. . 8 | . 2 . | . . 4
1 6 . | 4 . . | . 8 .
4 . 5 | . . 7 | . . .
-------+-------+------
6 . . | 2 . . | . 4 .
. 1 . | . . 4 | . 7 .
. 5 4 | . . 6 | . . 9
-------+-------+------
. . . | 9 . . | 4 . 3
. 9 . | . 4 3 | . 1 2
. 4 . | . 6 . | 8 9 .
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379 37 8 | 1356 2 159 | 135679 356 4 |
1 6 2379 | 4 359 59 | 23579 8 57 |
4 23 5 | 1368 1389 7 | 12369 236 16 |
--------------------+----------------------+------------------|
6 378* 379 | 2 135879 1589* | 135 4 18^ |
2389 1 239 | 358 3589 4 | 2356 7 68 |
2378 5 4 | 1378 1378 6 | 123 23 9 |
--------------------+----------------------+------------------|
2578 278* 1267 | 9 1578 1258* | 4 56 3 |
578 9 67 | 578 4 3 | 567 1 2 |
2357 4 1237 | 157 6 125 | 8 9 57 |
--------------------+----------------------+------------------|
--------------------+--------------------+----------------|
379 37 8 | 6 2 159 | 139 5 4 |
1 6 239 | 4 359 59 | 239 8 7 |
4 23 5 | 18 189 7 | 19 23 6 |
--------------------+--------------------+----------------|
6 378* 379 | 2 379 89* | 5 4 1 |
239 1 239 | 35 359 4 | 6 7 8 |
78 5 4 | 178 178 6 | 23 23 9 |
--------------------+--------------------+----------------|
257 278* 127 | 9 157 1258* | 4 6 3 |
58 9 6 | 58 4 3 | 7 1 2 |
237 4 1237 | 17 6 12 | 8 9 5 |
--------------------+--------------------+----------------|
Crazy Girl wrote:"..Then basic steps will get you to"
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379 37 8 | 6 2 159 | 139 5 4 |
1 6 239 | 4 359 59 | 239 8 7 |
4 23 5 | 18 189 7 | 19 23 6 |
--------------------+--------------------+----------------|
6 378* 379 | 2 379 89* | 5 4 1 |
239 1 239 | 35 359 4 | 6 7 8 |
2378 5 4 | 178 178 6 | 23 23 9 |
--------------------+--------------------+----------------|
257 278* 127 | 9 157 1258* | 4 6 3 |
58 9 6 | 58 4 3 | 7 1 2 |
237 4 1237 | 17 6 12 | 8 9 5 |
--------------------+--------------------+----------------|
With the Naked {2, 3} Pair in Box 6 and Row 3, this leaves a Hidden Single. After this basic steps are needed to complete it.
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| 3579 37 8 | 6 2 159 | 139 35 4 |
| 1 6 2359 | 4 359 59 | 239 8 7 |
| 4 23 2359 | 1358 13589 7 | 1239 235 6 |
|----------------------+----------------------+----------------------|
| 6 378 379 | 2 379 89 | 5 4 1 |
| 239 1 239 | 35 359 4 | 6 7 8 |
| 78 5 4 | 178 178 6 | 23 23 9 |
|----------------------+----------------------+----------------------|
| 257 278 1257 | 9 157 1258 | 4 6 3 |
| 58 9 6 | 58 4 3 | 7 1 2 |
| 237 4 1237 | 17 6 12 | 8 9 5 |
*--------------------------------------------------------------------*
cecbevwr wrote:How did you place 5 in cell r1c8?
cecbevwr wrote:Hi Crazy Girl,
The naked pair [23] in box 6 will enable these same candidates to be excluded from other cells in this row leaving [78] in cell r6c1
cecbevwr wrote:can't see how the other naked pair [23] in row 3 leads anywhere.