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 Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 9:25 pm Post subject: Times Fiendish 28/9 - STUCK! |
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Could someone help with the next move please? Have agonised over it long enough!
1 4 58 2 3 9 67 5678 57
7 9 6 145 1458 458 3 58 2
2 3 58 57 6 578 1 9 4
369 26 23 4679 479 24679 5 1 8
4 256 1 8 57 3 267 67 9
569 8 7 1569 159 256 26 4 3
568 7 9 56 2 568 4 3 1
356 1 4 35679 579 567 8 2 57
358 25 23 3457 4578 1 9 57 6 |
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David Bryant
Joined: 29 Jul 2005
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Location: Denver, Colorado
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| Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 11:43 pm Post subject: Here's a start on it ... |
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Let's start by simplifying your grid a little::
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1 4 58 2 3 9 67 5678 57
7 9 6 145 148 458 3 58 2
2 3 58 57 6 578 1 9 4
39 26 (23) 4679 479 24679 5 1 8
4 26 1 8 5 3 267 67 9
59 8 7 169 19 26 26 4 3
568 7 9 56 2 568 4 3 1
356 1 4 35679 79 567 8 2 57
358 25 23 3457 478 1 9 57 6 |
Note that the possibilities {3, 6, 9} and {5, 6, 9} in r4c1 and r6c1 can be simplified because the value "6" must appear either in r7c1 or r8c1. Note also that the value "7" must appear in either r5c7 or r5c8 ... there's no other way it can fit in the middle right box. So that means you need to put a "5" in r5c5, and I think you're on your way. dcb  |
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| Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 12:29 am Post subject: |
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Thanks David! I missed two obvious things - how could I you miss them when I'd gone over and over a thousand times!
How did you make my grid in nice orderly columns? When I enter it like that it still comes out with only one space between each number or group of numbers. |
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David Bryant
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| Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Guest wrote: | | Thanks David! I missed two obvious things - how could I you miss them when I'd gone over and over a thousand times! |
Maybe you over-analyzed the position. I do that sometimes. When I've already enumerated all the possibilities, I may overlook the obvious because my worksheet is just too cluttered. When that happens I find it best to start over and concentrate only on the pairs I've identified, then the triplets, etc.
| Guest wrote: | | How did you make my grid in nice orderly columns? When I enter it like that it still comes out with only one space between each number or group of numbers. |
You need to use the "Code" and "/Code" tags. You may want to read the information at the "FAQ" link, up near the top of any bulletin board page. Briefly, if you enclose text between a "Code" tag and a "/Code" tag, the phpbb software will present that information in a fixed width font -- then the spaces between your numbers will be the same size as the numbers themselves, and the editor won't compress the extra blanks out.
Here's an example of "Code": | Code: | | Notice how this text appears in a fixed width font. |
When I set up one of these tables I find it best to paste the information into a simple text editor (like Notepad, on Windows, or Kate, on Linux) that uses a fixed width font. Or I may put it into Word for Windows and set the font to "Courier New". After I get the table set up the way I want it I just paste it back into the message composition window over here (in between the "Code" and "/Code" tags, of course).
Have a great day! dcb |
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| Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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DAVID you're a gem! I've investigated the code facility enabling the original formatting to remain unchanged ..... THANK YOU, you are a very helpful person and such an asset to this great site.  |
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