Solution for Evil Sudoku #1394182735642
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This Sudoku Puzzle has 60 steps and it is solved using Hidden Single, Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing), Naked Pair, undefined, Swordfish, Naked Single, Empty Rectangle, Full House techniques.
Naked Single
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Hidden Single
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Locked Candidates
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Full House
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Solution Steps:
- Row 3 / Column 3 → 5 (Hidden Single)
- Row 3 / Column 7 → 8 (Hidden Single)
- Row 4 / Column 9 → 8 (Hidden Single)
- Row 8 / Column 5 → 8 (Hidden Single)
- Row 3 / Column 5 → 2 (Hidden Single)
- Row 7 / Column 2 → 2 (Hidden Single)
- Row 6 / Column 6 → 2 (Hidden Single)
- Row 6 / Column 1 → 1 (Hidden Single)
- Row 4 / Column 4 → 1 (Hidden Single)
- Row 2 / Column 8 → 4 (Hidden Single)
- Row 5 / Column 9 → 5 (Hidden Single)
- Row 7 / Column 9 → 1 (Hidden Single)
- Row 8 / Column 2 → 1 (Hidden Single)
- Row 6 / Column 3 → 6 (Hidden Single)
- Row 4 / Column 5 → 5 (Hidden Single)
- Row 1 / Column 8 → 1 (Hidden Single)
- Row 6 / Column 7 → 4 (Hidden Single)
- Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 7 in b2 => r2c2<>7
- Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 4 in b5 => r5c1<>4
- Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 3 in b8 => r2c6<>3
- Naked Pair: 6,9 in r7c57 => r7c6<>9
- X-Wing: 6 r38 c14 => r12c4,r9c1<>6
- Swordfish: 7 c237 r149 => r49c1,r9c8<>7
- Row 9 / Column 1 → 3 (Naked Single)
- Row 7 / Column 3 → 4 (Naked Single)
- Row 7 / Column 6 → 3 (Naked Single)
- Row 4 / Column 1 → 4 (Hidden Single)
- Naked Pair: 5,9 in r9c68 => r9c7<>9
- Empty Rectangle: 9 in b6 (r7c57) => r6c5<>9
- Row 6 / Column 5 → 7 (Naked Single)
- Row 2 / Column 6 → 7 (Hidden Single)
- Row 5 / Column 1 → 7 (Hidden Single)
- Row 4 / Column 3 → 3 (Naked Single)
- Row 1 / Column 3 → 7 (Full House)
- Row 4 / Column 2 → 9 (Full House)
- Row 4 / Column 7 → 7 (Full House)
- Row 8 / Column 1 → 6 (Naked Single)
- Row 3 / Column 1 → 9 (Full House)
- Row 9 / Column 2 → 7 (Full House)
- Row 9 / Column 7 → 6 (Naked Single)
- Row 7 / Column 7 → 9 (Full House)
- Row 7 / Column 5 → 6 (Full House)
- Row 2 / Column 5 → 9 (Full House)
- Row 3 / Column 8 → 3 (Naked Single)
- Row 3 / Column 4 → 6 (Full House)
- Row 9 / Column 8 → 5 (Naked Single)
- Row 8 / Column 8 → 7 (Full House)
- Row 6 / Column 8 → 9 (Full House)
- Row 9 / Column 6 → 9 (Full House)
- Row 6 / Column 9 → 3 (Full House)
- Row 1 / Column 4 → 3 (Naked Single)
- Row 2 / Column 4 → 5 (Full House)
- Row 2 / Column 9 → 6 (Naked Single)
- Row 1 / Column 9 → 9 (Full House)
- Row 1 / Column 2 → 6 (Full House)
- Row 2 / Column 2 → 3 (Full House)
- Row 5 / Column 6 → 4 (Naked Single)
- Row 5 / Column 4 → 9 (Full House)
- Row 8 / Column 4 → 4 (Full House)
- Row 8 / Column 6 → 5 (Full House)
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