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		Pat
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 1:33 pm    Post subject: joel64 # 163 # 40 | 
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1..23......4..5....6....7..8....9.7.9...8...1.7.3...2...5...4.....9.8.......1...6
 
 
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 . 6 . | . . . | 7 . . 
 
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 8 . . | . . 9 | . 7 . 
 
 9 . . | . 8 . | . . 1 
 
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 . . 5 | . . . | 4 . . 
 
 . . . | 9 . 8 | . . . 
 
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 splendid puzzle
 
does not deserve the rating "too hard"   | 
			 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:35 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Quote: | 	 		  | does not deserve the rating "too hard" | 	  
 
It does for me.        | 
			 
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		tlanglet
 
 
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				 Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:36 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Marty R. wrote: | 	 		   	  | Quote: | 	 		  | does not deserve the rating "too hard" | 	  
 
It does for me.        | 	  
 
 
Marty, 
 
 
I used Simple Sudoku and basics solved the puzzle BUT it had five Naked Quads!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:16 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				| Thanks Ted. You inspired me to revisit it and I found that I had missed the 1236 in c3 and 1489 in r3. | 
			 
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		Pat
 
 
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				 Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:23 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | tlanglet wrote: | 	 		  | it had five Naked Quads | 	  
 
it needs 4 trios | 
			 
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