.|87.|.32|
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|79.|.83|.2.|
|...|...|...|
|1.4|6..|...|
|---+---+---|
|...|.3.|57.|
|3..|...|..1|
|.48|.2.|...|
|---+---+---|
|...|..5|1.7|
|...|...|.5.|
|91.|87.|.32|
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+----------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| 7 9 6 | 1 8 3 | 4 2 5 |
| 28 2358 23 | 2459 459 279 | 3789 1 6 |
| 1 2358 4 | 6 59 279 | 3789 89 389 |
+----------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| 26 26 1 | (49) 3 89 | 5 7 8(4) |
| 3 7 9 | 45 456 -6(8) | 2 (48) 1 |
| 5 4 8 | 7 2 1 | 39 6 39 |
+----------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| 2468 2368 23 | 23(9) (69) 5 | 1 8(49) 7 |
| 2468 2368 7 | 239 1 29(6) | 89 5 489 |
| 9 1 5 | 8 7 4 | 6 3 2 |
+----------------+--------------------+-------------------+
8r5c6 8r5c8
4r5c8 4r4c9
4r4c4 9r4c4
4r5c8 4r7c8
9r7c4 9r7c8 9r7c5
6r7c5 6r8c6
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| 7 9 6 | 1 8 3 | 4 2 5 |
| 28 2358 23 | 2459 459 279 | 3789 1 6 |
| 1 2358 4 | 6 59 279 | 3789 89 389 |
|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| 26 26 1 |a49 3 89 | 5 7 8-4 |
| 3 7 9 | 45 456 b68 | 2 b48 1 |
| 5 4 8 | 7 2 1 | 39 6 39 |
|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| 2468 2368 23 |a239 69 5 | 1 489 7 |
| 2468 2368 7 |a239 1 *269 |c89 5 c489 |
| 9 1 5 | 8 7 4 | 6 3 2 |
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[2r8c6-(2=4)r478c4]-4r4c9; ste
[6r8c6-(6=4)r5c68]--
[9r8c6-(9=4)r8c79]--
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| 7 9 6 | 1 8 3 | 4 2 5 |
| 28 2358 23 | 2459 459 279 | 3789 1 6 |
| 1 2358 4 | 6 59 279 | 3789 89 389 |
|--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------|
| 26 26 1 |b4-9eD 3 89d | 5 7 48C |
| 3 7 9 | 45 456 68c | 2 48 1 |
| 5 4 8 | 7 2 1 | 39 6 39 |
|--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------|
| 2468 2368 23 |a239 69a 5 | 1 489A 7 |
| 2468 2368 7 | 239 1 269b | 89 5 489B |
| 9 1 5 | 8 7 4 | 6 3 2 |
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Kraken Row 7 Digit 9 :
9 r7c4 - 9 r4c4;
9 r7c5 - 6 r7c5 = r8c6 - (6=8) r5c6 - (8=9) r4c6 - 9 r4c4;
9 r7c8 - 4 r7c8 = r8c9 - r4c9 = r4c4 - 9 r4c4; => - 9 r4c4; stte
.----------------.-------------------.-----------------.
| 7 9 6 | 1 8 3 | 4 2 5 |
| 28 2358 23 | 2459 459b 279 | 3789 1 6 |
| 1 2358 4 | 6 59b 279 | 3789 89 389 |
:----------------+-------------------+-----------------:
| 26 26 1 | b49 3 89 | 5 7 8-4 |
| 3 7 9 | 45 456b 68c | 2 48c 1 |
| 5 4 8 | 7 2 1 | 39 6 39 |
:----------------+-------------------+-----------------:
| 2468 2368 23 | a239 69a 5 | 1 489 7 |
| 2468 2368 7 | 239A 1 269A | 89B 5 489B |
| 9 1 5 | 8 7 4 | 6 3 2 |
'----------------'-------------------'-----------------'
+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| 7 9 6 | 1 8 3 | 4 2 5 |
| 28 2358 23 | 2459 459 279 | 3789 1 6 |
| 1 2358 4 | 6 59 279 | 3789 89 389 |
+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| 26 26 1 | 49 3 89 | 5 7 48 |
| 3 7 9 | 45 456 68 | 2 48 1 |
| 5 4 8 | 7 2 1 | 39 6 39 |
+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| 2468 2368 23 | 239 69 5 | 1 489 7 |
| 2468 2368 7 | 239 1 269 | 89 5 489 |
| 9 1 5 | 8 7 4 | 6 3 2 |
+--------------+--------------+--------------+
Marty R. wrote:I found this surprisingly difficult for a newspaper puzzle. My experience with papers is that the puzzles are of poor quality.
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| 7 9 6 | 1 8 3 | 4 2 5 |
| 28 2358 23 | 2459 459 279 | 3789 1 6 |
| 1 2358 4 | 6 59 279 | 3789 89 389 |
*-------------------+--------------------+-------------------|
| 26 26 1 |bc49 3 9-8 | 5 7 a48 |
| 3 7 9 | 45 456 e68 | 2 48 1 |
| 5 4 8 | 7 2 1 | 39 6 39 |
*-------------------+--------------------+-------------------|
| 2468 2368 23 | d239 69 5 | 1 489 7 |
| 2468 2368 7 | d239 1 d269 |c89 5 bc489 |
| 9 1 5 | 8 7 4 | 6 3 2 |
*------------------------------------------------------------*
7 9 6 | 1 8 3 | 4 2 5
28 2358 23 | 2459 459 279 | 3789 1 6
1 2358 4 | 6 59 279 | 3789 89 389
------------------------+----------------------+---------------------
26 26 1 |a49 3 b89 | 5 7 8-4
3 7 9 | 5-4 c56-4 b68 | 2 f48 1
5 4 8 | 7 2 1 | 39 6 39
------------------------+----------------------+---------------------
2468 2368 23 |A239 d69 5 | 1 e489 7
2468 2368 7 | 239 1 269 | 89 5 489
9 1 5 | 8 7 4 | 6 3 2
(4=9)r4c4 - (9=6)r45c6 - r5c5 = (6-9)r7c5 = (9-4)r7c8 = r5c8 => -4 r4c9, r5c45; stte
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r7c4
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| 7 9 6 | 1 8 3 | 4 2 5 |
| 28 2358 23 | 2459 459 279 | 3789 1 6 |
| 1 2358 4 | 6 59 279 | 3789 89 389 |
|--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
| 26 26 1 |a49b 3 89b | 5 7 8-4 |
| 3 7 9 | 45 456 68b | 2 48 1 |
| 5 4 8 | 7 2 1 | 39 6 39 |
|--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
| 2468 2368 23 |a239 69 5 | 1 489 7 |
| 2468 2368 7 |a239 1 S269 |c89 5 c489 |
| 9 1 5 | 8 7 4 | 6 3 2 |
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3 Petal Death Blossom: Stem Cell r8c6 {269}; (Not quite the same as Dan's)
(4=2) r478c4 - (2) r8c6;
(4=6) r4c46, r5c6 - (6) r8c6;
(4=9) r8c79 - (9) r8c6; => - 4 r4c9; stte