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[tentonipete]

i'm stuck on this sudoku and can't get any further...

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,18209-1766100,00.html

this is my current position

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3  |   |5 2
 24|7  |869
   |  2|3 4
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6  | 4 |728
482|967|153
73 |28 |496
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  3|5  |687
 17|  6|945
  6| 7 |231


i've identified candidates in the other cells but i can't seem to find a technique for finishing this one off..

if someone could give me a pointer or tell me how to move forward i'd be appreciative. please don't post the solution!

Thanks in advance

[Pat]

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i'm stuck on this sudoku and can't get any further...

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,18209-1766100,00.html

this is my current position

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


your question has been asked and answered under heading "Brickwall"


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[tentonipete]

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i'm stuck on this sudoku and can't get any further...

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,18209-1766100,00.html

this is my current position

Code: Select all

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


your question has been asked and answered under heading "Brickwall"


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thanks for pointing it out!

it would make things easier if posters referenced the puzzle they were having problems with wouldn't it?