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1..7.....
......84.
8.6.5...2
...18.9..
2.......3
..7.34...
3...1.7.8
.65......
.....5..6
I'll post my complete solution tomorrow -- I'm curious if anyone found a simpler path through this thicket. dcb
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1..7.....
......84.
8.6.5...2
...18.9..
2.......3
..7.34...
3...1.7.8
.65......
.....5..6
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1 23459 2349 7 249 8 356 369 59
59 23579 239 2369 269 12369 8 4 1579
8 3479 6 349 5 139 13 1379 2
456 345 34 1 8 276 9 276 457
2 459 18* 569 679 679 1456 1678* 3
569 18* 7 2569 3 4 1256 1268* 15
3 249 249 469 1 69 7 5 8
479 6 5 8 2479 2379 1234 1239 149
479 18* 18* 2349 2479 5 234 239 6
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1 23459 2349 7 249 8 356 369 59
59 23579 239 2369 269 1 8 4 579
8 3479 6 349 5 39 13 1379 2
456 345 34 1 8 276 9 276 457
2 459 18 569 679 679 1456 678 3
569 18 7 2569 3 4 1256 268 15
3 249 249 469 1 69 7 5 8
479 6 5 8 2479 2379 1234 1239 149
479 18 18 2349 2479 5 234 239 6
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1 23459 2349 7 249 8 356 369 59
59 23579 239 2369 269 1 8 4 579
8 3479 6 349 5 39 13 1379 2
456 345 34 1 8 26 9 276 457
2 459 1 569 679 679 1456 8 3
569 8 7 2569 3 4 1256 26 15
3 249 249 469 1 69 7 5 8
479 6 5 8 2479 2379 1234 1239 149
479 1 8 2349 2479 5 234 239 6
Good question, gerund. In the final solution, the pair {8, 4} appears in row 2, c7&8, and the pair {4, 8} appears in row 5, same columns.gerund wrote:Correct me if I am wrong, but aren't the official solution and David's producing a non unique situation at (2, 7-8) and (5, 7-8)?
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| 1 23459 2349 | 7 249 8 | 356 369 59 |
| 59 23579 239 | 2369 269 12369| 8 4 1579 |
| 8 A3479 6 | B349 5 139 | 13 1379 2 |
:------------------+-------------------+------------------:
|F456 -345 34 | 1 8 267 | 9 267 457 |
| 2 -459 18 | 569 679 679 | 1456 1678 3 |
| 569 18 7 | 2569 3 4 | 1256 1268 15 |
:------------------+-------------------+------------------:
| 3 D249 D249 | C469 1 69 | 7 5 8 |
|E479 6 5 | 8 2479 2379 | 1234 1239 149 |
|E479 18 18 | 2349 2479 5 | 234 239 6 |
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| 1 23459 2349 | 7 249 8 | 56 36 59 |
| 59 23579 239 |-2369 269 1 | 8 4 579 |
| 8 3479 6 |-349 5 A39 |B13 C137 2 |
:------------------+------------------+------------------:
| 456 35 34 | 1 8 2 | 9 D67 57 |
| 2 59 1 | 569 679 -679 | 4 8 3 |
| 569 8 7 |F59 3 4 |E56 2 1 |
:------------------+------------------+------------------:
| 3 249 249 | 46 1 69 | 7 5 8 |
| 79 6 5 | 8 279 379 | 123 139 4 |
| 479 1 8 | 2349 2479 5 | 23 39 6 |
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.------------------.------------------.------------------.
| 1 23459 2349 | 7 249 8 | 56 36 59 |
| 59 23579 239 |-236 269 1 | 8 4 579 |
| 8 -3479 6 |A43 5 B39 |-13 -137 2 |
:------------------+------------------+------------------:
| 456 35 34 | 1 8 2 | 9 67 57 |
| 2 59 1 | 569 679 67 | 4 8 3 |
| 569 8 7 | 59 3 4 | 56 2 1 |
:------------------+------------------+------------------:
| 3 249 249 |D46 1 C96 | 7 5 8 |
| 79 6 5 | 8 279 -379 | 123 139 4 |
| 479 1 8 |-2349 2479 5 | 23 39 6 |
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.------------------.-------------------.------------------.
| 1 23459 2349 | 7 249 8 | 356 369 59 |
| 59 23579 239 | 2369 269 12369| 8 4 1579 |
| 8 A3479 6 | B349 5 139 | 13 1379 2 |
:------------------+-------------------+------------------:
|F456 -345 34 | 1 8 267 | 9 267 457 |
| 2 -459 18 | 569 679 679 | 1456 1678 3 |
| 569 18 7 | 2569 3 4 | 1256 1268 15 |
:------------------+-------------------+------------------:
| 3 D249 D249 | C469 1 69 | 7 5 8 |
|E479 6 5 | 8 2479 2379 | 1234 1239 149 |
|E479 18 18 | 2349 2479 5 | 234 239 6 |
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.------------------.------------------.------------------.
| 1 23459 2349 | 7 249 8 | 56 36 59 |
| 59 23579 239 |-2369 269 1 | 8 4 579 |
| 8 3479 6 |-349 5 A39 |B13 C137 2 |
:------------------+------------------+------------------:
| 456 35 34 | 1 8 2 | 9 D67 57 |
| 2 59 1 | 569 679 -679 | 4 8 3 |
| 569 8 7 |F59 3 4 |E56 2 1 |
:------------------+------------------+------------------:
| 3 249 249 | 46 1 69 | 7 5 8 |
| 79 6 5 | 8 279 379 | 123 139 4 |
| 479 1 8 | 2349 2479 5 | 23 39 6 |
'------------------'------------------'------------------'