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		daj95376
 
 
  Joined: 23 Aug 2008 Posts: 3854
 
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				 Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 5:31 pm    Post subject: Puzzle 10/10/31: A13 Advanced | 
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				I'm hanging up my hat on posting puzzles. Today's puzzles are the last.
 
 
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 | 4 . . | . 6 5 | 2 1 3 |
 
 | . 6 . | . . . | 4 . . |
 
 | . . . | . 9 4 | 5 . . |
 
 |-------+-------+-------|
 
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 | 1 . 6 | . 7 2 | 8 . . |
 
 | 3 . 2 | . 8 . | 1 . 5 |
 
 |-------+-------+-------|
 
 | 7 2 9 | . 5 8 | 6 . . |
 
 | 5 . . | . . . | . 8 . |
 
 | 6 . . | . . 1 | . . 2 |
 
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		peterj
 
 
  Joined: 26 Mar 2010 Posts: 974 Location: London, UK
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				 Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 5:11 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				The UR is the only step - I think...
 
 	  | Quote: | 	 		  | type 2 UR(13) r38c23 ; r8c9<>4, r9c23<>4 | 	 
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		Marty R.
 
 
  Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 5770 Location: Rochester, NY, USA
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				| Peter, I was just going to try this again, but reading your post saved me the trouble because I had the same step and similar doubt. | 
			 
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		daj95376
 
 
  Joined: 23 Aug 2008 Posts: 3854
 
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				 Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 12:41 am    Post subject:  | 
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				| My solver had three steps prior to the UR Type 2. I never thought to check to see if any of them were extraneous. Congratulations Peter and Marty on bypassing the useless steps! | 
			 
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