hrcjcr wrote:I have reduced the puzzle as much as I can using all tools I'm familiar with.
Are my eyes just missing something?
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| 2 6 7 | 8 134 34 | 345 9 15 |
| 3 18 9 | 17 1467 5 | 2468 248 16 |
| 18 4 5 | 2 136 9 | 368 38 7 |
:---------------------+---------------------+---------------------:
| 9 7 1 | 3 2 46 | 4568 48 56 |
| 6 28 28 | 5 47 1 | 347 347 9 |
| 45 35 34 | 9 8 67 | 67 1 2 |
:---------------------+---------------------+---------------------:
| 7 389 348 | 6 39 2 | 1 5 48 |
| 15 125 6 | 4 157 8 | 9 27 3 |
| 458 123589 2348 | 17 13579 37 | 27 6 48 |
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I don't see a really easy solution, but here is a solution:
[r3c5]-1-[r1c5]=1=[r1c9]-1-[r2c9]-6-[r2c5]=6=[r3c5]
implying r3c5<>1, solving the puzzle.