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		daj95376
 
 
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				 Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 11:21 pm    Post subject: Puzzle 11/07/26: ~ XY (difficult!) | 
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				 	  | Code: | 	 		   +-----------------------+
 
 | 2 . . | 7 . . | . . . |
 
 | . . . | . . . | 2 . . |
 
 | . . 4 | . 2 . | 8 . 7 |
 
 |-------+-------+-------|
 
 | 4 . . | . 1 . | . . 9 |
 
 | . . 8 | 4 . 6 | 7 2 1 |
 
 | . . . | . 7 8 | 4 . . |
 
 |-------+-------+-------|
 
 | . 8 6 | . 4 1 | 9 7 2 |
 
 | . . . | . 3 . | 1 . . |
 
 | . . 1 | 8 6 . | 5 . 4 |
 
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		peterj
 
 
  Joined: 26 Mar 2010 Posts: 974 Location: London, UK
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				 Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:58 am    Post subject:  | 
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				Somewhat "extreme" move, perhaps not entirely justified by the "difficult" label - but the pattern on 3s just asked for it and it was fun   
 
 	  | Quote: | 	 		  | (7)r4c3=(7-3)r2c3=r1c3 - (3)r1c7=x-wing(3)r12/c39 - (3=6)r6c9 - r4c7=r4c2 ; r4c2<>7 | 	  (Written as an AIC as the more natural Kraken was heavy on ALS) | 
			 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 4:44 am    Post subject:  | 
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				Five steps for me.
 
 
W-Wing (29)
 
AIC
 
DP (14-49-19)
 
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BUG+3 | 
			 
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		susume
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 3:34 am    Post subject:  | 
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				Same target as Peter's, but a different pattern of 3s to get there:
 
(6)r4c2 = (6-3)r4c7 = r6c9 - r2c9 = (3-7)r2c3 =(7)r2c2; r4c2<>7 | 
			 
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		peterj
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 6:46 am    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | susume wrote: | 	 		  | Same target as Peter's, but a different pattern | 	  
 
Seems I made it overly complicated - again! | 
			 
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