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[dpletcher]

I have several puzzles that I am stuck on and am sure there is some technique that I haven't learned yet that I need here. If someone can give me some pointers it will be very much appreciated.

Here is the original puzzle from page 84 of the Tammy
Seto puzzle book. It is an Intermediate, 3 flower difficulty level.

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

What next step am I missing here?


*---------------------------------------------------------------------*
| 8 4 5 | 9 36 1 | 23 7 26 |
| 3 7 1 | 2 456 456 | 9 46 8 |
| 26 26 9 | 7 8 34 | 1 34 5 |
+---------------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| 46 3 78 | 1 57 9 | 58 2 46 |
| 1 25689 268 | 4 235 2358 | 7 3569 69 |
| 249 2589 278 | 6 2357 2358 | 3458 359 1 |
+---------------------------+-------------------+---------------------+
| 7 269 4 | 8 1 26 | 25 59 3 |
| 269 1 3 | 5 269 7 | 24 8 249 |
| 5 289 28 | 3 249 24 | 6 1 7 |
*---------------------------------------------------------------------*

Thanks so much for your help.

[Cec]

Hi dpletcher,
Look at column 3 - there is only one cell the 6 can go. After that more singles.

Cec