Puzzleme,
It doesn't appear that anybody had answered your post with the valid grid and I'm not sure that you even asked the question. but the puzzle solves with only hidden and naked singles.
Tracy
Wolfgang wrote:Hi Tso,
So, do you have a user friendly method that detects *all* possible nishio eliminations ?
6 . 4 | 3 5 2 | 9 7 .
. . 2 | 4 7 . | . 3 6
3 7 . | 6 9 . | . . 2
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4 2 9 | 5 3 6 | 1 8 7
7 5 1 | 2 8 4 | 3 6 9
8 6 3 | 7 1 9 | 2 . .
-------+-------+------
2 . . | 1 6 . | . 9 3
1 . . | . 4 . | 6 2 .
. . 6 | . 2 . | 7 . .
*-----------------------------------------------------------*
| 6 18 4 | 3 5 2 | 9 7 18 |
| 59 189 2 | 4 7 18 | 58 3 6 |
| 3 7 58 | 6 9 18 | 458 145 2 |
|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| 4 2 9 | 5 3 6 | 1 8 7 |
| 7 5 1 | 2 8 4 | 3 6 9 |
| 8 6 3 | 7 1 9 | 2 45 45 |
|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| 2 48 578 | 1 6 57 | 458 9 3 |
| 1 389 578 | 89 4 357 | 6 2 58 |
| 59 3489 6 | 89 2 35 | 7 145 1458 |
*-----------------------------------------------------------*
*-----------------------------------------------------------*
| . 8 . | . . . | . . +8 |
| . 8 . | . . +8 | 8 . . |
| . . +8 | . . 8 | 8 . . |
|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| . . . | . . . | . 8 . |
| . . . | . 8 . | . . . |
| 8 . . | . . . | . . . |
|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| . 8 8 | . . . |+8 . . |
| . +8 8 | 8 . . | . . 8 |
| . 8 . |+8 . . | . . 8 |
*-----------------------------------------------------------*
*-----------------------------------------------------------*
| . 8 . | . . . | . . +8 |
| . 8 . | . . +8 | 8 . . |
| . . +8 | . . 8 | 8 . . |
|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| . . . | . . . | . 8 . |
| . . . | . 8 . | . . . |
| 8 . . | . . . | . . . |
|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| . +8 8 | . . . |+8 . . |
| . 8 8 | 8 . . | . . 8 |
| . 8 . | 8 . . | . . 8 |
*-----------------------------------------------------------*
6 . 4 | 3 5 2 | 9 7 +
. . 2 | 4 7 + | . 3 6
3 7 + | 6 9 . | . . 2
-------+-------+------
4 2 9 | 5 3 6 | 1 8 7
7 5 1 | 2 8 4 | 3 6 9
8 6 3 | 7 1 9 | 2 + .
-------+-------+------
2 + . | 1 6 . | + 9 3
1 . . | . 4 . | 6 2 .
. . 6 | . 2 . | 7 . .
6 . 4 | 3 5 2 | 9 7 .
. . 2 | 4 7 . | . 3 6
3 7 . | 6 9 . | 4 . 2
-------+-------+------
4 2 9 | 5 3 6 | 1 8 7
7 5 1 | 2 8 4 | 3 6 9
8 6 3 | 7 1 9 | 2 . .
-------+-------+------
2 4 . | 1 6 . | . 9 3
1 . . | . 4 . | 6 2 .
. . 6 | . 2 . | 7 . .
*--------------------------------------------------*
| 6 18 4 | 3 5 2 | 9 7 18 |
|+59 189 2 | 4 7 18 | 58 3 6 |
| 3 7 58 | 6 9 18 | 4 1+5 2 |
|----------------+----------------+----------------|
| 4 2 9 | 5 3 6 | 1 8 7 |
| 7 5 1 | 2 8 4 | 3 6 9 |
| 8 6 3 | 7 1 9 | 2 45 4+5 |
|----------------+----------------+----------------|
| 2 4 +578 | 1 6 57 |+58 9 3 |
| 1 389 578 | 89 4 357 | 6 2 58 |
| 59 389 6 | 89 2 35 | 7 14 14 |
*--------------------------------------------------*
*--------------------------------------------------*
| 6 18 4 | 3 5 2 | 9 7 18 |
|-59 189 2 | 4 7 18 |+58 3 6 |
| 3 7 +58 | 6 9 18 | 4 1-5 2 |
|----------------+----------------+----------------|
| 4 2 9 | 5 3 6 | 1 8 7 |
| 7 5 1 | 2 8 4 | 3 6 9 |
| 8 6 3 | 7 1 9 | 2 45 45 |
|----------------+----------------+----------------|
| 2 4 x578 | 1 6 57 |-58 9 3 |
| 1 389 578 | 89 4 357 | 6 2 58 |
|+59 389 6 | 89 2 35 | 7 14 14 |
*--------------------------------------------------*
6 . 4 | 3 5 2 | 9 7 +
+ . 2 | 4 7 . | . 3 6
3 7 . | 6 9 + | 4 . 2
-------+-------+------
4 2 9 | 5 3 6 | 1 8 7
7 5 1 | 2 8 4 | 3 6 9
8 6 3 | 7 1 9 | 2 + .
-------+-------+------
2 4 + | 1 6 . | + 9 3
1 . . | . 4 . | 6 2 .
. . 6 | . 2 . | 7 . .