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		| TerenceF 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 11:34 pm    Post subject: 9 May Sun VH |   |  
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				| Mothers Day here so goofing around. 
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 | 245 456 256 | 36  23  1    | 7   8   9   |
 | 9   7   26  | 8   4   26   | 3   15  15  |
 | 3   8   1   | 9   7   5    | 2   6   4   |
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 | 6   1   9   | 34  5   7    | 48  24  238 |
 | 245 345 7   | 346 238 2368 | 9   124 123 |
 | 24  34  8   | 1   9   23   | 5   7   6   |
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 | 8   2   4   | 5   6   9    | 1   3   7   |
 | 7   56  3   | 2   18  4    | 68  9   58  |
 | 1   9   56  | 7   38  38   | 468 245 258 |
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 r6c6 - r9c6 - r9c5 - r1c5 means that r5c5 cannot be 2
 
 Hence r1c5 must be 2
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		| Earl 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 1:56 am    Post subject: May 9 VH |   |  
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				| More goofing: 
 One-Step Solutions  236 xy-wing; 23 w-wing.
 
 Earl
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		| Kdelle 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 1:57 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Unless I made a mistake, this Mothers' Day puzzle can be solved with just basics. 
 Kathy
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		| Marty R. 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 5:14 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | Kdelle wrote: |  	  | Unless I made a mistake, this Mothers' Day puzzle can be solved with just basics. | 
 Kathy,
 
 You may very well be correct. However, I'll offer some free advice (worth what you paid for it) based on personal experience. When you solve a puzzle with basics and no one else confirms it, take a second shot at it.
   
 I got stuck here after my basics:
 
 
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 | 245 456 256 | 36  23  1    | 7  8   9   |
 | 9   7   26  | 8   4   26   | 3  15  15  |
 | 3   8   1   | 9   7   5    | 2  6   4   |
 +-------------+--------------+------------+
 | 6   1   9   | 34  5   7    | 48 24  238 |
 | 25  35  7   | 346 238 2368 | 9  124 123 |
 | 24  34  8   | 1   9   23   | 5  7   6   |
 +-------------+--------------+------------+
 | 8   2   4   | 5   6   9    | 1  3   7   |
 | 7   56  3   | 2   1   4    | 68 9   58  |
 | 1   9   56  | 7   38  38   | 46 245 25  |
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 Play this puzzle online at the Daily Sudoku site
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		| cgordon 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 5:29 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| This is my rather clever 2-step solution. 
 Type 4 UR (38)
 xyz wing 268
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		| Kdelle 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 1:50 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Kathy, 
 You may very well be correct. However, I'll offer some free advice (worth what you paid for it) based on personal experience. When you solve a puzzle with basics and no one else confirms it, take a second shot at it.
   
 You're right, Marty.  When I tried it again I needed the 236 xy wing.....
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		| Clement 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 6:39 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Also UR 38 followed by XY-Wing 238.
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