m_b_metcalf wrote:This puzzle is quite hard
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Not that hard, unless you expect a one-step solution ?
In two simple steps:
- Code: Select all
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| 6789 679 78 | 1 2 3 | 5 89 4 |
| 2489 29 1 | 5689 45789 4679 | 3 a289 2789 |
| 23489 5 2348 | 89 4789 479 | e789-2 6 1 |
+----------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------+
| 1236789 4 2378 | 23689 1789 12679 | 289 5 2389 |
| 1235689 12369 2358 | 235689 1589 1269 | 4 7 2389 |
| 235789 2379 23578 | 23589 45789 2479 | 6 1 2389 |
+----------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------+
| 123457 1237 23457 | 29 19 8 | d279 b2349 6 |
| 124 12 6 | 7 3 129 | 289 b2489 5 |
| 237 8 9 | 4 6 5 | 1 b23 c27 |
+----------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------+
1. Group S-Wing:
(2)r2c8 = r789c8 - (2=7)r9c9 - r7c7 = (7)r3c7 => -2 r3c7; lcls, 30 placements
- Code: Select all
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| 78 6 78 | 1 2 3 | 5 9 4 |
| 4 9 1 | 56 a57 a67 | 3 8 2 |
| 2 5 3 | 89 89 4 | 7 6 1 |
+-------------------+---------------------+------------------+
| 6789 4 78 | 3689 789 1 | 2 5 389 |
| 689 1 b25 | 35689 89-5 b26 | 4 7 389 |
| 789 3 25 | 589 4 27 | 6 1 89 |
+-------------------+---------------------+------------------+
| 5 7 4 | 2 1 8 | 9 3 6 |
| 1 2 6 | 7 3 9 | 8 4 5 |
| 3 8 9 | 4 6 5 | 1 2 7 |
+-------------------+---------------------+------------------+
2. XY-Chain:
(5=76)r2c56 - (6=25)r5c36 => -5 r5c5; ste