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This Sudoku Puzzle has 65 steps and it is solved using Hidden Single, Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing), Locked Candidates Type 2 (Claiming), Naked Triple, Naked Single, Locked Triple, Full House techniques.

Naked Single Explanation
Hidden Single Explanation
Locked Candidates Explanation
Locked Candidates Explanation
Full House Explanation
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Solution Steps:

  1. Row 1 / Column 1 → 7 (Hidden Single)
  2. Row 9 / Column 6 → 3 (Hidden Single)
  3. Row 3 / Column 1 → 3 (Hidden Single)
  4. Row 6 / Column 4 → 3 (Hidden Single)
  5. Row 8 / Column 6 → 5 (Hidden Single)
  6. Row 7 / Column 4 → 8 (Hidden Single)
  7. Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 1 in b1 => r45c2<>1
  8. Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 2 in b8 => r345c5<>2
  9. Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 4 in b8 => r345c5<>4
  10. Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 6 in b8 => r45c5<>6
  11. Locked Candidates Type 2 (Claiming): 1 in r3 => r1c6<>1
  12. Locked Candidates Type 2 (Claiming): 7 in c5 => r45c6<>7
  13. Naked Triple: 2,4,9 in r1c6,r23c4 => r3c5<>9, r3c6<>2, r3c6<>4
  14. Row 3 / Column 5 → 1 (Naked Single)
  15. Row 3 / Column 6 → 1 (Naked Single)
  16. Row 4 / Column 5 → 7 (Naked Single)
  17. Row 5 / Column 5 → 9 (Naked Single)
  18. Row 4 / Column 1 → 1 (Hidden Single)
  19. Row 5 / Column 9 → 7 (Hidden Single)
  20. Row 5 / Column 8 → 3 (Hidden Single)
  21. Row 1 / Column 9 → 3 (Hidden Single)
  22. Locked Triple: 2,4,8 in r456c6 => r1c6,r45c4<>2, r1c6,r45c4<>4
  23. Row 1 / Column 6 → 4 (Naked Single)
  24. Row 4 / Column 4 → 6 (Naked Single)
  25. Row 5 / Column 4 → 6 (Naked Single)
  26. Row 6 / Column 6 → 8 (Naked Single)
  27. Row 4 / Column 6 → 2 (Naked Single)
  28. Row 5 / Column 6 → 2 (Naked Single)
  29. Row 6 / Column 3 → 6 (Hidden Single)
  30. Row 6 / Column 7 → 4 (Full House)
  31. Row 1 / Column 2 → 6 (Hidden Single)
  32. Row 1 / Column 8 → 9 (Naked Single)
  33. Row 1 / Column 3 → 2 (Naked Single)
  34. Row 1 / Column 7 → 1 (Naked Single)
  35. Row 4 / Column 2 → 4 (Hidden Single)
  36. Row 5 / Column 1 → 5 (Naked Single)
  37. Row 5 / Column 2 → 8 (Full House)
  38. Row 5 / Column 3 → 8 (Full House)
  39. Row 5 / Column 7 → 8 (Naked Single)
  40. Row 4 / Column 8 → 5 (Full House)
  41. Row 4 / Column 9 → 5 (Full House)
  42. Row 2 / Column 8 → 4 (Naked Single)
  43. Row 2 / Column 9 → 4 (Naked Single)
  44. Row 2 / Column 3 → 9 (Naked Single)
  45. Row 2 / Column 2 → 1 (Naked Single)
  46. Row 3 / Column 3 → 4 (Full House)
  47. Row 2 / Column 4 → 2 (Naked Single)
  48. Row 9 / Column 3 → 5 (Naked Single)
  49. Row 2 / Column 7 → 5 (Naked Single)
  50. Row 3 / Column 4 → 9 (Naked Single)
  51. Row 9 / Column 7 → 6 (Naked Single)
  52. Row 7 / Column 7 → 6 (Naked Single)
  53. Row 8 / Column 8 → 8 (Naked Single)
  54. Row 3 / Column 8 → 6 (Full House)
  55. Row 7 / Column 1 → 4 (Naked Single)
  56. Row 7 / Column 5 → 4 (Naked Single)
  57. Row 8 / Column 9 → 9 (Naked Single)
  58. Row 9 / Column 9 → 9 (Naked Single)
  59. Row 8 / Column 2 → 2 (Full House)
  60. Row 9 / Column 2 → 2 (Full House)
  61. Row 8 / Column 1 → 6 (Full House)
  62. Row 9 / Column 1 → 2 (Full House)
  63. Row 8 / Column 5 → 6 (Full House)
  64. Row 3 / Column 9 → 8 (Naked Single)
  65. Row 9 / Column 5 → 2 (Naked Single)
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