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Weekly Extreme Sudoku # 175
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Posted by:
sotir

31-Jan-2010
08:51 am


EXTREME #175

Original Grid:

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

After  SSTS:

7

356

1

3589

4

359

5689

2

569

9

35

4

2358

6

235

7

18

15

8

56

2

7

59

1

3

69

4

35

9

8

15

7

4

2

136

136

1

2

7

6

39

39

4

5

8

35

4

6

125

25

8

19

7

139

2

1

5

4

389

6

89

389

7

46

8

9

235

1

7

56

346

2356

46

7

3

259

2589

259

15689

14689

12569












1) (9)r3c8=r3c5-(39=8)r57c5-(8=9)r7c7,=>r1c7/r79c8<>9
2) (8)r2c4=r2c8-(8=3)r7c8-r7c5=(3)r8c4,=>r2c4<>3.Ste

Time to solve: ~25 min


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Posted by:
GreenLantern

31-Jan-2010
08:37 pm

Weekly Extreme #175 - SE 7.1

Original Grid:
 . . . | . . . | . 2 .
 9 . . | . 6 . | . . .
 8 . . | 7 . 1 | 3 . 4
-------+-------+------
 . 9 . | . . . | 2 . .
 . 2 7 | . . . | 4 5 .
 . . 6 | . . 8 | . 7 .
-------+-------+------
 . . 5 | 4 . 6 | . . 7
 . . . | . 1 . | . . .
 . 7 3 | . . . | . . .

1. 2-String Kite in 9's: r3c58,r19c4 => r9c8<>9

SSTS:
+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| 7      356    1      | 3589   4      359    | 5689   2      569    |
| 9      35     4      | 2358   6      235    | 7      18     15     |
| 8      56     2      | 7      59     1      | 3      69     4      |
+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| 35     9      8      | 15     7      4      | 2      136    136    |
| 1      2      7      | 6      39     39     | 4      5      8      |
| 35     4      6      | 125    25     8      | 19     7      139    |
+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| 2      1      5      | 4      389    6      | 89     389    7      |
| 46     8      9      | 235    1      7      | 56     346    2356   |
| 46     7      3      | 259    2589   259    | 15689  1468   12569  |
+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+

2.  Unique Rectangle (46): r89c18 => r89c8<>6
3. (3)r7c8=r7c5-(3=9)r5c5-r3c5=(9-6)r3c8=r4c8 => r4c8<>3, r7c8<>9
4. (5=1)r2c9-(1=8)r2c8-(8=3)r7c8-(3=4)r8c8-(4=6)r8c1-(6=5)r8c7 => r1c7/r8c9<>5
5. (3)r7c8=r7c5-(3=2)r8c4-(2=6)r8c9-(6=5)r1c9-(5=1)r2c9-(1=8)r2c8 => r7c8<>8

Time to solve: 34 min

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