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George Woods



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 27, 2015 4:53 pm    Post subject: sun 26 Hard Reply with quote

I often find Hard puzzles more difficult than very hard (for obvious reasons) But I was stuck on this one and on leaving it and returning, I spotted the x wing that opened up the Xy wing stte

Only when I finished did I remember this is a hard not a VH - so I felt as if I had cheated. Did anyone else do it my way?
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Marty R.



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 27, 2015 5:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't play the Hards regularly, but I just tried this one on Draw/PLay and it seems more difficult than a Hard should be. I was under the impression that Hards could be completed via basics. I'm stuck on basics per the grid below.

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I often find Hard puzzles more difficult than very hard (for obvious reasons)


George, whatever is obvious to you is not obvious to me.

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+---------------+-----------------+---------------+
| 1   24   9    | 56  356   35    | 7    24  8    |
| 3   256  256  | 7   8     4     | 1259 129 59   |
| 8   7    45   | 1   9     2     | 345  6   35   |
+---------------+-----------------+---------------+
| 4   1256 2567 | 569 1256  8     | 569  3   5679 |
| 9   156  3    | 456 14567 157   | 456  8   2    |
| 267 8    2567 | 3   2456  59    | 4569 479 1    |
+---------------+-----------------+---------------+
| 27  3    247  | 8   147   6     | 129  5   79   |
| 67  69   8    | 2   1357  13579 | 36   17  4    |
| 5   2469 1    | 49  347   379   | 8    27  36   |
+---------------+-----------------+---------------+

Play this puzzle online at the Daily Sudoku site
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George Woods



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 27, 2015 6:21 pm    Post subject: x wing xy wing Reply with quote

Many VH fall out once the x or xy wing is spotted. Hards shouldn't need wings of any sort but demand basic techniques that can be far more difficult to spot than a familiar wing Hence I have felt often times VH to be less time consuming than Hard

Incidentally I give my "cheating" solution below

the x wing on 2s row 1 and 9 leads to the xy wing 179 pivoted at r8c8
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danw



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 5:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I gave up on this hard after 45 minutes and used the hint button to discover the hidden pair 12 in column 7 rows 2 and 7 leading to r7c9=9 and the rest of solution fell out. Thanks George and Marty for posting that you struggled with this hard also.

DanW
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kuskey



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PostPosted: Sat May 02, 2015 6:29 am    Post subject: 26 Apr Hard Reply with quote

I always play the hard puzzles in hopes of finding the somewhat rare one that requires very challenging basics. This one is a classic example. I would say that this puzzle was more fun than 90 percent of the VHs on this site. Marty, I solved your grid, and after applying Georges X-wing on 2 located in c19, you are home free (after several hidden singles).
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Marty R.



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PostPosted: Sat May 02, 2015 3:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kuskey, it looks like the X-wing is in r19 rather than c19.Were you able to do more basics on my grid before applying the X-Wing?
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kuskey



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PostPosted: Sat May 02, 2015 11:38 pm    Post subject: 26 Apr Hard Reply with quote

No Marty, I was not able to find additional basics in your grid. I guess most of us missed the hidden pair of 12, which solves the puzzle using basics only. They can be devilish to spot.
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Marty R.



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PostPosted: Sat May 02, 2015 11:52 pm    Post subject: Re: 26 Apr Hard Reply with quote

kuskey wrote:
No Marty, I was not able to find additional basics in your grid. I guess most of us missed the hidden pair of 12, which solves the puzzle using basics only. They can be devilish to spot.

I thought if you knew about a hidden pair that you could continue basics with my grid. I rarely talk about Hidden Pairs. Any hidden anything has a complementary subset, Which is usually easier to spot than a Hidden pair. In this case, the complementary subset is the quint 34569 in c7. Of course, that proved to be as elusive as the pair.
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