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This Sudoku Puzzle has 77 steps and it is solved using Hidden Single, Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing), undefined, Hidden Rectangle, Finned Swordfish, Discontinuous Nice Loop, Grouped Discontinuous Nice Loop, Sashimi Swordfish, Skyscraper, Naked Single, Full House techniques.
Naked Single
Explanation
Hidden Single
Explanation
Locked Candidates
Explanation
Full House
Explanation
Solution Steps:
- Row 4 / Column 6 → 2 (Hidden Single)
- Row 6 / Column 3 → 2 (Hidden Single)
- Row 8 / Column 4 → 2 (Hidden Single)
- Row 7 / Column 8 → 2 (Hidden Single)
- Row 2 / Column 2 → 2 (Hidden Single)
- Row 8 / Column 7 → 8 (Hidden Single)
- Row 6 / Column 8 → 8 (Hidden Single)
- Row 2 / Column 1 → 8 (Hidden Single)
- Row 4 / Column 2 → 8 (Hidden Single)
- Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 5 in b5 => r5c23<>5
- Row 4 / Column 3 → 5 (Hidden Single)
- Row 4 / Column 1 → 9 (Hidden Single)
- Row 4 / Column 7 → 7 (Hidden Single)
- Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 9 in b9 => r3c9<>9
- X-Wing: 1 r48 c59 => r2c59<>1
- Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 1 in b2 => r1c8<>1
- Hidden Rectangle: 4/5 in r2c79,r6c79 => r2c9<>4
- Sashimi X-Wing: 6 c38 r59 fr7c3 fr8c3 => r9c2<>6
- Finned Swordfish: 6 c348 r579 fr8c3 => r7c2<>6
- Discontinuous Nice Loop: 4 r2c7 -4- r2c5 =4= r8c5 =1= r8c9 -1- r9c7 =1= r2c7 => r2c7<>4
- Discontinuous Nice Loop: 4 r7c2 -4- r7c7 -3- r9c7 =3= r9c2 =5= r7c2 => r7c2<>4
- Grouped Discontinuous Nice Loop: 4 r5c1 -4- r8c1 -6- r78c3 =6= r5c3 =7= r5c1 => r5c1<>4
- Grouped Discontinuous Nice Loop: 4 r7c9 -4- r3c9 -3- r2c9 -5- r2c7 =5= r6c7 =4= r79c7 -4- r7c9 => r7c9<>4
- Sashimi Swordfish: 4 c159 r368 fr2c5 => r3c6<>4
- Grouped Discontinuous Nice Loop: 4 r8c9 -4- r3c9 -3- r2c9 -5- r2c7 =5= r6c7 =4= r79c7 -4- r8c9 => r8c9<>4
- Almost Locked Set XY-Wing: A=r2c35 {347}, B=r3c469 {3478}, C=r123c8,r2c79 {134579}, X,Y=3,4, Z=7 => r3c1<>7
- Row 5 / Column 1 → 7 (Hidden Single)
- Skyscraper: 3 in r2c5,r3c1 (connected by r6c15) => r2c3,r3c4<>3
- Row 3 / Column 4 → 8 (Naked Single)
- Row 3 / Column 6 → 7 (Naked Single)
- Row 7 / Column 6 → 8 (Hidden Single)
- Hidden Rectangle: 4/7 in r1c38,r2c38 => r1c8<>4
- XY-Chain: 1 1- r1c6 -4- r2c5 -3- r6c5 -6- r4c5 -1 => r5c6<>1
- Row 5 / Column 6 → 5 (Naked Single)
- XYZ-Wing: 1/3/4 in r79c7,r9c6 => r9c8<>4
- Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 4 in b9 => r6c7<>4
- Row 6 / Column 7 → 5 (Naked Single)
- Row 2 / Column 9 → 5 (Hidden Single)
- 2-String Kite: 3 in r3c9,r9c2 (connected by r7c9,r9c7) => r3c2<>3
- Sashimi Swordfish: 3 r269 c257 fr6c1 => r5c2<>3
- W-Wing: 4/6 in r5c2,r8c1 connected by 6 in r3c12 => r6c1,r9c2<>4
- Row 6 / Column 9 → 4 (Hidden Single)
- Row 3 / Column 9 → 3 (Naked Single)
- Row 2 / Column 7 → 1 (Naked Single)
- Row 2 / Column 5 → 3 (Hidden Single)
- Row 1 / Column 4 → 1 (Naked Single)
- Row 1 / Column 6 → 4 (Full House)
- Row 9 / Column 6 → 1 (Full House)
- Row 6 / Column 5 → 6 (Naked Single)
- Row 6 / Column 1 → 3 (Full House)
- Row 9 / Column 8 → 6 (Naked Single)
- Row 4 / Column 5 → 1 (Naked Single)
- Row 5 / Column 4 → 3 (Full House)
- Row 8 / Column 5 → 4 (Full House)
- Row 4 / Column 9 → 6 (Full House)
- Row 5 / Column 8 → 1 (Full House)
- Row 7 / Column 9 → 9 (Naked Single)
- Row 8 / Column 9 → 1 (Full House)
- Row 9 / Column 4 → 5 (Naked Single)
- Row 7 / Column 4 → 6 (Full House)
- Row 8 / Column 1 → 6 (Naked Single)
- Row 3 / Column 1 → 4 (Full House)
- Row 8 / Column 3 → 9 (Full House)
- Row 9 / Column 2 → 3 (Naked Single)
- Row 9 / Column 7 → 4 (Full House)
- Row 7 / Column 7 → 3 (Full House)
- Row 2 / Column 3 → 7 (Naked Single)
- Row 2 / Column 8 → 4 (Full House)
- Row 3 / Column 8 → 9 (Naked Single)
- Row 1 / Column 8 → 7 (Full House)
- Row 3 / Column 2 → 6 (Full House)
- Row 1 / Column 2 → 9 (Naked Single)
- Row 1 / Column 3 → 3 (Full House)
- Row 7 / Column 2 → 5 (Naked Single)
- Row 7 / Column 3 → 4 (Full House)
- Row 5 / Column 2 → 4 (Full House)
- Row 5 / Column 3 → 6 (Full House)
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