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This Sudoku Puzzle has 72 steps and it is solved using Hidden Single, Locked Triple, Naked Single, Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing), Locked Candidates Type 2 (Claiming), Hidden Pair, Empty Rectangle, Hidden Rectangle, Discontinuous Nice Loop, undefined, AIC, Full House techniques.

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Solution Steps:

  1. Row 5 / Column 9 → 2 (Hidden Single)
  2. Row 3 / Column 4 → 7 (Hidden Single)
  3. Row 8 / Column 8 → 2 (Hidden Single)
  4. Row 3 / Column 1 → 2 (Hidden Single)
  5. Row 1 / Column 6 → 2 (Hidden Single)
  6. Row 7 / Column 4 → 2 (Hidden Single)
  7. Row 3 / Column 8 → 1 (Hidden Single)
  8. Row 7 / Column 9 → 1 (Hidden Single)
  9. Locked Triple: 1,4,5 in r5c123 => r4c2,r5c5<>1, r46c2,r5c57,r6c3<>4, r5c57,r6c3<>5
  10. Row 4 / Column 2 → 9 (Naked Single)
  11. Row 4 / Column 5 → 1 (Hidden Single)
  12. Row 1 / Column 7 → 5 (Hidden Single)
  13. Row 6 / Column 9 → 5 (Hidden Single)
  14. Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 4 in b5 => r8c4<>4
  15. Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 4 in b6 => r129c8<>4
  16. Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 4 in b3 => r9c9<>4
  17. Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 7 in b9 => r9c3<>7
  18. Locked Candidates Type 2 (Claiming): 4 in r8 => r7c123,r9c13<>4
  19. Hidden Pair: 3,7 in r7c23 => r7c23<>6, r7c3<>8, r7c3<>9
  20. Empty Rectangle: 8 in b9 (r5c57) => r9c5<>8
  21. Hidden Rectangle: 1/4 in r5c12,r8c12 => r8c1<>4
  22. Discontinuous Nice Loop: 3 r1c8 -3- r4c8 -4- r4c4 -5- r8c4 -8- r8c3 =8= r9c3 -8- r9c9 -7- r9c8 =7= r1c8 => r1c8<>3
  23. X-Wing: 3 c68 r24 => r2c25<>3
  24. Row 7 / Column 2 → 3 (Hidden Single)
  25. Row 7 / Column 3 → 7 (Naked Single)
  26. Row 6 / Column 3 → 6 (Naked Single)
  27. Row 6 / Column 2 → 7 (Naked Single)
  28. Empty Rectangle: 6 in b9 (r3c57) => r9c5<>6
  29. Discontinuous Nice Loop: 9 r2c6 -9- r6c6 -8- r5c5 -3- r4c6 =3= r2c6 => r2c6<>9
  30. Discontinuous Nice Loop: 8 r2c8 -8- r3c9 -9- r3c3 -3- r3c7 =3= r2c8 => r2c8<>8
  31. AIC: 8 8- r5c5 -3- r5c7 =3= r3c7 -3- r2c8 -6- r2c2 -4- r8c2 =4= r8c3 =8= r9c3 -8- r9c8 =8= r6c8 -8 => r5c7,r6c46<>8
  32. Row 5 / Column 7 → 3 (Naked Single)
  33. Row 6 / Column 6 → 9 (Naked Single)
  34. Row 4 / Column 8 → 4 (Naked Single)
  35. Row 6 / Column 8 → 8 (Full House)
  36. Row 6 / Column 4 → 4 (Full House)
  37. Row 5 / Column 5 → 8 (Naked Single)
  38. Row 4 / Column 4 → 5 (Naked Single)
  39. Row 4 / Column 6 → 3 (Full House)
  40. Row 8 / Column 4 → 8 (Naked Single)
  41. Row 2 / Column 4 → 9 (Full House)
  42. Row 7 / Column 6 → 6 (Naked Single)
  43. Row 7 / Column 1 → 9 (Naked Single)
  44. Row 8 / Column 6 → 5 (Naked Single)
  45. Row 2 / Column 6 → 8 (Full House)
  46. Row 7 / Column 5 → 4 (Naked Single)
  47. Row 7 / Column 7 → 8 (Full House)
  48. Row 9 / Column 5 → 9 (Full House)
  49. Row 8 / Column 3 → 4 (Naked Single)
  50. Row 2 / Column 9 → 4 (Naked Single)
  51. Row 3 / Column 7 → 6 (Naked Single)
  52. Row 9 / Column 7 → 4 (Full House)
  53. Row 9 / Column 9 → 7 (Naked Single)
  54. Row 9 / Column 8 → 6 (Full House)
  55. Row 5 / Column 3 → 5 (Naked Single)
  56. Row 2 / Column 2 → 6 (Naked Single)
  57. Row 1 / Column 8 → 7 (Naked Single)
  58. Row 2 / Column 8 → 3 (Full House)
  59. Row 2 / Column 5 → 5 (Full House)
  60. Row 3 / Column 5 → 3 (Naked Single)
  61. Row 1 / Column 5 → 6 (Full House)
  62. Row 1 / Column 9 → 9 (Naked Single)
  63. Row 3 / Column 9 → 8 (Full House)
  64. Row 3 / Column 3 → 9 (Full House)
  65. Row 9 / Column 1 → 5 (Naked Single)
  66. Row 9 / Column 3 → 8 (Full House)
  67. Row 1 / Column 3 → 3 (Full House)
  68. Row 1 / Column 1 → 4 (Full House)
  69. Row 8 / Column 2 → 1 (Naked Single)
  70. Row 5 / Column 2 → 4 (Full House)
  71. Row 5 / Column 1 → 1 (Full House)
  72. Row 8 / Column 1 → 6 (Full House)
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