Assassin July "28"

[sudokuEd]

Seems like this one needs T&E at the end unless I'm missing something.

Thanks Ruud for the SuMoCue program. I had mistakenly downloaded the Sud one (which must be for a variant of Killers??). It's very easy to use. Also saves me doing those big sums and lets me backtrack when I make a silly mistake.

[Ruud]

Seems like this one needs T&E at the end unless I'm missing something.

You must have missed something. This is not a RUUDICULOUS killer.

I had mistakenly downloaded the Sud one (which must be for a variant of Killers??)

Yeah. There are a few people who like that variant.

Thanks Ruud for the SuMoCue program. It's very easy to use.

Glad you like it. I'm trying to keep this program simple.

Ruud

[sudokuEd]

Still can't find what I'm missing. Any hints? Is it one of those fish moves from that variant?

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.-----------.-----------.-----.-----------.-----------.
|(23)       |(7)        |(27) |(9)        |(35)       |
| 4     8   | 5     2   | 79  | 6     3   | 179   179 |
|           '-----------:     :-----------'           |
|                       |     |                       |
| 2     3     1     5   | 79  | 8     4     679   679 |
:-----------.-----.-----:     :-----.-----.-----------:
|(13)       |(13) |(10) |     |(10) |(15) |(7)        |
| 6     7   | 9   | 4   | 3   | 1   | 8   | 25    25  |
:-----.-----:     |     |     |     |     :-----.-----:
|(11) |(22) |     |     |     |     |     |(18) |(18) |
| 1   | 2   | 4   | 6   | 8   | 9   | 7   | 35  | 35  |
|     |     '-----+-----'-----'-----+-----'     |     |
|     |           |(13)             |           |     |
| 3   | 5     6   | 7     4     2   | 1     89  | 89  |
|     |     .-----+-----.-----.-----+-----.     |     |
|     |     |(10) |(4)  |(14) |(12) |(8)  |     |     |
| 7   | 9   | 8   | 3   | 1   | 5   | 2   | 46  | 46  |
:-----'-----:     |     |     |     |     :-----'-----:
|(13)       |     |     |     |     |     |(11)       |
| 9     4   | 2   | 1   | 5   | 7   | 6   | 38    38  |
:-----------'-----'-----:     :-----'-----'-----------:
|(36)                   |     |(22)                   |
| 8     16    7     9   | 26  | 3     5     124   124 |
|           .-----------:     :-----------.           |
|           |(11)       |     |(13)       |           |
| 5     16  | 3     8   | 26  | 4     9   | 127   127 |
'-----------'-----------'-----'-----------'-----------'

[Ruud]

Take a closer look at the 18[4] cage in N6 that tries to look like its neighbour.

[sudokuEd]

oh yeah - now I see it! Thanks.

So now we know who the big presents are for - identical twins....

Perhaps they are part of the assassins guild? Along with elbows, crosses, E, backward E, non-symmetrical, music that stops.......a whole secret world unfolding each week. All we need now is someone who knows all about obscure ninja/kanji incantations - perhaps they would understand more?

Keep up the good work!

[Andrew]

Having reached a stage similar to that shown by SudokuEd I realised that in the 18(3) cage in N6 R5C9 must be 9 since R4C9 must be an odd number and R6C9 an even number.

Sorry for the late comment on this puzzle. I only found the Weekly Assassins at the beginning of this month and am gradually working my way through them.

[sudokuEd]

I like the odd+even=odd approach Andrew. Have never realized that before. Another way to ditch the combo chart!

Thanks.

[Caida]

Hello,

I just noticed that although this one has a thread there isn't actually a full walkthrough.

Here's my walkthrough:

I'd rate it 0.75

Assassin 9 walkthrough

Preliminaries

a. 7(2)n12 and n3 = {16/25/34} (no 7..9)
b. 13(2)n1 and n14 and n7 and n89 = {49/58/67} (no 1..3)
c. 10(2)n25(x2) and n47 = {19/28/37/46} (no 5)
d. 9(2)n23 = {18/27/36/45} (no 9)
e. 15(2)n36 = {69/78} (no 1..5)
f. 11(3)n4 = {128/137/146/236/245} (no 9)
g. 4(2)n58 = {13} -> locked for c4
h. 12(2)n58 = {39/48/57} (no 1,2,6)
i. 8(2)n69 = {17/26/35} (no 4,8,9)
j. 11(2)n78 and n9 = {29/38/47/56} (no 1)
k. 23(6)n12 = {123458/123467} (no 9) -> 9 locked in n1 in r3 -> no 9 elsewhere in r3
l. 22(6)n89 = {123457} (no 6,8,9)
m. 14(4)n58 = {1238/1247/1256/1346/2356} (no 9)

cleanup:
o. r1c3 no 4,6
p. r34c4 no 7,9
q. r4c6 no 1
r. r4c7 no 6
s. r9c3 no 8


1. Innie c5: r5c5 = 4
1a. r5c47 = [27/63/72/81] no 5,9
1b. r5c7 no 6,8
1c. r3c46 no 6
1d. r7c6 no 8

2. 9 in c4 locked in n8 -> no 9 elsewhere in n8
2a. -> r6c6 no 3
2b. -> r9c7 no 4

3. Innies r12: r12c5 = 16(2) = {79} -> locked for c5 and n2
3a. -> r1c7 no 2
3b. -> r4c6 no 3
3c. split 11(2) r34c5 = {38/56} (no 1,2)

4. 1 in n2 locked in c6 -> no 1 elsewhere in c6
4a. 1 in n5 locked in r6 -> no 1 elsewhere in r6
4b. 1 in 22(6)n89 locked in n9 -> no 1 elsewhere in n9
4c. r5c4 no 8
4d. r7c3 no 9
4e. r67c7 no 7

5. Innies r89: r89c5 = 8(2) = {26/35} (no 1,8)
5a. split 6(2): r67c5 = 6(2) = {15} -> locked for c5
5b. -> r89c5 = {26} -> locked for c5 and n8
5c. r9c3 no 5,9
5d. r9c7 no 7

6. 2 in 22(6)n89 locked in n9 -> no 2 elsewhere in n9
6a. r6c7 no 6
6b. r7c89 no 9
6c. single: r9c7 = 9
6d. r9c6 = 4
6e. single: r8c4 = 9
6f. r9c34 no 2,7
6g. r6c6 no 8
6h. r4c6 no 6
6i. r3c7 no 6

7. hidden single r7: r7c3 = 2
7a. r6c3 = 8
7b. r34c3 no 5
7c. r1c4 no 5

8. Innie n4: r4c3 = 4
8a. r3c3 = 9
8b. r3c12 no 4
8c. r9c4 = 8
8d. r9c3 = 3
8e. r1c4 no 4

9. pair {78} in r34c7 -> no {78} elsewhere in c7
9a. pair {26} in r14c4 -> no {26} elsewhere in c4
9b. single r3c4 = 4
9c. r4c4 = 6
9d. r5c4 = 7
9e. r5c6 = 2
9f. r12c4 = [25]
9g. r1c3 = 5
9h. r3c12 = {67} no 8 -> {67} locked for r3 and n1
9i. r34c6 = [19]
9j. r2c3 = 1
9k. r67c6 = [57]
9l. r67c5 = [15]
9m. r67c4 = [31]
9n. r34c5 = [38]
9o. r34c7 = [87]
9p. r67c7 = [26]
9q. r5c3 = 6
9r. r6c12 = [79]
9s. r8c3 = 7
9t. r8c6 = 3
9u. r3c12 = [67]
9v. r7c12 = [94]

10. 11(3)n4 = {13}[7] -> 1,3 locked for n4 and c1
10a. r45c2 = [25]
10b. r89c1 = [85]
10c. r12c1 = [42]
10d. single c7: r8c7 = 5
10e. single c7: r2c7 = 4

11. 6 in n3 locked in 35(6)n23
11a. -> r2c6 = 8
11b. -> r1c67 = [63]
11c. r12c2 = [83]
11d. r5c7 = 1
11c. r45c1 = [13]

12. 18(3)n6 = [594/396]
12a. -> r5c9 = 9
12b. -> r5c8 = 8
12c. r7c89 = [38]
12c. r4c89 = [53]
12d. r6c89 = [46]
12e. r3c89 = [25]
12f. r1c89 = [91]
12g. r2c89 = [67]
12h. r8c89 = [14]
12i. r9c89 = [72]
12j. r89c2 = [61]
12k. r1289c5 = [7926]