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		daj95376
 
 
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				 Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 3:53 pm    Post subject: Puzzle 10/07/08: XY | 
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 | . . . | . 5 7 | . . . |
 
 | . 9 5 | . 6 1 | . 7 . |
 
 | . 7 . | 2 . 9 | . 5 . |
 
 |-------+-------+-------|
 
 | . . 7 | 5 1 . | . 6 . |
 
 | 1 8 . | 7 . 6 | . 4 . |
 
 | 5 6 4 | . 9 3 | . 2 . |
 
 |-------+-------+-------|
 
 | . . . | . . . | . . 6 |
 
 | . 5 6 | 1 3 2 | . 9 7 |
 
 | . . . | . . . | 5 1 2 |
 
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 	  | Code: | 	 		   after basics
 
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 |  6    24   28   |  34   5    7    |  1    38   9    |
 
 |  348  9    5    |  34   6    1    |  2    7    348  |
 
 |  34   7    1    |  2    8    9    |  6    5    34   |
 
 |-----------------+-----------------+-----------------|
 
 |  29   23   7    |  5    1    4    |  389  6    38   |
 
 |  1    8    39   |  7    2    6    |  39   4    5    |
 
 |  5    6    4    |  8    9    3    |  7    2    1    |
 
 |-----------------+-----------------+-----------------|
 
 |  27   1    28   |  9    47   5    |  348  38   6    |
 
 |  48   5    6    |  1    3    2    |  48   9    7    |
 
 |  79   34   39   |  6    47   8    |  5    1    2    |
 
 +-----------------------------------------------------+
 
 # 30 eliminations remain
 
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 	  | pincer transport wrote: | 	 		  (t) gM-Wing: (3=4)r1c4 - r1c2 = (4-3)r9c2 = r4c2 - r4c9 = (3)r23c9  =>  r1c8<>3.
 
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		tlanglet
 
 
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				 Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 8:23 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Short xy-chain.........
 
 
 	  | Quote: | 	 		  | (8=3)r4c9-(3=2)r4c2-(2=4)r1c2-(4=3)r1c4-(3=8)r1c8; r2c9<>8 | 	  
 
 
Or, a two stepper for those of us who are not (usually) into chains.......
 
 
 
 	  | Quote: | 	 		  ANP(34=8)r2c49-(8=3)r1c8-r1c4=(3)r2c4; r2c1<>3
 
(8=3)r4c9-BUG+2[(3)r4c7=(8)r7c7]-r7c8=r1c8; r2c9<>8    [This is a BUG+2 with extensions from both BUG cells.]
 
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Ted
 
 
[Edit to include two step solution.] | 
			 
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		Mogulmeister
 
 
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				 Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:27 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				| Like 'em both. | 
			 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 5:01 am    Post subject:  | 
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				X-Wing (8)
 
47 UR, r3c9=4
 
BUG+1 | 
			 
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