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Practicing advanced Sudoku techniques - anyone see anything fun here? (lemm.ee)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/sudoku

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I'm working on becoming familiar with wings, chains, uniques, and all the sea animals and skyscrapers. Whatcha see here?

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[–] metiulekm 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

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379 in the upper right box cannot be a 7 or a 9, due to this chain:

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Nice! Isn't that also an XY-wing?

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I think we could prove that C9 is 3 by just looking at C3 and H9, right?

edit: named wrong cells

[–] metiulekm 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Huh, I have been looking at the grid for like 10 minutes after seeing your message (with the edit) and can't see it at all. Could you explain some more? :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

it's okay, I think I'm wrong. you have to use remote pairs to solve it

There's also a unique rectangle, too!

[–] Buddahriffic 2 points 10 months ago

I noticed the same thing if you place

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7 in the lower right square if the top left group, makes it impossible to place a 7 in the bottom middle group.