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This Sudoku Puzzle has 68 steps and it is solved using Naked Single, Hidden Single, Locked Pair, Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing), Naked Pair, Locked Candidates Type 2 (Claiming), Hidden Pair, undefined, Full House, Uniqueness Test 1 techniques.

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

  1. Row 6 / Column 7 → 5 (Naked Single)
  2. Row 5 / Column 7 → 7 (Naked Single)
  3. Row 2 / Column 9 → 8 (Hidden Single)
  4. Row 1 / Column 9 → 2 (Hidden Single)
  5. Locked Pair: 2,4 in r46c3 => r35c3,r46c2,r5c1<>4, r7c3<>2
  6. Row 5 / Column 3 → 5 (Naked Single)
  7. Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 3 in b3 => r3c46<>3
  8. Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 3 in b4 => r79c2<>3
  9. Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 4 in b5 => r23c6<>4
  10. Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 6 in b5 => r8c5<>6
  11. Naked Pair: 1,7 in r1c2,r3c3 => r2c2<>1
  12. Locked Candidates Type 2 (Claiming): 1 in r2 => r1c45,r3c46<>1
  13. Naked Pair: 2,4 in r4c38 => r4c6<>4
  14. Hidden Pair: 6,9 in r7c7,r8c8 => r7c7<>3, r8c8<>4
  15. Row 3 / Column 7 → 3 (Hidden Single)
  16. Naked Pair: 1,5 in r1c8,r3c9 => r3c8<>1, r3c8<>5
  17. W-Wing: 6/9 in r3c8,r5c1 connected by 9 in r8c18 => r3c1<>6
  18. Row 3 / Column 8 → 6 (Hidden Single)
  19. Row 2 / Column 7 → 9 (Naked Single)
  20. Row 7 / Column 7 → 6 (Full House)
  21. Row 8 / Column 8 → 9 (Naked Single)
  22. Row 8 / Column 4 → 6 (Hidden Single)
  23. Row 3 / Column 6 → 9 (Hidden Single)
  24. Naked Pair: 1,4 in r5c69 => r5c5<>1
  25. W-Wing: 4/5 in r3c1,r9c8 connected by 5 in r1c8,r3c9 => r9c1<>4
  26. Row 9 / Column 1 → 3 (Naked Single)
  27. Uniqueness Test 1: 2/4 in r4c38,r6c38 => r6c8<>2, r6c8<>4
  28. Row 6 / Column 8 → 1 (Naked Single)
  29. Row 1 / Column 8 → 5 (Naked Single)
  30. Row 3 / Column 9 → 1 (Full House)
  31. Row 5 / Column 9 → 4 (Naked Single)
  32. Row 4 / Column 8 → 2 (Full House)
  33. Row 9 / Column 8 → 4 (Full House)
  34. Row 3 / Column 3 → 7 (Naked Single)
  35. Row 5 / Column 6 → 1 (Naked Single)
  36. Row 4 / Column 3 → 4 (Naked Single)
  37. Row 1 / Column 2 → 1 (Naked Single)
  38. Row 3 / Column 4 → 4 (Naked Single)
  39. Row 3 / Column 1 → 5 (Full House)
  40. Row 7 / Column 3 → 1 (Naked Single)
  41. Row 6 / Column 3 → 2 (Full House)
  42. Row 9 / Column 2 → 7 (Naked Single)
  43. Row 2 / Column 4 → 1 (Naked Single)
  44. Row 7 / Column 2 → 9 (Naked Single)
  45. Row 9 / Column 9 → 5 (Naked Single)
  46. Row 9 / Column 5 → 1 (Full House)
  47. Row 4 / Column 2 → 3 (Naked Single)
  48. Row 7 / Column 1 → 2 (Naked Single)
  49. Row 8 / Column 1 → 4 (Full House)
  50. Row 4 / Column 6 → 7 (Naked Single)
  51. Row 4 / Column 5 → 9 (Full House)
  52. Row 6 / Column 2 → 6 (Naked Single)
  53. Row 2 / Column 2 → 4 (Full House)
  54. Row 2 / Column 1 → 6 (Full House)
  55. Row 5 / Column 1 → 9 (Full House)
  56. Row 5 / Column 5 → 6 (Full House)
  57. Row 6 / Column 5 → 3 (Naked Single)
  58. Row 6 / Column 6 → 4 (Full House)
  59. Row 1 / Column 5 → 7 (Naked Single)
  60. Row 1 / Column 4 → 3 (Full House)
  61. Row 7 / Column 4 → 7 (Full House)
  62. Row 8 / Column 5 → 2 (Naked Single)
  63. Row 2 / Column 5 → 5 (Full House)
  64. Row 2 / Column 6 → 2 (Full House)
  65. Row 7 / Column 9 → 3 (Naked Single)
  66. Row 7 / Column 6 → 5 (Full House)
  67. Row 8 / Column 6 → 3 (Full House)
  68. Row 8 / Column 9 → 7 (Full House)
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