Sunday Times 116 (very hard)

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Sunday Times 116 (very hard)

Postby Bernard Stay » Sun Aug 26, 2007 3:55 pm

Long time since I've had to do this, but I've started this twice and each time end up with:-

*95|**2|***
*61|579|*8*
*4*|16*|5*9
_________
9**|***|86*
614|2**|95*
578|69*|*42
_________
18*|*24|**5
45*|*16|*38
***|8**|4**

Anyone get me beyond this? Sudoku Susser balks here unless 'fishy cycles' and 'nishios' etc. are invoked.

Thanks.
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Postby Pat » Sun Aug 26, 2007 4:19 pm

Bernard Stay wrote:Long time since I've had to do this, but I've started this twice and each time end up with:-

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 . 9 5 | . . 2 | . . .
 . 6 1 | 5 7 9 | . 8 .
 . 4 . | 1 6 . | 5 . 9
-------+-------+------
 9 . . | . . . | 8 6 .
 6 1 4 | 2 . . | 9 5 .
 5 7 8 | 6 9 . | . 4 2
-------+-------+------
 1 8 . | . 2 4 | . . 5
 4 5 . | . 1 6 | . 3 8
 . . . | 8 . . | 4 . .

Anyone get me beyond this? Sudoku Susser balks here unless 'fishy cycles' and 'nishios' etc. are invoked.


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Sunday Times 116 (very hard)

Postby Bernard Stay » Sun Aug 26, 2007 4:24 pm

Yep, thanks Pat.
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