Extraordinary

Sudoku
50 extraordinary grids
with detailed step-by-step solutions

Volume 1

Thierry FALISSARD

Copyright 2012 Thierry FALISSARD

tfalissard@hotmail.com
All rights reserved.
ISBN: 1469912120
ISBN-13: 978-1469912127

CONTENTS

1 9x9 symetrical grids

2 Sixteen-hint 9x9 grids

33

3 9x9 symetrical double-diagonal grids 39

4 Multi-grid puzzles

45

5 Solutions

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1. 9X9 SYMETRICAL GRIDS

Each column, each row, and each of the 33 sub-grids that compose the
grid contains all of the digits from 1 to 9.

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Problem 1
.

3
1
5
1

5
4

8
1

2
9

7
3

5
6

Easy

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Problem 2

1
5

7
9

9
4
9

9
4

2
8
3
7

9
7
2
3

1
6

6
1

6
6

Easy

8
3

8
2

6
9

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Problem 3

6
2

1
3

3
6
7
1
7

2
8
4
9
2

4
7

4
1

6
8

Easy

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Problem 4

8
3

1
9

5
1
4

3
8

6
1

4
8

6
2

2
2
5

8
7

3
6

Easy

9
2

5
1

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Problem 5

7
5
4

3
8

4
9

3
7

1
6

1
6

9
2

2
3

1
6

Easy

8
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Problem 6

5
2
6
6

6
4

3
2

7
5

2
4

7
6

7
3

8
2

1
9

7
Easy

9
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Problem 7

6
9
3

4
7

5
6

2
2

2
5

5
3

1
8

9
9

2
4

Easy

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Problem 8

7
7

9
2

1
2

3
1

5
8

8
4

7
7

6
5

Easy

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Problem 9

2
6

2
9

3
9

9
3

3
7

6
1

3
7

7
8

Easy

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Problem 10

7
2

1
3

8
4
8

1
2

2
6

7
9

1
1

7
6

7
5
3

Easy

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3
8
5

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Problem 11

5
6

2
4

4
5
1

1
9

3
9

2
5

1
9

9
4

2
8
1

Easy

12

4
7
3

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Problem 12

2
8

8
9

1
1

6
2

9
6

6
6

5
6

3
4

Easy

13

7
9

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Problem 13

9
7

5
3
1
8

4
2

5
8
7

4
1

1
8

5
7

9
3

Medium

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Problem 14

3
4

3
3
4
6

6
5

8
9
2

6
7

1
6

8
4

7
5

Easy

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Problem 15

6
9
2
9
1

7
4

4
5
6
3

3
6

1
3
7
5
2
6
9
8

Easy

16

1
1
6
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Problem 16

5
2
3

9
1
8
2

2
5

6
9
2

4
3

1
1
8
9

Easy

17

3
9
4

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Problem 17

3
4

8
7
3

3
5
9
2

6
7
6

1
9
8

Easy

18

6
5

7
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Problem 18

8
5
4

8
6

2
9

7
1

3
5

1
9
5

8
6

Easy

19

4
5

6
1

4
8
1

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Problem 19

4
8

3
9

2
2

3
9

3
5

5
2

9
3

5
9

Easy

20

7
4

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Problem 20

8
8

5
5

5
1

5
9
3

4
6
9

5
4

2
6

9
6

3
1

Easy

21

7
8

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Problem 21

6
8
5

9
6

1
3

4
4

7
7

1
4

Easy

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Problem 22

8
5

5
3

8
1

9
4

1
9

3
7

4
5

Easy

23

2
6

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Problem 23

2
1
5
7
4
6
9
4
7

1
9
2
6
8
3
7
5
4

Easy

24

5
8
6
9

8
2
5
3
2
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Problem 24

2
3
7
4
1

2
6

1
4
2
3

9
9

4
6
9
1
5
3
8
2

Easy

25

8
6
5
4

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Problem 25

3
4
9
5
9

5
2

2
1
3
6

5
3

4
5
1
7
9
8
3
6

Difficult

26

8
7
8
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Problem 26

2
5
2

2
9

4
6

8
8

9
8

9
5

2
6

6
4

5
7

Easy

27

5
3

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Problem 27

1
6
9

3
5

3
7
4
4
7

6
3
5

7
8
8

4
6

5
3
8

Easy

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Problem 28

5
8
3

6
5

6
8
9
5
9

1
2
3

7
8
7

3
9

4
1
6

Easy

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Problem 29

2
7

8
3

1
2

1
6

6
7

8
4
1

6
1

2
6
5

Very difficult

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5
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Problem 30

6
8

4
1

3
6

7
8

5
2

7
1

Easy

31

6
7

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2. SIXTEEN-HINT 9X9 GRIDS

Each column, each row, each greyed diagonal and each of the 33 subgrids (greyed or not) that compose the grid contains all of the digits from
1 to 9.

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Problem 31

5
8

4
4

3
9

1
2

2
8
7

Easy

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Problem 32

4
6
2
4

5
9
7

6
1

5
2
1
3

Easy

35

7
2

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Problem 33

5
6

2
8

7
4
1

7
3
2

4
6

Easy

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Problem 34

8
7

3
6
2

4
3
6

5
5
4
1

Difficult

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Problem 35

6
3

5
7

6
1

8
4
8

4
1
5

Medium-Difficult

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3. 9X9 SYMETRICAL DOUBLE-DIAGONAL GRIDS

Each column, each row, each greyed diagonal and each of the 33 subgrids that compose the grid contains all of the digits from 1 to 9.

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Problem 36

1
2

8
4
3

5
1
9
1

4
2

6
5

Easy

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Problem 37

7
9

5
7

1
2
3

3
1

4
9
8
6

6
6
5

Medium

41

4
7

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Problem 38

5
2

4
1

1
4

9
6

3
3

2
8

1
3

Easy

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Problem 39

8
4
6

1
3
7
9
8

3
6

7
5

9
6
5
4
2

7
1
5

Very difficult

(You can make this puzzle much more easier with the following clues:
R01C01=9, R01C09=1, R09C01=7, R09C09=5)

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Problem 40

8
5
9

6
7

9
2

3
1
3

4
9
2

Easy

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4. MULTI-GRID PUZZLES

Each column, each row and each of the 33 sub-grids that compose each 9x9
grid contains all of the digits from 1 to 9. You must solve all of the 2, 3 or 4
overlapping grids. Usually, one grid cannot be solved independently of the
other ones.
In the detailed solutions, columns are as usual numbered from the far left to
the far right (C01, C02...) and rows are numbered from top to down (R01,
R02, ...).

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Problem 41
9

2
6

8
1

8
6

7
9

6
1

5
3

Easy

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Problem 42
4

6
2

5
6
7

5
2

6
3
4

7
3

3
2

2
7

5
1

2
1
9

6
5

9
2
6

6
8

4
5

6
1

Easy

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Problem 43
1
4
8

6
9

2
6

8
3

1
5
1

9
3
3

1
5

7
2

Easy

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7
8
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Problem 44
1

6
7
5
1
9

1
3
4
2
7

5
3

1
3

9
5
1
6
2

1
7
4
9
3

8
5

1
3

Easy

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Problem 45
5

9
2

7
8

7
8

1
4

1
4

8
4

3
1

5
5

5
2

4
2

5
6

9
7

9
9

2
5

4
6

6
1

3
1

4
2

5
8

5
8

5
3

50

2
1

8
9

Easy

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Problem 46

3
9
5

5
4

1
6

4
7

"Mirror" puzzle (some digits of one grid are mirrored in the

other grid).
Easy

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Problem 47
6

8
3

6
4

5
9

4
6
2

2
9

8
1

1
8

2
7

5
4

4
6

7
9

1
2
6

5
3
1

3
1

8
5

Easy

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Problem 48
9
2

7
8
9

3
5
2

8
7
1
7

6
3

6
3

3
3

4
5
1

8
7

3
6
8

9
3

9
2

7
7

6
8

2
9

2
8

2
9

3
5

8
6

1
5

4
4

7
3
2

6
5

5
4
1

8
9
2
8

"Swiss" puzzle (the 4 grids draw a swiss cross).

Easy

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Problem 49

9
2

1
8
9
4

5
4
7
1
6

3
9

4
7
3

2
5
8

3
6

5
1
4

4
6
3

4
7
8

8
1
2

7
9
2
8

4
3
5

5
1
2

5
1
9

8
4

2
6
3
5

2
7

1
3

8
1
2

7
5
4

5
9

7
1
3

7
8
6

4
2
8
9

6
4
5

7
2

5
3
1
4

5
7

8
6
9
3

9
7

2
1

9
6

Easy

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4
8

5
6
7

7
9
2

3
7

1
7
3
8
6

4
4
2
7
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Problem 50

5
1
8

3
2

9
6

7
1
3
8

5
8
5

5
7
4

4
7

5
1

7
6
1

3
2
9
1

"Dutch" puzzle (the 4 grids mimic the 4 wings of a mill).

Easy

55

8
2

7
4

9
4
2

7
6
1

1
9

7
5
2

9
8
2
9

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5. SOLUTIONS

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Conventions
Abbreviations:
R=row
C=column
B=block (9x9 sub-grid)
D=diagonal
Columns are numbered from left to right (C01, C02...) and rows are
numbered from top to down (R01, R02, ...). This also applies to multi-grid
puzzles (column number and row number then exceed 09).
1

2
4

7
8
9

2
3

3
7
4

9
8

5
6
8

2
9
7

1
7
1

The detailed solution indicates the value of the corresponding cell:

R04C09=9 (R): the cell located at row 4 and column 9 contains 9 (R: only
way to put a 9 in that Row)
R08C05=8 (C): the cell located at row 8 and column 5 contains 8 (C: only
way to put a 8 in that Column)
R05C05=5 (cell) : the cell located at row 5 and column 5 contains 5 (cell:
only possible value in this cell, given all other values in row, column,
block).

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Problem 1

2
5
7
8
3
4
6
9
1

9
3
1
2
5
6
7
8
4

4
6
8
7
9
1
5
2
3

3
7
2
9
6
8
1
4
5

6
8
4
3
1
5
9
7
2

5
1
9
4
2
7
3
6
8

Detailed solution:
R01C08=8 (R) R01C02=9 (R) R03C03=8
R07C02=7 (R) R07C07=8 (R) R08C07=1
R08C01=9 (C) R01C04=3 (C) R09C04=5
R02C06=1 (C) R01C06=5 (C) R04C07=5
R02C03=6 (B) R03C05=4 (B) R01C05=6
R02C07=9 (B) R06C07=2 (B) R06C08=3
R09C06=8 (B) R07C08=4 (B) R09C08=9
R05C04=6 (R) R05C08=7 (R) R06C03=1
R04C02=2 (C) R06C02=6 (C) R04C03=7
R04C09=6 (C) R06C09=9 (C) R06C01=4
R04C04=9 (B) R08C04=4 (B)

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7
9
3
5
4
2
8
1
6
(R)
(R)
(C)
(C)
(B)
(B)
(B)
(R)
(C)
(B)

8
2
6
1
7
3
4
5
9

1
4
5
6
8
9
2
3
7

R05C02=5 (R) R07C03=5 (R)

R08C09=3 (R) R02C01=5 (C)
R09C05=2 (C) R07C05=9 (C)
R02C09=4 (C) R03C02=1 (B)
R02C04=7 (B) R03C08=6 (B)
R08C03=2 (B) R09C02=4 (B)
R03C07=3 (R) R05C06=2 (R)
R06C06=7 (R) R08C06=6 (R)
R04C06=4 (C) R04C08=1 (C)
R04C01=8 (B) R06C04=8 (B)

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Problem 2

3
1
5
6
8
2
9
4
7

7
9
6
5
1
4
8
2
3

4
2
8
7
9
3
5
1
6

8
3
9
1
2
6
7
5
4

5
4
1
8
3
7
2
6
9

6
7
2
9
4
5
1
3
8

9
5
4
2
6
8
3
7
1

1
6
7
3
5
9
4
8
2

2
8
3
4
7
1
6
9
5

Detailed solution:
R03C05=1 (R) R03C02=6 (R) R03C03=8 (R) R07C05=2 (R) R07C02=8 (R)
R08C03=1 (R) R08C07=7 (R) R09C01=7 (R) R04C03=7 (C) R09C05=9 (C)
R02C06=7 (C) R06C07=8 (C) R05C09=7 (C) R03C08=7 (B) R05C01=8 (B)
R07C03=5 (B) R09C09=5 (B) R03C07=4 (R) R05C04=2 (R) R07C08=4 (R)
R01C05=5 (C) R02C07=5 (B) R07C07=3 (B) R02C03=2 (R) R02C04=3 (R)
R05C02=1 (R) R05C06=4 (R) R05C08=5 (R) R08C06=3 (R) R08C04=5 (R)
R09C04=4 (R) R09C06=8 (R) R06C03=3 (C) R01C04=8 (C) R04C07=2 (C)
R04C08=3 (C) R06C08=9 (C) R01C09=2 (C) R01C01=3 (B) R01C06=6 (B)
R06C01=2 (B) R04C01=6 (B) R06C04=6 (B) R04C06=9 (B) R04C02=5 (R)
R06C09=1 (R) R06C02=4 (R) R06C06=5 (R) R04C04=1 (C) R04C09=4 (C)

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Problem 3

5
6
2
9
8
4
1
7
3

4
3
7
2
5
1
6
9
8

1
8
9
3
6
7
2
4
5

8
9
3
1
2
6
7
5
4

7
1
5
8
4
3
9
6
2

2
4
6
5
7
9
8
3
1

3
7
1
4
9
2
5
8
6

9
5
4
6
1
8
3
2
7

6
2
8
7
3
5
4
1
9

Detailed solution:
R01C09=6 (R) R02C02=3 (R) R03C08=4 (R) R06C01=4 (R) R07C02=6 (R)
R09C01=3 (C) R04C01=9 (C) R03C02=7 (C) R08C02=9 (C) R08C03=4 (C)
R02C03=8 (C) R03C03=9 (C) R03C07=1 (C) R02C07=7 (C) R08C07=8 (C)
R09C09=9 (C) R01C01=5 (B) R02C08=5 (B) R05C01=8 (B) R07C03=2 (B)
R07C05=9 (B) R08C08=2 (B) R07C08=3 (B) R07C07=5 (B) R03C05=5 (R)
R08C06=3 (R) R08C04=5 (R) R06C05=3 (C) R05C09=3 (C) R04C09=7 (C)
R05C06=7 (B) R06C09=5 (B) R01C05=7 (R) R01C04=8 (R) R05C02=5 (R)
R06C08=8 (R) R04C02=2 (C) R09C05=2 (C) R04C05=8 (C) R01C06=2 (C)
R04C06=5 (C) R04C08=6 (C) R06C02=1 (B) R05C04=2 (B) R06C04=6 (B)
R06C06=9 (B) R05C08=1 (B) R02C04=9 (R) R04C04=1 (R) R09C06=1 (R)
R09C04=4 (R) R02C06=4 (C)

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Problem 4

7
8
3
9
4
1
2
5
6

1
9
5
6
2
3
7
4
8

4
2
6
5
7
8
9
3
1

6
3
4
7
5
2
1
8
9

2
1
7
3
8
9
4
6
5

9
5
8
1
6
4
3
2
7

5
4
9
2
1
6
8
7
3

8
7
1
4
3
5
6
9
2

3
6
2
8
9
7
5
1
4

Detailed solution:
R02C04=3 (R) R02C07=4 (R) R02C06=5 (R) R03C02=5 (R)
R03C03=6 (R) R03C05=7 (R) R03C07=9 (R) R08C03=3 (R)
R09C01=6 (R) R04C02=6 (C) R02C03=2 (C) R05C07=1 (C)
R03C08=1 (C) R06C08=5 (C) R07C08=6 (C) R01C09=3 (C)
R01C01=7 (B) R06C02=3 (B) R05C03=7 (B) R04C05=3 (B)
R07C02=7 (B) R07C03=9 (B) R09C09=4 (B) R08C07=7 (B)
R07C07=8 (B) R07C05=4 (R) R08C04=8 (R) R05C05=8 (C)
R04C08=4 (C) R04C09=8 (C) R05C04=5 (B) R05C06=6 (B)
R06C09=7 (B) R05C09=9 (B) R08C06=2 (B) R09C05=5 (B)
R01C04=6 (R) R05C01=4 (R) R06C06=4 (R) R06C04=2 (C)
R01C05=2 (C) R06C05=9 (C) R04C06=1 (C) R09C06=7 (C)
R01C06=9 (C) R06C01=1 (B) R04C01=9 (B) R04C04=7 (B)
R09C04=9 (B)

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Problem 5

3
9
1
4
2
6
5
7
8

4
6
5
8
1
7
2
3
9

8
7
2
3
5
9
6
4
1

7
2
8
5
4
1
3
9
6

5
3
4
6
9
8
7
1
2

6
1
9
2
7
3
4
8
5

9
4
6
7
8
2
1
5
3

1
5
3
9
6
4
8
2
7

2
8
7
1
3
5
9
6
4

Detailed solution:
R03C05=4 (R) R03C09=7 (R) R04C05=6 (R) R06C06=3 (R)
R01C02=4 (C) R02C06=1 (C) R01C01=3 (B) R06C04=1 (B)
R05C04=4 (B) R06C08=4 (B) R09C09=4 (B) R04C04=5 (R)
R04C08=9 (R) R05C05=9 (R) R08C04=9 (C) R01C05=5 (C)
R02C08=5 (C) R02C04=2 (B) R04C06=2 (R) R04C02=8 (R)
R06C05=8 (R) R09C05=2 (C) R07C05=7 (C) R05C06=7 (C)
R08C06=8 (C) R06C02=7 (B) R08C01=7 (cell) R08C08=2 (cell)
R09C08=7 (R) R01C08=1 (C) R01C09=2 (C) R01C07=9 (R)
R05C07=8 (C) R02C09=8 (C) R07C09=9 (C) R01C03=8 (B)
R03C07=6 (B) R05C09=3 (B) R09C01=8 (B) R09C02=9 (B)
R09C07=3 (B) R08C09=6 (B) R02C02=6 (R) R02C01=9 (R)
R07C03=6 (R) R08C02=3 (R) R09C03=1 (R) R03C01=1 (C)
R05C01=2 (C) R07C01=5 (C) R03C03=2 (C) R05C03=5 (C)
R07C07=1 (C)

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Problem 6

7
9
3
6
8
4
5
1
2

8
1
6
9
2
5
3
7
4

4
2
5
1
3
7
6
8
9

5
8
9
3
4
1
2
6
7

3
4
1
2
7
6
8
9
5

6
7
2
8
5
9
1
4
3

9
3
4
5
1
8
7
2
6

1
5
7
4
6
2
9
3
8

2
6
8
7
9
3
4
5
1

Detailed solution:
R02C09=6 (R) R08C08=3 (R) R08C04=6 (R) R09C01=2 (R)
R06C05=6 (C) R07C07=7 (C) R01C09=2 (C) R05C09=9 (C)
R01C07=9 (B) R04C05=2 (B) R06C08=2 (B) R08C06=4 (B)
R09C07=6 (B) R04C04=3 (R) R04C08=4 (R) R05C04=4 (R)
R06C04=1 (R) R07C03=6 (R) R02C01=9 (C) R09C03=9 (C)
R02C04=8 (C) R03C07=4 (C) R05C07=1 (B) R09C02=4 (B)
R07C09=4 (B) R01C03=4 (R) R07C05=8 (R) R09C05=5 (B)
R08C09=5 (B) R07C01=5 (R) R02C08=5 (C) R03C03=5 (B)
R06C02=5 (B) R04C02=9 (B) R05C06=5 (B) R05C05=7 (B)
R04C06=8 (B) R06C06=9 (B) R02C02=1 (R) R02C06=7 (R)
R05C01=8 (R) R08C01=1 (R) R08C02=7 (R) R01C01=7 (C)
R01C02=8 (C) R05C03=3 (C) R09C08=8 (C) R03C09=8 (C)
R03C01=3 (B) R01C05=3 (B) R01C08=1 (B) R09C09=1 (B)
R03C05=1 (R)

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Problem 7

7
2
8
3
4
5
6
9
1

3
1
9
7
2
6
8
4
5

5
6
4
8
9
1
2
3
7

1
3
7
6
5
2
9
8
4

9
4
5
1
8
3
7
2
6

2
8
6
9
7
4
5
1
3

4
5
1
2
6
9
3
7
8

6
7
2
4
3
8
1
5
9

8
9
3
5
1
7
4
6
2

Detailed solution:
R02C01=2 (R) R06C04=2 (R) R06C05=3 (R) R02C04=3 (C)
R05C04=5 (C) R08C04=8 (C) R01C02=3 (B) R04C04=6 (C)
R04C08=4 (cell) R08C06=1 (cell) R04C05=1 (R) R04C06=9 (R)
R01C05=9 (C) R05C06=7 (C) R03C05=5 (B) R02C06=8 (B)
R04C02=7 (B) R06C06=4 (B) R05C05=8 (B) R06C08=8 (B)
R01C03=5 (R) R02C08=7 (R) R02C09=9 (R) R06C02=6 (R)
R08C02=4 (C) R09C02=5 (C) R08C08=5 (C) R09C08=9 (C)
R01C01=7 (B) R03C01=8 (B) R09C01=1 (B) R08C01=9 (B)
R02C02=1 (R) R05C03=9 (R) R08C09=6 (R) R09C05=6 (R)
R09C03=7 (R) R05C01=4 (C) R07C01=6 (C) R07C03=2 (C)
R03C03=4 (C) R07C05=7 (C) R01C08=6 (C) R09C09=2 (C)
R01C09=8 (C) R01C07=4 (B) R05C07=6 (B) R07C09=4 (B)
R09C07=8 (B) R05C09=1 (R) R07C07=3 (R) R03C07=1 (C)
R03C09=3 (C)

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Problem 8

5
9
2
7
6
3
4
8
1

7
1
4
5
8
2
9
3
6

8
3
6
9
1
4
5
2
7

6
4
8
1
5
7
2
9
3

9
5
3
6
2
8
1
7
4

1
2
7
3
4
9
6
5
8

2
6
9
8
3
1
7
4
5

3
7
1
4
9
5
8
6
2

4
8
5
2
7
6
3
1
9

Detailed solution:
R01C02=7 (R) R02C06=2 (R) R02C04=4 (R) R02C09=8 (R)
R03C02=4 (R) R07C07=7 (R) R09C02=6 (R) R08C01=8 (C)
R02C01=9 (C) R07C02=9 (C) R05C03=1 (C) R08C03=2 (C)
R07C03=5 (C) R03C07=9 (C) R08C09=1 (C) R02C07=6 (B)
R07C05=1 (B) R09C08=2 (B) R08C07=4 (B) R07C08=8 (B)
R02C03=3 (R) R03C08=1 (R) R03C05=3 (R) R03C03=6 (R)
R05C06=4 (R) R05C04=5 (R) R08C06=5 (R) R08C04=9 (R)
R09C05=4 (R) R09C06=8 (R) R06C05=8 (C) R01C05=9 (C)
R06C06=9 (C) R05C07=3 (C) R01C08=3 (C) R04C08=4 (C)
R06C08=5 (C) R01C04=6 (B) R04C02=5 (B) R04C05=6 (B)
R09C04=3 (B) R01C06=1 (R) R04C04=1 (R) R04C09=2 (R)
R04C01=7 (R) R05C09=7 (R) R06C02=2 (R) R06C01=3 (R)
R06C09=6 (R) R06C04=7 (R) R05C01=6 (C) R04C06=3 (C)

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Problem 9

8
6
4
5
7
9
1
2
3

2
3
7
8
6
1
4
9
5

1
9
5
2
3
4
6
8
7

3
1
8
6
4
7
9
5
2

4
7
2
1
9
5
8
3
6

9
5
6
3
8
2
7
4
1

5
4
9
7
1
3
2
6
8

6
2
1
4
5
8
3
7
9

7
8
3
9
2
6
5
1
4

Detailed solution:
R01C08=6 (R) R01C06=9 (R) R02C09=8 (R) R03C02=7 (R)
R07C08=3 (R) R09C08=9 (R) R08C01=2 (C) R02C01=6 (C)
R01C02=2 (C) R07C02=4 (C) R05C03=3 (C) R04C06=3 (C)
R04C08=4 (C) R06C08=8 (C) R03C05=2 (B) R01C04=3 (B)
R02C07=4 (B) R03C07=9 (B) R04C02=8 (B) R05C06=8 (B)
R07C05=8 (B) R07C07=2 (B) R01C05=4 (R) R02C03=9 (R)
R03C08=1 (R) R03C03=5 (R) R05C04=4 (R) R05C01=7 (R)
R06C04=7 (R) R07C03=6 (R) R08C06=4 (R) R08C04=5 (R)
R08C03=8 (R) R09C02=5 (R) R06C02=1 (C) R09C04=2 (C)
R04C04=6 (C) R09C05=6 (C) R06C06=2 (C) R02C06=5 (C)
R08C07=6 (C) R05C09=2 (C) R06C09=6 (C) R04C09=9 (C)
R02C04=1 (B) R06C01=9 (B) R04C05=1 (B) R06C05=5 (B)
R05C07=1 (B) R09C06=1 (B) R08C09=1 (B) R04C01=5 (R)

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Problem 10

6
7
3
8
2
5
9
4
1

4
1
5
3
6
9
2
7
8

2
8
9
1
4
7
5
3
6

9
5
4
7
8
3
1
6
2

7
2
6
9
1
4
8
5
3

1
3
8
2
5
6
7
9
4

8
9
7
6
3
1
4
2
5

3
4
1
5
7
2
6
8
9

5
6
2
4
9
8
3
1
7

Detailed solution:
R03C08=1 (R) R03C05=6 (R) R03C07=7 (R) R04C04=7 (R)
R07C08=6 (R) R08C03=3 (R) R09C09=7 (R) R02C01=7 (C)
R01C06=1 (C) R08C09=1 (C) R01C01=6 (B) R02C03=8 (B)
R02C09=6 (B) R09C01=1 (B) R01C02=4 (R) R05C04=8 (R)
R09C06=4 (R) R09C02=8 (R) R07C02=2 (C) R03C03=9 (C)
R07C05=8 (C) R08C07=2 (C) R02C07=9 (C) R09C08=9 (C)
R03C02=5 (B) R01C04=9 (B) R01C08=3 (B) R01C09=5 (B)
R05C07=3 (B) R07C03=5 (B) R09C04=2 (B) R08C06=9 (B)
R07C07=4 (B) R05C03=4 (R) R05C06=5 (R) R08C01=4 (R)
R08C04=6 (R) R02C04=5 (C) R06C06=6 (C) R02C06=3 (B)
R04C06=2 (B) R06C04=3 (B) R06C08=2 (B) R04C08=5 (B)
R04C02=3 (R) R04C05=9 (R) R06C01=5 (R) R06C09=8 (R)
R06C02=9 (R) R04C01=8 (C) R06C05=4 (C) R04C09=4 (C)

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Problem 11

7
3
4
8
9
6
5
1
2

1
2
5
3
4
7
8
9
6

8
9
6
1
5
2
7
3
4

2
8
7
6
1
3
9
4
5

5
6
9
2
7
4
3
8
1

3
4
1
5
8
9
2
6
7

4
7
8
9
2
1
6
5
3

6
5
2
4
3
8
1
7
9

9
1
3
7
6
5
4
2
8

Detailed solution:
R05C04=1 (R) R05C07=2 (R) R05C06=8 (R) R02C04=8 (C)
R09C06=7 (C) R08C07=5 (C) R02C07=7 (C) R02C06=4 (B)
R08C04=4 (B) R09C04=5 (B) R08C06=6 (B) R05C03=5 (R)
R03C02=5 (C) R07C03=7 (C) R07C05=3 (B) R03C03=6 (C)
R02C03=9 (C) R07C07=6 (C) R03C07=8 (C) R01C08=6 (C)
R02C01=3 (R) R08C03=3 (R) R07C08=1 (C) R08C01=1 (B)
R09C01=2 (B) R09C02=6 (B) R07C02=8 (B) R08C09=2 (B)
R01C04=2 (R) R01C06=3 (R) R01C09=9 (R) R02C09=1 (R)
R03C08=2 (R) R03C05=9 (R) R04C05=2 (R) R04C08=4 (R)
R06C05=4 (R) R06C06=9 (R) R09C08=9 (R) R01C02=1 (C)
R04C06=5 (C) R06C08=8 (C) R06C09=5 (C) R04C09=7 (C)
R09C09=8 (C) R01C01=7 (B) R06C02=7 (B) R04C01=8 (B)
R04C04=6 (R) R06C04=3 (R) R06C01=6 (R) R04C02=3 (C)

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Problem 12

2
8
5
1
7
3
4
9
6

6
7
9
5
2
4
8
1
3

3
4
1
6
8
9
2
5
7

7
9
2
3
4
8
5
6
1

8
5
3
9
6
1
7
2
4

4
1
6
2
5
7
9
3
8

9
3
4
7
1
5
6
8
2

1
2
7
8
9
6
3
4
5

5
6
8
4
3
2
1
7
9

Detailed solution:
R02C03=4 (R) R02C05=5 (R) R03C01=5 (R) R03C06=6 (R)
R03C09=8 (R) R04C03=6 (R) R07C08=3 (R) R08C08=4 (R)
R08C03=5 (R) R07C01=4 (C) R05C02=2 (C) R03C02=9 (C)
R05C08=9 (C) R04C09=4 (C) R01C03=3 (B) R02C02=7 (B)
R02C07=3 (B) R01C07=9 (B) R06C03=9 (B) R09C03=7 (B)
R02C08=2 (R) R05C03=8 (C) R03C08=7 (C) R06C09=2 (C)
R07C09=1 (C) R08C02=1 (B) R07C02=8 (B) R09C04=1 (B)
R09C06=8 (B) R08C07=8 (B) R05C07=1 (R) R06C04=8 (R)
R08C05=2 (R) R09C07=2 (R) R04C06=2 (C) R07C06=9 (C)
R06C07=5 (C) R04C07=7 (C) R03C04=2 (B) R03C05=3 (B)
R04C04=3 (B) R04C05=9 (B) R07C04=5 (B) R07C05=7 (B)
R04C01=1 (R) R05C06=5 (R) R06C05=1 (R) R06C01=3 (R)
R06C06=7 (R) R01C04=7 (C) R01C06=4 (C) R05C04=4 (B)

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Problem 13

6
2
9
3
1
8
4
5
7

1
7
3
4
2
5
6
8
9

4
8
5
6
7
9
1
3
2

8
9
6
2
5
1
3
7
4

3
1
7
8
4
6
9
2
5

2
5
4
7
9
3
8
6
1

7
3
2
9
6
4
5
1
8

5
4
8
1
3
2
7
9
6

9
6
1
5
8
7
2
4
3

Detailed solution:
R01C08=5 (R) R04C05=8 (R) R05C03=7 (R) R07C08=7 (R) R08C01=5 (C)
R01C07=7 (C) R03C05=7 (B) R02C01=2 (cell) R05C06=9 (cell)
excluding 8 in R09C04 R09C06 (B) because R07C04 R07C06 =8 (R)
excluding 2 in R09C08 (B) because R07C09 R08C09 =2 (C)
excluding 4 in R08C07 R09C07 (B) because R07C09 R08C09 =4 (C)
R08C07=1 (cell) R04C08=1 (R)
excluding 6 in R09C02 R09C03 (R) because naked pair 6+8 in R09C07
R09C08
R07C02=6 (B) R08C03=3 (B) R08C09=4 (R) R07C09=2 (C) R08C05=2 (R)
R01C06=2 (C) R02C03=8 (cell) R01C04=8 (R) R03C08=8 (R)
R07C06=8 (R) R09C07=8 (R) R05C08=3 (C) R02C07=3 (B) R06C08=2 (B)
R09C08=6 (B) R05C02=2 (R) R05C04=5 (R) R05C07=6 (R) R06C02=5 (R)
R09C03=2 (R) R09C05=5 (R) R09C02=9 (R) R03C01=9 (C) R03C04=6 (C)
R06C05=6 (C) R07C05=9 (C) R02C09=6 (C) R01C05=3 (B) R03C06=4 (B)
R03C09=1 (B) R04C03=6 (B) R06C03=9 (B) R04C07=9 (B) R07C01=4 (B)
R09C06=1 (B) R07C04=3 (B) R09C04=4 (B) R01C02=1 (R) R01C03=4 (R)
R02C05=1 (R) R03C02=3 (R) R04C02=4 (R) R06C07=4 (R)

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Problem 14

2
1
7
3
4
6
5
8
9

5
4
9
1
2
8
3
6
7

6
8
3
7
5
9
1
2
4

8
5
6
9
3
7
2
4
1

4
9
1
2
6
5
7
3
8

7
3
2
4
8
1
9
5
6

1
2
5
6
7
4
8
9
3

9
6
8
5
1
3
4
7
2

3
7
4
8
9
2
6
1
5

Detailed solution:
R04C07=6 (R) R07C01=5 (C) R09C03=4 (C) R01C03=6 (C)
R07C09=6 (C) R01C02=5 (B) R05C07=7 (B) R07C08=4 (B)
R08C07=9 (B) R06C07=4 (R) R08C05=3 (R) R05C04=3 (C)
R09C07=3 (C) R06C08=3 (C) R03C09=4 (C) R02C09=7 (C)
R01C05=4 (B) R07C02=3 (B) R09C02=7 (B) R09C08=2 (B)
R01C06=7 (R) R01C08=9 (R) R03C01=7 (R) R04C03=7 (R)
R07C05=7 (R) R07C06=9 (R) R08C09=1 (R) R08C03=2 (R)
R08C01=8 (R) R02C01=1 (C) R01C07=1 (C) R02C07=2 (C)
R03C08=8 (C) R02C03=8 (B) R03C02=9 (B) R01C04=8 (B)
R02C05=9 (B) R06C03=9 (B) R07C04=2 (B) R06C05=5 (R)
R06C02=8 (R) R05C03=5 (C) R09C05=8 (C) R05C06=8 (C)
R04C08=5 (C) R04C05=2 (B) R05C08=1 (B) R09C04=1 (B)
R09C06=6 (B) R03C05=1 (R) R03C06=2 (R) R03C04=6 (R)
R04C02=1 (R) R05C02=2 (R)

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Problem 15

6
8
5
7
1
3
9
2
4

7
9
1
4
2
5
3
8
6

3
4
2
8
6
9
7
5
1

8
2
4
9
7
6
5
1
3

1
3
7
5
4
2
6
9
8

5
6
9
3
8
1
4
7
2

9
7
6
2
3
8
1
4
5

2
5
3
1
9
4
8
6
7

4
1
8
6
5
7
2
3
9

Detailed solution:
R02C06=6 (R) R03C06=9 (R) R04C09=6 (R) R07C01=9 (R)
R09C02=6 (R) R08C01=2 (C) R03C02=1 (C) R06C03=9 (C)
R05C05=4 (C) R01C07=9 (C) R04C08=1 (C) R02C09=1 (C)
R07C09=2 (C) R02C03=4 (B) R03C04=4 (B) R04C07=2 (B)
R07C08=8 (B) R02C04=2 (R) R03C01=5 (R) R03C09=8 (R)
R04C02=4 (R) R04C01=7 (R) R04C03=8 (R) R06C02=5 (R)
R06C07=8 (R) R07C06=4 (R) R07C04=5 (R) R08C07=4 (R)
R08C03=5 (R) R09C06=2 (R) R09C07=5 (R) R06C01=3 (C)
R02C01=8 (C) R01C02=7 (C) R09C03=1 (C) R01C03=3 (C)
R08C04=1 (C) R09C04=3 (C) R05C04=7 (C) R01C04=8 (C)
R01C06=5 (C) R08C06=7 (C) R05C06=8 (C) R02C07=7 (C)
R01C08=2 (C) R03C08=3 (C) R06C08=4 (C) R09C08=7 (C)
R08C09=3 (C) R06C09=7 (C) R07C02=3 (B)

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Problem 16

3
8
6
4
2
7
9
1
5

4
9
7
1
6
5
8
2
3

2
5
1
3
8
9
6
4
7

6
1
4
8
9
3
5
7
2

5
2
3
7
4
6
1
8
9

9
7
8
2
5
1
4
3
6

7
4
9
6
1
2
3
5
8

8
6
2
5
3
4
7
9
1

1
3
5
9
7
8
2
6
4

Detailed solution:
R02C04=1 (R) R02C09=3 (R) R07C01=9 (R) R08C01=1 (R)
R09C08=1 (R) R04C02=1 (C) R01C03=2 (C)
excluding 8 in R01C02 R03C02 (B) because R02C01 R03C01 =8 (C)
excluding 6 in R05C04 R05C06 (B) because R04C05 R06C05 =6 (C)
R05C02=6 (R) R03C01=6 (C) R02C01=8 (C) R09C02=3 (C)
R07C02=8 (C) R04C03=3 (C) R06C03=9 (C) R08C06=3 (C)
R05C08=3 (C) R04C09=9 (C) R06C02=5 (B) R08C03=4 (B)
R09C03=7 (B) R09C07=8 (B) R09C04=2 (R) R09C06=6 (R)
R02C03=5 (C) R01C04=6 (C) R05C04=9 (C) R01C06=9 (C)
R06C07=2 (C) R03C06=8 (B) R01C08=8 (B) R05C06=5 (B)
R06C09=8 (B) R06C05=6 (R) R06C01=7 (R) R04C01=4 (C)
R04C05=7 (C) R08C09=6 (C) R06C08=4 (B) R04C07=6 (B)
R04C08=5 (R) R08C07=5 (C) R03C09=5 (C) R03C08=2 (B)
R07C04=5 (B) R07C09=2 (B) R07C08=7 (B) R07C06=4 (R)
R08C04=7 (R) R03C04=4 (C) R02C06=7 (C) R01C07=7 (C)
R01C02=4 (B) R03C02=7 (B) R02C07=4 (B)

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Problem 17

2
1
6
8
7
3
9
4
5

5
3
8
6
4
9
7
1
2

7
4
9
1
2
5
8
6
3

8
9
4
7
5
1
2
3
6

3
7
5
2
6
4
1
9
8

6
2
1
9
3
8
4
5
7

9
8
2
3
1
6
5
7
4

1
5
3
4
8
7
6
2
9

4
6
7
5
9
2
3
8
1

Detailed solution:
R02C02=3 (R) R02C08=5 (R) R03C07=2 (R) R07C07=5 (R)
R07C03=8 (C) R04C05=2 (C) R06C05=4 (C) R02C05=7 (C)
R07C09=3 (C) R03C09=7 (C) R08C09=8 (C) R01C03=7 (B)
R09C03=3 (B) R01C02=5 (R) R02C01=1 (R) R02C09=6 (R)
R07C04=2 (R) R07C01=9 (R) R08C02=1 (R) R08C08=2 (R)
R08C01=4 (R) R09C02=2 (R) R03C01=6 (C) R05C03=2 (C)
R06C03=5 (C) R05C04=5 (C) R03C03=9 (B) R04C03=1 (B)
R07C06=4 (R) R03C04=4 (C) R03C06=1 (R) R06C04=1 (C)
R01C04=8 (C) R01C06=6 (B) R09C04=6 (B) R09C06=7 (B)
R06C08=7 (R) R06C06=8 (R) R06C02=9 (R) R04C02=6 (C)
R04C04=7 (C) R04C06=9 (C) R06C07=6 (C) R05C08=8 (C)
R05C02=4 (B) R05C06=3 (B) R05C07=1 (B) R04C07=3 (B)
R04C08=4 (B) R09C07=4 (B) R09C08=9 (B) R01C08=1 (R)
R01C07=9 (R)

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Problem 18

3
6
7
8
5
4
9
1
2

4
1
8
6
2
9
5
3
7

5
2
9
1
3
7
8
6
4

1
9
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

6
8
4
7
1
2
3
9
5

7
3
5
9
6
8
2
4
1

8
7
1
2
9
3
4
5
6

2
4
3
5
7
6
1
8
9

9
5
6
4
8
1
7
2
3

Detailed solution:
R02C09=5 (R) R02C01=6 (R) R04C03=1 (R) R05C04=4 (R)
R05C06=6 (R) R08C08=8 (R) R01C03=5 (C) R04C06=9 (C)
R01C07=8 (C) R05C02=2 (B) R05C08=7 (B) R05C07=9 (B)
R02C02=1 (R) R02C08=4 (R) R03C05=4 (R) R04C05=7 (R)
R05C03=3 (R) R06C03=7 (R) R08C01=1 (R) R08C09=2 (R)
R08C02=3 (R) R01C01=3 (C) R09C03=4 (C) R09C07=6 (C)
R01C08=2 (C) R09C08=9 (C) R01C09=9 (C) R01C02=4 (B)
R03C01=7 (B) R01C06=7 (B) R03C09=6 (B) R09C02=7 (B)
R07C01=9 (B) R07C09=7 (B) R01C04=1 (R) R01C05=6 (R)
R07C04=6 (R) R09C06=1 (R) R09C04=8 (R) R09C01=2 (C)
R06C06=8 (C) R09C09=3 (C) R07C05=3 (B) R09C05=5 (B)
R06C04=5 (R) R07C06=2 (R) R04C04=3 (C) R06C05=2 (C)
R03C06=5 (C) R04C07=2 (C) R06C07=3 (C) R03C04=2 (B)

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Problem 19

4
8
2
1
9
6
7
3
5

1
5
9
2
3
7
4
6
8

7
6
3
4
5
8
9
1
2

5
9
4
3
8
1
6
2
7

3
7
1
5
6
2
8
4
9

8
2
6
7
4
9
3
5
1

6
1
7
9
2
4
5
8
3

2
4
5
8
7
3
1
9
6

9
3
8
6
1
5
2
7
4

Detailed solution:
R03C01=2 (R) R03C02=9 (R) R05C07=2 (R) R06C05=2 (R)
R07C09=2 (R) R09C03=2 (R) R07C01=7 (C) R05C02=3 (C)
R02C02=5 (C) R09C07=3 (C) R05C08=7 (C) R08C08=9 (C)
R03C09=8 (C) R03C08=5 (B) R08C03=1 (B) R07C08=1 (B)
R08C07=8 (B) R01C04=5 (R) R01C06=8 (R) R05C03=5 (R)
R05C04=8 (R) R06C09=5 (R) R06C03=8 (R) R07C05=8 (R)
R08C02=6 (R) R07C02=4 (C) R04C03=4 (C) R04C05=5 (C)
R02C05=7 (C) R02C07=1 (C) R06C07=4 (C) R04C07=9 (C)
R02C08=4 (C) R04C09=6 (C) R01C03=7 (B) R01C07=6 (B)
R06C01=6 (B) R05C06=4 (B) R06C06=9 (B) R08C05=4 (B)
R02C03=6 (R) R03C04=4 (R) R03C06=6 (R) R06C04=1 (R)
R07C04=6 (R) R09C06=1 (R) R09C04=7 (R) R04C01=1 (C)
R04C04=3 (C) R03C05=1 (C) R07C06=3 (C) R04C06=7 (C)

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Problem 20

2
7
9
8
1
4
3
5
6

6
8
4
5
9
3
1
2
7

3
1
5
7
2
6
4
8
9

7
2
1
9
3
8
5
6
4

8
4
3
6
5
2
7
9
1

9
5
6
1
4
7
8
3
2

4
6
7
2
8
5
9
1
3

1
3
8
4
6
9
2
7
5

5
9
2
3
7
1
6
4
8

Detailed solution:
R03C08=8 (R) R06C07=5 (R) R07C09=6 (R) R08C01=5 (R)
R08C03=8 (R) R09C03=9 (R) R01C03=3 (C) R04C09=3 (C)
R03C09=2 (B) R02C09=9 (B) R06C01=4 (B) R04C01=8 (B)
R05C04=3 (B) R05C06=4 (B) R05C07=8 (B) R07C02=1 (B)
R07C01=3 (B) R09C02=7 (B) R09C04=4 (B) R07C04=5 (B)
R07C06=8 (B) R09C07=3 (B) R09C08=5 (B) R03C05=3 (R)
R03C02=4 (R) R03C06=6 (R) R05C03=2 (R) R06C04=8 (R)
R07C05=7 (R) R09C06=2 (R) R02C01=7 (C) R03C01=9 (C)
R01C02=6 (C) R02C03=1 (C) R02C05=4 (C) R04C07=2 (C)
R02C07=6 (C) R01C08=1 (C) R07C08=2 (C) R08C09=4 (C)
R03C04=1 (B) R01C07=4 (B) R06C05=2 (B) R04C05=6 (B)
R06C09=1 (B) R08C07=1 (B) R04C06=1 (R) R04C04=9 (R)
R06C03=6 (R) R06C06=7 (R) R04C03=7 (C) R01C04=7 (C)
R01C06=9 (C)

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Problem 21

2
7
4
5
6
3
8
1
9

9
3
8
7
1
2
4
6
5

1
6
5
8
9
4
3
2
7

3
4
6
2
5
8
7
9
1

5
1
9
3
7
6
2
8
4

7
8
2
9
4
1
6
5
3

6
9
3
1
8
7
5
4
2

4
5
7
6
2
9
1
3
8

8
2
1
4
3
5
9
7
6

Detailed solution:
R04C02=7 (R) R08C01=1 (R) R08C09=7 (R) R09C05=4 (R)
R09C03=7 (C) R04C05=3 (C) R06C05=6 (C) R02C01=7 (B)
R06C02=2 (B) R05C01=6 (B) R05C03=9 (B) R06C06=1 (B)
R04C04=2 (B) R04C08=6 (B) R06C08=9 (B) R07C05=2 (B)
R02C09=2 (R) R03C01=4 (R) R03C05=9 (R) R04C06=9 (R)
R06C04=8 (R) R08C02=6 (R) R08C04=9 (R) R09C07=2 (R)
R09C09=6 (R) R01C01=2 (C) R02C02=3 (C) R07C03=3 (C)
R01C07=6 (C) R08C08=3 (C) R07C09=9 (C) R01C02=9 (B)
R09C02=5 (B) R09C01=9 (B) R07C07=5 (B) R09C08=8 (B)
R01C08=4 (R) R02C05=1 (R) R02C06=8 (R) R03C03=5 (R)
R07C01=8 (R) R08C05=8 (R) R01C03=1 (C) R01C05=5 (C)
R05C06=4 (C) R08C06=5 (C) R05C07=8 (C) R02C08=5 (C)
R03C09=1 (C) R05C09=3 (C) R01C09=8 (C) R02C04=4 (B)
R03C07=3 (B) R05C04=5 (B)

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Problem 22

1
4
7
5
6
8
2
3
9

2
5
8
4
9
3
6
1
7

3
6
9
2
7
1
4
5
8

6
9
2
1
4
5
8
7
3

8
1
4
3
2
7
9
6
5

7
3
5
9
8
6
1
4
2

9
7
1
6
5
2
3
8
4

4
8
6
7
3
9
5
2
1

5
2
3
8
1
4
7
9
6

Detailed solution:
R01C07=9 (R) R02C05=1 (R) R05C02=9 (C)
excluding 6 in R02C07 (B) because R01C08 R03C08 =6 (C)
R02C03=6 (R) R08C05=6 (R) R08C09=9 (R) R07C02=6 (C)
R04C05=3 (C) R07C05=9 (C) R04C06=9 (C) R03C09=3 (C)
R01C03=3 (B) R05C08=3 (B) R08C01=3 (B) R09C04=3 (B)
R07C08=5 (C) R08C03=5 (B) R09C08=1 (B) R09C07=4 (B)
R07C09=7 (B) R08C07=8 (B) R05C04=4 (R) R06C09=4 (R)
R03C05=4 (C) R06C05=7 (C) R02C07=7 (C) R01C08=4 (C)
R03C08=6 (C) R04C09=8 (C) R02C01=4 (B) R02C09=2 (B)
R05C03=7 (B) R09C02=7 (B) R01C06=7 (R) R03C01=7 (R)
R03C02=8 (R) R05C06=8 (R) R09C03=8 (R) R06C01=8 (C)
R01C02=2 (C) R07C04=8 (C) R06C06=6 (C) R04C07=6 (C)
R01C04=6 (B) R04C01=5 (B) R06C04=5 (B) R06C07=2 (B)
R05C07=5 (B) R07C01=2 (B) R07C06=1 (B) R09C06=2 (B)
R03C04=2 (R) R03C06=5 (R) R04C03=2 (R) R06C03=1 (R)
R04C04=1 (C)

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Problem 23

2
6
4
5
1
9
8
3
7

7
1
5
2
3
8
9
4
6

9
3
8
7
4
6
5
1
2

8
4
7
1
5
2
6
9
3

1
9
2
6
8
3
7
5
4

6
5
3
4
9
7
2
8
1

3
7
1
8
2
5
4
6
9

4
8
6
9
7
1
3
2
5

5
2
9
3
6
4
1
7
8

Detailed solution:
R02C09=2 (R) R02C06=5 (R) R04C01=5 (R) R05C09=6 (R)
R05C08=7 (R) R07C03=5 (R) R09C08=5 (R) R01C02=7 (C)
R06C02=8 (C) R09C03=2 (C) R02C01=6 (B) R04C02=2 (B)
R06C01=9 (B) R04C09=3 (B) R04C08=9 (B) R09C02=6 (B)
R05C01=1 (R) R05C02=3 (R) R03C01=4 (C) R08C03=1 (C)
R06C08=1 (C) R01C08=4 (C) R02C04=4 (B) R06C09=4 (B)
R08C01=3 (B) R07C01=8 (B) R07C07=4 (B) R08C07=6 (B)
R08C09=7 (B) R09C07=9 (B) R01C03=9 (R) R02C07=7 (R)
R03C09=9 (R) R04C06=4 (R) R08C04=9 (R) R03C03=8 (C)
R01C04=8 (C) R08C06=8 (C) R03C07=1 (C) R01C07=3 (C)
R07C09=1 (C) R02C03=3 (B) R01C06=6 (B) R04C04=1 (B)
R09C06=1 (B) R09C04=3 (B) R07C04=6 (B) R03C06=3 (R)
R03C04=7 (R) R06C06=7 (R) R07C06=2 (R) R06C04=2 (C)

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Problem 24

2
9
4
8
1
3
5
7
6

6
3
5
7
4
2
8
1
9

8
1
7
9
5
6
2
4
3

3
7
8
4
2
9
1
6
5

4
6
9
1
7
5
3
8
2

5
2
1
3
6
8
4
9
7

7
8
2
5
9
4
6
3
1

9
4
6
2
3
1
7
5
8

1
5
3
6
8
7
9
2
4

Detailed solution:
R03C01=4 (R) R06C07=4 (R) R07C06=4 (R) R08C09=2 (R)
R08C03=4 (R) R02C03=1 (C) R05C05=7 (C) R09C07=1 (C)
R06C08=1 (C) R04C08=2 (C) R03C09=3 (C) R01C04=3 (B)
R06C02=2 (B) R07C04=1 (B) R08C07=3 (B) R03C06=1 (R)
R09C03=3 (R) R06C01=3 (C) R06C09=7 (R) R04C09=6 (C)
R06C03=6 (B) R04C07=5 (B) R02C09=5 (C) R07C09=9 (C)
R01C08=9 (B) R01C02=6 (R) R02C01=9 (R) R03C08=6 (R)
R08C06=9 (R) R09C02=9 (R) R07C01=5 (C) R04C01=8 (C)
R03C02=5 (C) R07C02=8 (C) R01C03=8 (C) R04C03=9 (C)
R09C04=5 (C) R01C06=5 (C) R05C06=6 (C) R02C07=8 (C)
R09C08=8 (C) R03C04=8 (B) R01C07=7 (B) R04C02=7 (B)
R05C04=2 (B) R08C01=7 (B) R08C04=6 (B) R09C06=7 (B)
R07C08=7 (B) R02C06=2 (R) R02C04=7 (R)

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Problem 25

3
8
7
1
9
5
4
6
2

5
4
6
8
7
2
9
1
3

1
2
9
4
3
6
5
7
8

6
9
8
5
1
3
2
4
7

4
5
1
7
2
9
8
3
6

7
3
2
6
4
8
1
9
5

8
6
3
9
5
4
7
2
1

9
1
5
2
6
7
3
8
4

2
7
4
3
8
1
6
5
9

Detailed solution:
R01C03=1 (R) R02C06=3 (R) R07C02=9 (C) R05C05=2 (C)
R09C02=3 (B) R09C03=8 (B)
excluding 7 in R08C04 R08C06 (B) because R09C04 R09C06 =7 (R)
The cells R05C04, R05C06, R07C06, R07C04 form a Unique Rectangle
with the values 1 and 4. There are exactly two ways of placing the values 1
and 4 in the cells of the Unique Rectangle, forming two possible
configurations. In both configurations, each row, column or block touched by
the Unique Rectangle contains each of the two values 1 and 4 exactly once.
As a result, if one of these two configurations were part of the solution, it
could then be replaced by the other one to get a second valid solution.
Because a valid sudoku cannot have more than one solution, none of the two
configurations of the Unique Rectangle can be valid. The only possible way
to avoid these two configurations is if one of R07C06 or R07C04 contains the
value 2.
Other occurrences of the value 2 can therefore be removed from the cells
that share a row, column or block with R07C06 and R07C04.
As a consequence : R08C07=2
excluding 7 in R08C04 R08C06 (B) because R09C04 R09C06 =7 (R)
excluding 6 in R02C09 R03C09 (B) because R01C07 R02C07 =6 (C)
R02C09=7 (cell) R06C08=7 (R) R08C03=7 (C) R04C08=2 (C)
R07C08=3 (C) R01C08=9 (C) R04C09=3 (C) R03C01=7 (B)
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R02C04=9 (B) R04C07=9 (B) R08C06=9 (B) R01C02=5 (R)

R02C03=2 (R) R04C01=1 (R) R04C03=4 (R) R04C02=8 (R)
R06C02=2 (R) R06C01=5 (R) R06C03=6 (R) R08C09=5 (R)
R08C01=6 (R) R09C06=5 (R) R09C04=7 (R) R07C01=4 (C)
R02C01=8 (C) R03C02=6 (C) R01C04=6 (C) R03C04=8 (C)
R05C06=4 (C) R01C06=7 (C) R02C07=6 (C) R01C07=8 (C)
R03C08=5 (C) R07C09=6 (C) R03C06=2 (B) R03C09=4 (B)
R05C04=1 (B) R06C07=4 (B) R07C06=1 (B) R07C04=2 (B)
R08C04=4 (B) R09C07=1 (B) R09C08=4 (B) R06C09=1 (R)

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Problem 26

9
4
2
3
6
7
8
1
5

1
5
8
4
2
9
7
6
3

3
6
7
5
8
1
2
9
4

7
8
3
9
5
2
1
4
6

2
1
5
6
4
3
9
8
7

4
9
6
7
1
8
3
5
2

5
7
9
1
3
4
6
2
8

6
2
1
8
7
5
4
3
9

8
3
4
2
9
6
5
7
1

Detailed solution:
R03C02=8 (R) R07C08=4 (R) R07C02=7 (R) R05C02=2 (C)
R06C07=4 (C) R01C07=5 (C) R09C08=9 (C) R01C09=8 (B)
R02C09=3 (C) R02C07=7 (R) R08C09=7 (R) R05C08=7 (C)
R08C07=2 (R) R08C05=8 (R) R09C07=8 (R) R06C06=8 (C)
R04C07=1 (C) R09C09=1 (C) R01C02=1 (C) R09C02=3 (C)
R03C08=1 (C) R01C08=6 (C) R02C03=6 (B) R02C05=1 (B)
R01C06=4 (B) R01C04=7 (B) R05C05=4 (B) R04C06=7 (B)
R02C01=4 (R) R05C04=5 (R) R06C01=7 (R) R09C03=4 (R)
R09C01=5 (R) R08C01=1 (C) R01C01=9 (C) R06C03=1 (C)
R04C03=5 (C) R08C03=9 (C) R07C04=1 (C) R04C04=9 (C)
R03C05=5 (C) R07C05=9 (C) R05C06=1 (C) R09C06=2 (C)
R03C06=6 (C) R01C03=3 (B) R03C04=3 (B) R04C01=3 (B)
R06C04=2 (B) R06C05=3 (B) R04C05=6 (B) R04C09=2 (B)
R06C09=6 (B) R07C06=3 (B) R09C04=6 (B)

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Problem 27

2
5
8
3
7
4
6
9
1

3
6
9
1
2
8
4
7
5

4
7
1
9
5
6
2
8
3

5
8
2
4
9
3
1
6
7

6
9
3
5
1
7
8
2
4

7
1
4
8
6
2
3
5
9

8
3
5
2
4
9
7
1
6

9
4
6
7
8
1
5
3
2

1
2
7
6
3
5
9
4
8

Detailed solution:
R02C01=5 (R) R03C03=1 (R) R07C04=1 (R) R07C01=6 (C)
R03C01=8 (C) R08C01=9 (C) R01C03=4 (C) R05C05=1 (C)
R01C05=6 (C) R09C07=6 (C) R08C09=4 (C) R01C02=3 (B)
R08C05=2 (R) R09C05=4 (C) R02C05=9 (C) R07C09=9 (C)
R02C09=2 (R) R03C09=7 (C) R01C06=7 (cell) R03C07=5 (cell)
R07C06=3 (cell) R09C06=9 (cell) R01C04=5 (R) R06C04=3 (R)
R07C07=7 (R) R09C03=3 (R) R09C02=5 (R) R09C04=7 (R)
R05C03=5 (C) R06C03=6 (C) R04C03=9 (C) R05C04=9 (C)
R05C06=6 (C) R04C08=7 (C) R06C08=1 (B) R06C07=9 (B)
R07C03=2 (B) R09C08=2 (B) R01C08=9 (R) R04C02=1 (R)
R05C07=4 (R) R04C07=2 (C) R01C07=8 (C) R05C08=8 (C)
R06C02=8 (B) R06C06=2 (B) R04C06=8 (B) R03C04=2 (R)
R03C06=4 (R) R04C04=4 (R) R05C02=2 (R)

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Problem 28

7
5
1
6
8
9
2
4
3

6
8
3
7
4
2
5
9
1

4
9
2
3
5
1
6
7
8

8
1
5
2
9
6
7
3
4

3
4
6
5
1
7
8
2
9

9
2
7
4
3
8
1
6
5

1
6
8
9
7
4
3
5
2

2
3
9
8
6
5
4
1
7

5
7
4
1
2
3
9
8
6

Detailed solution:
R02C01=5 (R) R02C09=7 (R) R07C07=3 (R) R07C03=6 (R)
R08C09=8 (R) R09C03=8 (R) R01C02=6 (C) R03C09=4 (C)
R07C09=9 (C) R01C03=4 (B) R02C05=4 (B) R01C07=1 (R)
R01C08=2 (R) R08C01=4 (R) R09C07=2 (C) R03C07=8 (B)
R07C01=2 (B) R08C05=2 (B) R09C08=7 (B) R03C03=2 (R)
R07C06=1 (R) R07C04=7 (R) R09C02=1 (R) R03C01=1 (C)
R05C05=1 (C) R01C05=3 (C) R09C05=9 (C) R03C06=7 (C)
R03C04=5 (B) R06C03=1 (B) R05C03=5 (B) R06C08=5 (B)
R05C08=6 (B) R04C08=8 (B) R09C06=5 (B) R05C06=3 (R)
R06C04=6 (R) R06C06=8 (R) R09C04=4 (R) R04C03=3 (C)
R04C04=2 (C) R01C04=8 (C) R05C04=9 (C) R04C06=4 (C)
R01C06=9 (C) R04C07=9 (C) R06C02=2 (B) R05C02=4 (B)
R04C02=7 (B) R06C07=4 (B) R05C07=7 (B)

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Problem 29

9
2
4
7
5
1
6
3
8

8
3
5
6
4
9
7
2
1

1
6
7
3
8
2
5
4
9

6
7
1
5
2
3
8
9
4

4
8
2
9
1
7
3
6
5

5
9
3
8
6
4
2
1
7

2
4
6
1
7
8
9
5
3

3
1
8
2
9
5
4
7
6

7
5
9
4
3
6
1
8
2

Detailed solution:
R01C04=6 (R) R02C08=1 (R) R02C02=3 (R) R02C07=4 (R) R02C03=6 (R)
R03C05=2 (R) R03C07=6 (R) R04C02=6 (R) R05C05=1 (R) R07C03=5 (R)
R07C05=3 (C) R04C05=9 (C) R01C06=5 (B) R07C08=4 (R) R01C05=4 (C)
R03C01=4 (B)
excluding 2 in R06C08 (B) because R04C08 R04C09 =2 (R)
excluding 3 in R06C07 (B) because R05C07 R05C09 =3 (R)
excluding 7 in R04C09 R05C09 R08C09 R09C09 (C) because R01C09
R03C09 =7 (B)
excluding 9 in R05C09 R08C09 R09C09 (C) because R01C09 R03C09 =9 (B)
hidden pair at R08C01+R08C09 for 3+8 : values 3 and 8 cannot be elsewhere
in line R08
Now the difficult part : R04C08 = 2 ("forcing chain"), because the alternative
would be : R04C09 = 2, R05C09 = 4, R06C02 = 4, R08C02 = 4, and now we
cannot put value 2 anywhere in column C08.
R04C01=7 (R) R05C01=5 (C) R06C08=5 (C) R03C03=7 (B) R01C01=9 (B)
R01C09=7 (B) R03C09=9 (B) R04C04=5 (B)
excluding 8 in R09C03 because R08C01 R09C01=8 (C)
R08C02=2 (R) R09C09=2 (R) R07C02=7 (C) R06C03=2 (C) R05C03=8 (C)
R09C03=9 (C) R08C04=9 (C) R05C08=9 (C) R06C02=9 (B) R05C07=7 (B)
R08C06=1 (B) R09C06=7 (B) R08C08=7 (B) R07C07=9 (B) R03C04=1 (R)
R03C06=3 (R) R05C09=3 (R) R05C02=4 (R) R06C04=3 (R) R06C06=4 (R)
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R06C07=8 (R) R08C01=3 (R) R08C09=8 (R) R09C07=3 (R) R09C04=4 (R)
R09C01=8 (R) R04C06=8 (C) R04C09=4 (C)

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Problem 30

8
2
7
9
4
1
3
5
6

9
3
5
8
6
7
1
4
2

1
4
6
2
5
3
7
9
8

2
5
3
1
7
6
9
8
4

6
8
4
3
9
5
2
7
1

7
9
1
4
8
2
6
3
5

3
6
8
5
1
9
4
2
7

4
7
9
6
2
8
5
1
3

5
1
2
7
3
4
8
6
9

Detailed solution:
R05C07=1 (R) R08C08=1 (R) R02C08=7 (C) R05C09=3 (C) R01C09=5 (C)
R04C07=5 (B) R06C07=9 (B) R01C01=8 (R) R05C03=5 (R) R05C05=9 (R)
R06C02=7 (C) R04C02=8 (C) R06C08=8 (C) R06C03=3 (B) R04C08=6 (B)
R01C06=7 (R) R05C01=4 (R) R04C03=2 (C) R01C04=2 (R) R06C06=2 (R)
R06C04=6 (R) R08C07=2 (R) R08C04=8 (R) R07C05=2 (C) R03C05=4 (C)
R07C07=4 (C) R03C07=8 (C) R03C09=2 (C) R07C09=8 (C) R09C09=9 (C)
R02C07=6 (B) R02C03=4 (cell) R08C03=9 (cell) R09C01=6 (cell)
R03C03=6 (R) R03C01=7 (R) R07C06=6 (R) R07C03=7 (R) R07C04=9 (R)
R07C01=3 (C) R02C02=3 (C) R08C02=4 (C) R03C04=3 (C) R08C06=3 (C)
R02C06=9 (C) R03C06=1 (B) R02C04=5 (B) R04C04=1 (B) R04C06=4 (B)
R09C04=4 (B) R09C06=5 (B)

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Problem 31

7
9
3
6
5
8
1
2
4

6
8
1
2
7
4
9
3
5

2
4
5
3
9
1
8
7
6

5
7
8
1
3
2
4
6
9

9
2
6
7
4
5
3
8
1

1
3
4
9
8
6
7
5
2

8
1
9
5
6
3
2
4
7

3
5
2
4
1
7
6
9
8

4
6
7
8
2
9
5
1
3

Detailed solution:
R07C03=8 (R) R09C08=8 (R) R06C01=8 (C) R03C04=8 (C) R05C06=8 (C)
R01C07=8 (C) R06C02=4 (B) R05C05=4 (B) R06C08=7 (B) R09C01=4 (B)
R08C03=7 (B) R01C09=4 (R) R03C06=4 (R) R05C03=9 (R) R07C04=4 (R)
R08C07=4 (R) R08C08=9 (B)
Excluding 1 in R03C07-C08-C09 (B) because R02C07-C08-C09=1 (B)
Excluding 5 in R03C07-C08-C09 (B) because R02C07-C08-C09=5 (B)
R02C08=5 (C) R05C08=1 (C) R05C09=2 (B) R05C07=6 (R) R02C07=1 (C)
R03C07=9 (C) R02C01=9 (C) R09C04=9 (C) R04C06=9 (C) R01C05=9 (B)
R07C02=9 (B) R01C01=7 (R) R04C05=7 (R) R07C06=7 (R) R02C04=7 (C)
R03C09=7 (C) R02C09=6 (B) R04C07=5 (R) R06C04=2 (C) R06C07=3 (C)
R03C05=6 (B) R04C01=6 (C) R08C04=6 (C) R06C06=6 (C) R06C05=5 (B)
R09C05=1 (B) R09C06=2 (B) R08C06=5 (B) R08C09=1 (B) R02C05=2 (R)
R02C06=3 (R) R06C03=1 (R) R07C09=5 (R) R08C02=3 (R) R09C09=3 (R)
R03C01=3 (C) R03C02=1 (C) R09C02=5 (C) R01C02=6 (C) R04C03=3 (C)
R03C03=5 (C) R09C03=6 (C) R04C04=1 (C) R07C05=3 (C) R01C08=3 (C)
R01C03=2 (B) R03C08=2 (B) R04C02=2 (B)

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Problem 32

7
9
8
4
2
5
1
6
3

1
6
2
9
3
7
5
4
8

3
4
5
8
1
6
9
7
2

8
5
3
6
9
2
4
1
7

4
7
1
5
8
3
2
9
6

6
2
9
7
4
1
3
8
5

9
3
6
1
5
8
7
2
4

2
1
7
3
6
4
8
5
9

5
8
4
2
7
9
6
3
1

Detailed solution:
R09C03=2 (R) R05C01=2 (C) R07C02=5 (C) R06C03=6 (B) R04C03=8 (B)
R07C01=1 (B) R08C01=6 (B) R08C03=7 (B) R03C07=6 (D) R01C06=6 (R)
R01C02=1 (C) R08C02=4 (C) R09C05=6 (C) R07C03=9 (B) R09C04=7 (B)
R08C05=9 (B) R02C08=1 (D) R06C04=2 (D) R05C05=8 (D) R01C08=2 (R)
R01C01=7 (R) R01C07=9 (R) R02C06=2 (R) R02C01=9 (R) R03C05=1 (R)
R04C09=2 (R) R03C01=8 (C) R05C04=9 (C) R02C05=7 (C) R06C06=1 (C)
R09C09=1 (C) R06C09=9 (C) R04C02=9 (B) R05C06=4 (B) R04C05=5 (B)
R04C07=1 (B) R07C04=4 (B) R09C08=9 (B) R01C04=8 (R) R04C08=3 (R)
R05C02=3 (R) R06C05=3 (R) R09C07=4 (R) R09C06=5 (R) R06C02=7 (C)
R02C07=3 (C) R05C07=5 (C) R06C07=8 (C) R08C08=5 (C) R07C08=8 (C)
R02C09=8 (C) R03C04=3 (B) R02C04=5 (B) R06C08=4 (B) R08C06=8 (B)
R07C09=6 (B) R01C03=3 (R) R02C03=4 (R) R03C09=4 (R) R03C03=5 (R)
R03C08=7 (R) R05C08=6 (R) R05C09=7 (R) R07C06=3 (R) R08C09=3 (R).

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Problem 33

2
9
8
3
7
4
1
5
6

3
5
6
1
8
9
7
2
4

7
4
1
2
5
6
9
3
8

4
6
3
8
1
7
2
9
5

1
8
5
9
6
2
3
4
7

9
7
2
5
4
3
8
6
1

6
1
9
7
3
5
4
8
2

8
2
4
6
9
1
5
7
3

5
3
7
4
2
8
6
1
9

Detailed solution:
R09C01=6 (C) R09C02=4 (C) R02C03=4 (C) R05C06=4 (C) R03C08=4 (C)
R04C09=4 (C) R03C03=1 (B) R05C04=1 (B) R06C06=3 (B) R04C07=7 (B)
R09C06=1 (B) R08C05=4 (B) R07C09=6 (B) R05C05=6 (D) R01C07=6 (R)
R02C04=6 (R) R04C02=1 (R) R06C03=6 (R) R08C01=5 (C) R05C03=5 (C)
R03C04=3 (C) R06C08=1 (C) R03C05=5 (B) R08C04=9 (cell)
R08C08=7 (cell)
excluding 3 in R05C02 because R04C01 R04C03=3 (R)
R01C02=3 (C) R07C02=7 (C) R01C03=7 (C) R09C05=7 (B) R07C06=8 (B)
R07C04=2 (R) R07C08=5 (R) R07C03=9 (R) R09C04=5 (R) R04C01=3 (C)
R04C03=2 (C) R06C05=2 (C) R02C05=8 (C) R04C05=9 (C) R06C07=5 (C)
R01C09=5 (C) R03C01=8 (B) R01C08=8 (B) R03C06=2 (R) R03C09=7 (R)
R03C07=9 (R) R01C01=2 (C) R02C01=9 (C) R02C06=7 (C) R01C06=9 (C)
R05C09=2 (C) R09C07=2 (B) R09C09=9 (D) R06C02=9 (R) R09C03=8 (R)
R05C02=8 (C) R08C03=3 (C) R08C07=8 (C) R05C08=9 (C) R02C09=3 (C)
R06C09=8 (C) R02C07=1 (B) R05C07=3 (B) R08C09=1 (B) R09C08=3 (B).

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Problem 34

4
8
3
1
2
6
9
5
7

5
2
7
4
9
3
6
1
8

1
9
6
7
5
8
4
2
3

2
7
4
6
1
5
3
8
9

6
5
8
9
3
7
2
4
1

9
3
1
2
8
4
7
6
5

7
1
9
5
4
2
8
3
6

3
6
2
8
7
1
5
9
4

8
4
5
3
6
9
1
7
2

Detailed solution:
R06C01=6 (C) R03C03=6 (C) R03C04=4 (C) R01C05=6 (C) R09C07=6 (C)
R09C08=4 (C) R02C09=4 (C) R05C09=6 (C) R01C08=3 (B) R04C09=3 (B)
R04C07=5 (B) R07C03=4 (B) R08C06=6 (B) R05C05=3 (D) R02C06=3 (R)
R04C02=4 (R) R06C06=4 (R) R07C04=3 (R) R09C03=3 (R) R05C04=1 (C)
R03C06=1 (C) R03C09=5 (C) R02C07=1 (B) R04C01=1 (B) R08C02=1 (B)
R09C06=5 (B) R07C09=1 (B) R01C02=5 (R) R01C07=7 (R) R02C05=5 (R)
R03C02=7 (R) R03C05=8 (R) R05C03=5 (R) R06C08=1 (R) R08C01=5 (R)
R05C06=8 (B) R05C08=7 (R) R05C02=9 (R).
Excluding 7 in R08C03 (B) because R09C01/R07C01=7 (C).
R08C09=7 (R), R09C01=7 (R), R07C06=7 (C).
Excluding 8 in R02C03 R08C03 (C) because R04C03/R06C03=8 (B).

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A more complex strategy (XY-wing) is now required to go further (see grid

below).
Let's
examine
cells
R07C01, R09C02 and
R07C05 : they may only
contain,
respectively,
values 8/9 (see C01), 2/8
(see C02) et 2/9 (see the
intersection
columnrow). A consequence is
that cell R09C04 cannot
contain value 2.

1 4
2

3 3

4 1
5 2
6 6

4
9
3

7
8 5

6
1

6
5

7
1

3
6

8
4

6
1
5

8
4
7
6

5
5
4

7
1
5

4
3
Let's
examine
cells
R07C01, R09C02 and
9 7
3
1 5 6 4
R09C09 : they may only
Problem 34, intermediary grid
contain,
respectively,
values 8/9, 2/8 et 2/9
(see C09). A consequence is that cell R07C07 cannot contain value 9.

3
6
1
7

Let's examine cells R07C01, R08C03 and R07C07 : they may only contain,
respectively, values 8/9, 2/9 et 2/8. A consequence is that cell R08C08
cannot contain value 2.
Let's examine cells R07C05, R07C07 and R08C08 : they may only contain,
respectively, values 2/9, 2/8 et 8/9. A consequence is that cell R08C04
cannot contain value 9.
Let's examine cells R03C07, R07C07 and R08C08 : they may only contain,
respectively, values 2/9, 2/8 et 8/9. A consequence is that cell R03C08
cannot contain value 9.
As a consequence, R03C07=9 and R03C08=2.
R01C06=9 (C) R01C04=2 (B) R07C05=2 (B) R09C09=2 (B) R08C08=9 (B)
R04C06=2 (D) R04C05=9 (R) R06C07=2 (R) R06C03=8 (R) R06C09=9 (R)
R07C01=9 (R) R08C03=2 (R) R08C04=8 (R) R09C02=8 (R) R09C04=9 (R)
R02C01=8 (C) R02C02=2 (C) R04C03=7 (C) R02C03=9 (C) R06C05=7 (C)
R07C07=8 (C) R04C08=8 (C).

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Problem 35

2
7
4
3
9
5
8
6
1

1
6
5
7
2
8
9
3
4

3
8
9
4
6
1
5
2
7

5
3
2
1
8
4
6
7
9

6
1
8
9
7
3
2
4
5

9
4
7
2
5
6
3
1
8

7
9
1
8
3
2
4
5
6

4
5
3
6
1
9
7
8
2

8
2
6
5
4
7
1
9
3

Detailed solution:
R04C03=4 (R) R04C07=8 (R) R05C09=4 (R) R08C05=4 (R) R09C02=4 (R)
R01C04=5 (C) R08C07=5 (C) R09C07=6 (C) R02C08=5 (C) R01C08=4 (B)
R05C06=5 (B) R06C06=6 (B) R07C03=5 (B) R09C06=8 (B) R03C07=1 (B)
R02C06=4 (B) R06C03=1 (B) R06C02=8 (B) R08C08=8 (B) R02C05=1 (R)
R04C04=1 (R) R06C01=5 (R) R07C09=1 (R) R09C01=1 (R) R03C05=8 (C)
R02C03=8 (B) R01C09=8 (R)
Excluding 3 in R01C07 (B) because R03C08 R03C09 =3 (R)
Excluding 6 in R08C02 R08C03 R08C04(B) because R07C02 R07C04 =6 (R)
R08C01=6 (R) R07C04=6 (C)
Excluding 7 in R01C03 (B) because R01C01 R02C01=7 (C)
Excluding 7 in R07C05 R07C06(B) because R08C04 R09C04=7 (C)
R07C08=7 (R) R03C06=7 (B)
Excluding 3 in R06C08 R06C09(B) because R05C07 R06C07=3 (C)
Excluding 9 in R07C05(C) because R04C05 R05C05 R06C05=9 (B)
Excluding 9 in R06C05(R) because R06C08 R06C09=9 (B)
Excluding 3 in R07C02(R) because R07C05 R07C06=3 (B)
Excluding 3 in R08C09(R) because R08C02 R08C03=3 (B)
Excluding 3 in R09C03(B) because R08C02 R08C03=3 (B)
Let's assume that R03C07=2, we'll show it's impossible. Then we would have:
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R03C09=3 (B) R01C06=2 (B) R03C04=9 (B)

Excluding 2 in R07C05 because R04C05 R05C05 R06C05 =2 (C)
R07C02 = 2 (R)
R03C03=2 (B) which is impossible since 2 is already in row 3.
The consequence is that R04C06=2 (B).
R07C05=2 (C) R07C06=3 (C) R01C06=9 (C) R03C03=9 (B) R03C04=2 (B)
R02C02=6 (B) R03C08=3 (B) R06C08=9 (B) R03C09=6 (R) R05C03=6 (R)
R07C02=9 (R) R08C09=9 (R) R09C04=9 (R) R08C04=7 (C) R05C07=3 (C)
R01C07=7 (C) R09C08=2 (C) R09C09=3 (C) R06C09=7 (C) R02C01=7 (B)
R02C09=2 (B) R04C01=3 (B) R05C01=9 (B) R06C05=3 (B) R05C05=7 (B)
R04C05=9 (B) R06C07=2 (B) R09C03=7 (B) R01C03=3 (R) R05C02=2 (R)
R08C03=2 (R) R08C02=3 (R) R01C01=2 (C)

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Problem 36

4
3
1
9
7
6
8
5
2

8
9
7
1
5
2
3
4
6

6
2
5
8
4
3
9
7
1

9
8
2
7
6
5
1
3
4

1
6
3
2
8
4
7
9
5

5
7
4
3
9
1
6
2
8

3
4
6
5
1
9
2
8
7

2
1
8
4
3
7
5
6
9

7
5
9
6
2
8
4
1
3

Detailed solution:
R09C04=4 (C) R06C06=1 (C) R02C07=4 (C) R08C09=1 (C) R07C07=2 (D)
R03C03=5 (D) R04C04=7 (D) R05C05=8 (D) R06C04=5 (D) R03C07=6
(D) R08C01=5 (R) R05C02=5 (C) R09C03=1 (C) R01C07=3 (C) R09C02=6
(B) R04C06=3 (D) R07C03=9 (D) R05C08=3 (R) R05C01=7 (R) R06C08=7
(R) R06C09=8 (R) R04C01=9 (C) R03C09=9 (C) R04C02=1 (B) R06C02=2
(B) R06C01=6 (B) R09C08=9 (B) R03C01=1 (R) R06C05=4 (R) R08C05=9
(C) R08C06=2 (B) R05C09=2 (R) R05C04=6 (R) R05C06=9 (R) R08C04=3
(R) R08C07=8 (R) R09C06=8 (R) R01C04=9 (C) R04C05=2 (C) R02C05=6
(C) R02C06=7 (C) R09C07=7 (C) R01C08=2 (C) R07C08=5 (C) R03C08=8
(C) R02C09=5 (C) R04C09=6 (C) R02C03=2 (B) R01C03=6 (B) R03C02=7
(B) R03C05=3 (B) R01C06=5 (B) R02C04=8 (B) R04C08=4 (B) R08C03=7
(B) R07C05=7 (B) R07C09=4 (B) R01C02=8 (R) R02C01=3 (R) R07C02=3
(R) R07C01=8 (R)

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Problem 37

4
5
9
6
1
7
3
8
2

8
1
2
9
5
3
4
7
6

6
3
7
4
2
8
9
5
1

3
8
5
2
9
6
7
1
4

7
9
1
3
8
4
2
6
5

2
6
4
1
7
5
8
3
9

9
7
3
5
4
1
6
2
8

1
4
6
8
3
2
5
9
7

5
2
8
7
6
9
1
4
3

Detailed solution:
R02C07=7 (R) R08C03=5 (C) R01C09=5 (cell) R07C08=5 (R)
Excluding 7 in R04C06 R06C04 (B) because R05C04 R05C06 =7 (R)
R08C02=7 (D)
Excluding 3 in R07C04+C06 R09C04+C06 (B) because R08C04+C06 =3 (R)
Excluding 6 in R02C08 (D) because R04C06 R06C04 =6 (B)
R03C08=6 (C)
Excluding 6 in R04C03 R06C03 (B) because R04C01 R06C01 =6 (C)
Excluding 4 in R01C03 R02C03 R03C01+C02 (B) because R01C01
R02C02=4 (D)
Excluding 4 in R01C04+C06 R02C04+C06 (B) because R03C04+C06=4 (R)
Excluding 1 in R04C04 R06C06 (B) because R04C06 R06C04 =1 (D)
Excluding 2 in R04C06 R06C04 (D) because naked triplet 248 in R05C05
R02C08 R09C01
Excluding 8 in R04C06 R06C04 (D) because naked triplet 248 in R05C05
R02C08 R09C01
Hidden pair at R01C01+C07 for 4+9 : values cannot be elsewhere in set L
Excluding 2 in R04C01 R06C01 R07C01 (C) because naked triplet 249 in
R01C01 R09C01 R03C01
Excluding 4 in R04C01 R07C01 (C) because naked triplet 249 in R01C01
R09C01 R03C01
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Excluding 9 in R04C01 R06C01 (C) because naked triplet 249 in R01C01

R09C01 R03C01
R07C01=3 (cell)
R09C09=3 (R) R06C02=3 (C) R04C02=9 (B) R02C02=1 (D) R01C01=4 (D)
R02C08=4 (D) R05C05=8 (D) R01C07=9 (R) R03C01=9 (R) R09C01=2 (C)
R03C02=2 (C) R07C02=4 (C) R09C03=1 (C) R07C05=2 (C) R06C09=9 (C)
R03C09=8 (B) R04C09=7 (B) R09C07=8 (B) R08C08=9 (B) R06C01=7 (R)
R08C07=2 (R) R04C01=6 (C) R03C05=1 (C) R07C09=1 (C) R06C04=6 (B)
R04C06=1 (D) R06C07=1 (R) R06C06=5 (R) R08C04=1 (R) R08C06=3 (R)
R03C04=5 (C) R04C07=5 (C) R03C06=4 (B) R05C07=4 (B) R09C04=4 (B)
R09C06=9 (B) R04C04=2 (D) R01C06=2 (R) R01C03=6 (R) R02C06=6 (R)
R02C04=8 (R) R04C03=4 (R) R04C08=8 (R) R05C03=2 (R) R05C04=9 (R)
R06C08=2 (R) R06C03=8 (R) R07C06=8 (R) R02C03=3 (C) R01C04=3 (C)
R07C04=7 (C) R05C06=7 (C)

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Problem 38

3
5
1
7
2
4
8
6
9

7
2
4
8
6
9
5
3
1

8
9
6
5
3
1
7
4
2

5
7
3
4
1
2
6
9
8

6
1
9
3
8
7
4
2
5

4
8
2
6
9
5
1
7
3

2
3
5
1
7
6
9
8
4

9
4
7
2
5
8
3
1
6

1
6
8
9
4
3
2
5
7

Detailed solution:
R07C08=3 (R) R02C07=3 (C) R05C05=8 (cell)
Excluding 2 in R03C07 R03C08 R03C09(B) because R01C07 R01C08 =2 (R)
Excluding 1 in R07C01 R07C02 (B) because R09C02 R09C03=1 (R)
Excluding 9 in R01C07 (B) because R01C08 R03C08=9 (C)
Excluding 1 in R05C01 R05C03 R05C07(R) because R05C04 R05C06=1 (B)
R03C01=1 (C) R05C01=2 (cell) R05C09=4 (cell)
R07C09=2 (C) R09C03=2 (B) R09C02=1 (R)
R05C07=7 (cell) R09C08=6 (cell)
Excluding 8 in R08C01 R08C03 (B) because R07C01 R07C02=8 (R)
Excluding 6 in R03C07 R01C07 (B) because R02C09 R03C09=6 (C)
R03C07=5 (cell) R09C07=4 (cell)
R09C05=5 (R) R06C06=5 (C) R08C09=5 (C) R08C07=8 (B) R07C07=9 (B)
R01C07=2 (cell) R08C01=6 (cell) R07C03=7 (cell) R08C03=4 (cell)
R03C02=4 (R) R06C05=7 (R) R01C02=7 (C) R06C02=9 (C) R03C08=7 (C)
R01C08=9 (C) R02C03=9 (B) R04C04=4 (D) R03C03=6 (D) R01C05=6 (R)
R01C03=8 (R) R02C01=5 (R) R02C09=6 (R) R02C06=8 (R) R03C09=8 (R)
R06C08=8 (R) R07C05=4 (R) R07C02=5 (R) R07C01=8 (R) R04C02=8 (C)
R04C03=5 (C) R03C05=9 (C) R08C06=7 (C) R05C06=9 (C) R04C08=2 (C)
R03C04=3 (B) R02C04=7 (B) R06C03=1 (B) R05C03=3 (B) R05C04=1 (B)
R06C04=2 (B) R04C05=3 (B) R04C06=6 (B) R04C07=1 (B) R06C07=6 (B)
R07C06=1 (B) R07C04=6 (B) R08C04=9 (B) R03C06=2 (R).
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Problem 39

9
6
4
5
2
1
3
8
7

5
1
8
9
3
7
4
2
6

3
7
2
8
4
6
5
9
1

2
5
1
3
7
9
8
6
4

4
3
6
1
8
2
7
5
9

7
8
9
6
5
4
2
1
3

8
9
3
7
1
5
6
4
2

6
4
5
2
9
3
1
7
8

1
2
7
4
6
8
9
3
5

Detailed solution:
The problem can only be solved by brute force. To solve it "by hand", we use
the provided clues (R01C01=9, R01C09=1, R09C01=7, R09C09=5).
R04C02=9 (R) R05C09=6 (R) R05C05=8 (R) R06C02=7 (R) R07C09=9 (R)
R08C03=9 (R) R09C05=9 (R) R01C05=4 (C) R02C07=9 (C) R04C01=5 (B)
R04C05=1 (R) R05C01=2 (R) R06C01=1 (R) R06C05=2 (C) R07C07=6
(cell)
R02C01=6 (R) R08C04=6 (R) R09C02=6 (R) R09C04=4 (C) R01C08=6 (C)
R08C01=8 (B)
Excluding 4 in R03C07 R03C08 R03C09 (B) because R02C08 R02C09 =4 (R)
R08C07=4 (C) R02C08=4 (D) R07C03=5 (D) R02C04=5 (R) R04C09=4 (R)
R01C04=2 (C) R03C08=5 (C) R08C08=7 (C) R01C02=5 (B) R03C02=8 (B)
R04C08=2 (B) R02C02=1 (D) R03C03=2 (D) R08C02=2 (D) R03C07=3 (D)
R01C03=3 (R) R01C06=7 (R) R01C07=8 (R) R02C09=2 (R) R02C03=7 (R)
R02C06=8 (R) R03C01=4 (R) R03C09=7 (R) R07C08=1 (R) R07C01=3 (R)
R07C02=4 (R) R08C06=1 (R) R08C09=3 (R) R09C03=1 (R) R09C07=2 (R)
R09C06=3 (R) R09C08=8 (R) R06C08=3 (C) R06C09=8 (C)

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Problem 40

6
7
2
1
3
5
9
8
4

4
5
9
8
2
7
1
3
6

1
8
3
4
9
6
7
2
5

3
1
6
7
5
9
2
4
8

5
2
4
3
1
8
6
7
9

7
9
8
2
6
4
3
5
1

9
3
5
6
4
2
8
1
7

2
6
7
5
8
1
4
9
3

8
4
1
9
7
3
5
6
2

Detailed solution:
Excluding 2 in R03C07 R07C03 (D) because R04C06 R06C04 =2 (B)
R03C01=2 (R) R08C03=2 (C) R03C07=5 (cell) R08C01=8 (cell)
R09C03=5 (C) R04C08=5 (C) R09C02=6 (B) R09C07=7 (R) R07C07=8 (C)
R05C09=7 (C) R02C03=8 (B) R09C08=3 (B) R01C03=1 (C) R06C08=1 (C)
R01C08=2 (C)
Excluding 1 in R08C04 R08C06 (B) because R09C04 R09C06 =1 (R)
Excluding 9 in R07C04-C05-C06 (B) because R09C04 R09C05 R09C06=9
(R)
Excluding 4 in R01C07 R02C07 (B) because R02C09 R03C09 =4 (C)
Excluding 6 in R08C07 (B) because R07C09 R08C09 =6 (C)
R08C07=1 (cell)
Excluding 8 in R03C05 R09C05 (C) because R04C05 R06C05 =8 (B)
R09C05=9 (cell)
Excluding 7 in R04C06 R06C04 (B) because R04C04 R06C06 =7 (D)
R07C03=7 (D) R06C04=9 (D) R06C07=2 (R) R07C01=9 (R) R02C01=7 (C)
R05C03=9 (C) R07C04=2 (C) R04C06=2 (C) R03C03=3 (B) R01C02=4 (B)
R05C01=3 (B) R04C05=3 (B) R06C05=8 (B) R07C06=3 (B) R04C02=8 (R)
R06C03=6 (R) R06C02=7 (C) R04C03=4 (C) R03C05=4 (C) R07C05=6 (C)
R01C06=7 (C) R02C06=9 (C) R05C07=4 (C) R04C07=6 (C) R01C07=9 (C)
R02C09=4 (C) R08C09=6 (C) R03C09=1 (B) R02C07=3 (B) R06C06=4 (B)
R04C04=7 (B) R08C04=4 (B) R08C06=5 (B) R07C09=5 (B) R01C04=3 (R)
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R01C05=5 (R) R02C04=1 (R) R05C04=5 (R) R05C06=6 (R) R09C06=1 (R)
R09C04=8 (R) R03C04=6 (C) R03C06=8 (C)

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Problem 41

9
3
7
5
2
4
1
6
8

4
1
2
6
7
8
3
5
9

8
5
6
9
3
1
7
4
2

7
9
3
1
4
6
2
8
5
9
7
3

6
4
5
2
8
7
9
3
1
4
6
5

2
8
1
3
5
9
4
7
6
1
8
2

3
6
8
4
1
2
5
9
7
8
3
6

5
2
9
7
6
3
8
1
4
2
5
9

1
7
4
8
9
5
6
2
3
7
4
1

5
2
4
1
6
8
3
9
7

6
7
1
3
4
9
5
2
8

9
3
8
7
5
2
6
1
4

Detailed solution:
R02C07=6 (R) R05C02=7 (R) R03C06=1 (C) R03C08=9 (C) R10C08=2 (C)
R05C08=6 (R) R09C08=4 (cell) R07C08=8 (cell)
Excluding 2 in R04C10 (R) because R04C05 R04C07 R04C09=2 (R)
Excluding 9 in R05C03 (B) because R04C02 R04C03 =9 (R)
Excluding 2 in R06C12 (R) because R06C05 R06C07 R06C09=2 (R)
Excluding 4 in R04C01-C02-C03 R05C03 (B) because R06C01 R06C02
R06C03=4 (R)
Excluding 7 in R08C10 (R) because R08C04 R08C05 R08C06=7 (R)
Excluding 8 in R08C10 R08C11 (R) because R08C04 R08C06 =8 (R)
Excluding 3 in R02C05 R03C05 (B) because R01C04 R02C04 R03C04=3 (C)
Excluding 1 in R11C07 R12C07 (C) because R05C07 R06C07 =1 (C)
Excluding 8 in R10C09 R11C09 R12C09 (C) because R04C09 R06C09 =8 (C)
Excluding 2 in R01C04 R03C04 (C) because R07C04 R08C04 R09C04=2 (C)
Excluding 2 in R07C05-C06 R08C05-C06 R09C05-C06 (B) because R07C04
R08C04 R09C04=2 (C)
R01C06=2 (C) R12C06=2 (C) R03C02=2 (B) R07C04=2 (R) R09C03=2 (R)
R07C01=1 (B) R09C05=1 (B) R07C06=4 (cell) R08C11=4 (R) R08C05=3
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R07C02=3 (B) R07C05=9 (R) R09C02=9 (R) R04C02=6 (C) R04C03=9 (C)
R02C04=9 (C) R08C01=6 (B) R09C06=6 (B) R08C10=6 (B) R04C09=8 (R)
R08C03=4 (R) R09C04=5 (R) R04C11=6 (R) R10C12=6 (C) R12C07=6 (B)
R05C04=4 (cell) R05C06=5 (cell) R05C09=9 (cell) R08C09=2 (cell)
R04C01=5 (cell) R04C10=5 (cell) R04C07=4 (R) R08C07=9 (R)
R11C09=4 (R) R11C08=5 (R) R04C05=2 (R) R04C08=7 (R) R06C07=2 (R)
R06C09=5 (R) R06C05=7 (R) R05C07=1 (C) R01C07=3 (C) R06C08=3 (C)
R01C08=5 (C) R10C05=4 (C) R12C05=5 (C) R11C07=3 (C) R10C07=8 (C)
R12C09=1 (C) R10C09=7 (C) R07C11=3 (C) R10C11=5 (C) R09C11=9 (C)
R05C12=3 (C) R02C03=5 (B) R03C04=3 (B) R03C05=5 (B) R06C03=1 (B)
R05C03=3 (B) R06C02=8 (B) R05C10=2 (B) R09C12=2 (B) R09C10=8 (B)
R11C10=9 (B) R01C02=4 (R) R01C04=7 (R) R01C03=8 (R) R02C01=3 (R)
R02C09=7 (R) R02C06=8 (R) R03C09=4 (R) R03C01=7 (R) R06C01=4 (R)
R08C06=7 (R) R08C04=8 (R) R10C04=9 (R) R11C12=1 (R) R11C04=7 (R)
R11C06=8 (R) R12C10=7 (R) R12C11=8 (R) R06C11=1 (R) R06C12=8 (R)
R07C10=1 (R) R07C12=7 (R) R02C05=4 (C)

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Problem 42
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Detailed solution:
R04C03=3 (R) R05C08=5 (R) R06C05=6 (R) R07C05=2 (R) R07C08=3 (R)
R07C02=6 (R) R08C07=6 (R) R08C09=7 (R) R07C09=5 (R) R07C14=9 (R)
R08C11=1 (R) R08C13=8 (R) R12C11=2 (R) R14C13=1 (R) R01C03=6 (C)
R03C04=6 (C) R03C08=4 (C) R02C09=2 (C) R03C09=9 (C) R13C08=1 (C)
R11C10=7 (C) R13C12=6 (C) R10C14=1 (C) R11C14=8 (C) R02C07=1 (B)
R01C07=3 (B) R01C08=7 (B) R06C08=1 (B) R04C07=7 (B) R09C08=9 (B)
R11C12=9 (B) R01C02=5 (R) R02C06=7 (R) R03C02=7 (R) R09C03=5 (R)
R09C07=8 (R) R07C13=2 (R) R08C10=9 (R) R13C11=8 (R) R14C09=8 (R)
R14C11=9 (R) R15C14=2 (R) R15C09=9 (R) R05C02=1 (C) R06C02=2 (C)
R04C02=9 (C) R08C03=1 (C) R05C03=4 (C) R06C03=8 (C) R02C03=9 (C)
R07C04=1 (C) R08C05=9 (C) R03C06=3 (C) R08C06=4 (C) R05C06=9 (C)
R05C07=2 (C) R06C07=9 (C) R04C08=8 (C) R10C08=8 (C) R10C09=6 (C)
R09C10=4 (C) R09C11=5 (C) R14C12=5 (C) R13C15=5 (C) R03C01=1 (B)
R02C01=3 (B) R03C05=8 (B) R04C05=4 (B) R05C04=8 (B) R09C02=4 (B)
R07C01=9 (B) R08C04=5 (B) R07C06=8 (B) R09C12=2 (B) R08C12=3 (B)
R08C15=4 (B) R12C08=7 (B) R10C11=3 (B) R10C13=7 (B) R15C08=6 (B)
R14C10=2 (B) R13C10=3 (B) R13C14=4 (B) R14C15=7 (B) R02C04=4 (R)
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R02C05=5 (R) R08C01=8 (R) R09C14=7 (R) R12C13=5 (R) R13C07=7 (R)
R14C07=3 (R) R15C13=3 (R) R11C08=5 (C) R11C13=4 (C) R12C14=3 (C)
R09C15=3 (C) R11C09=3 (B) R12C09=4 (B)

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Problem 43

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Detailed solution:
R06C04=4 (R) R07C08=4 (R) R09C02=4 (R) R10C08=5 (R) R11C09=4 (R)
R09C12=4 (R) R07C03=8 (C) R01C05=4 (C) R03C08=7 (C) R02C09=1 (C)
R08C04=5 (C) R11C05=6 (C) R10C07=6 (C) R05C07=7 (C) R09C08=1 (C)
R06C08=2 (C) R12C08=8 (C) R04C08=9 (C) R05C10=4 (C) R06C10=7 (C)
R08C12=2 (C) R04C12=6 (C) R02C05=7 (B) R06C01=7 (B) R06C06=6 (B)
R08C02=7 (B) R07C04=6 (B) R08C05=8 (B) R09C11=6 (B) R01C09=9 (R)
R06C03=9 (R) R08C01=2 (R) R08C09=6 (R) R08C07=9 (R) R06C11=8 (R)
R07C10=8 (R) R08C10=1 (R) R09C05=9 (R) R07C01=9 (C) R03C02=9 (C)
R04C03=2 (C) R05C04=9 (C) R07C05=2 (C) R01C08=5 (C) R09C09=2 (C)
R07C09=7 (C) R10C04=8 (C) R12C05=7 (C) R09C06=7 (C) R04C06=8 (C)
R11C07=3 (C) R05C09=8 (C) R12C09=9 (C) R10C10=3 (C) R11C10=9 (C)
R04C11=3 (C) R07C11=9 (C) R05C12=1 (C) R03C06=5 (B) R01C04=8 (B)
R04C05=1 (B) R06C05=5 (B) R06C09=3 (B) R04C09=5 (B) R07C06=1 (B)
R11C04=2 (B) R12C06=3 (B) R10C06=9 (B) R11C11=1 (B) R10C11=2 (B)
R01C06=3 (R) R03C04=1 (R) R03C07=2 (R) R03C03=3 (R) R04C01=3 (R)
R04C02=6 (R) R05C02=1 (R) R05C05=3 (R) R05C01=5 (R) R09C03=5 (R)
R09C01=6 (R) R12C04=1 (R) R02C02=5 (C) R02C03=6 (C) R02C04=2 (C)
R02C07=3 (C)
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Problem 44
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Detailed solution:
R02C05=1 (R) R05C07=1 (R) R05C03=2 (R) R05C08=7 (R) R06C02=3 (R)
R07C02=1 (R) R07C08=2 (R) R08C01=2 (R) R08C03=7 (R) R07C07=3 (R)
R07C14=4 (R) R07C15=6 (R) R08C13=9 (R) R10C13=1 (R) R10C08=3 (R)
R10C09=9 (R) R11C13=3 (R) R11C14=6 (R) R12C14=5 (R) R13C09=1 (R)
R15C08=6 (R) R15C14=9 (R) R01C01=3 (C) R03C02=7 (C) R04C05=2 (C)
R02C06=7 (C) R03C07=2 (C) R02C09=9 (C) R14C07=7 (C) R08C15=2 (C)
R03C03=9 (B) R02C04=6 (B) R10C14=2 (B) R12C13=8 (B) R03C08=4 (R)
R10C11=4 (R) R15C15=5 (R) R15C07=8 (R) R02C03=5 (C) R08C07=4 (C)
R06C07=5 (C) R04C07=6 (C) R02C07=8 (C) R01C08=6 (C) R09C12=4 (C)
R14C15=8 (C) R02C01=4 (B) R01C02=8 (B) R01C09=5 (B) R07C04=4 (B)
R07C05=5 (B) R09C08=5 (B) R09C14=8 (B) R14C09=5 (B) R13C11=8 (B)
R03C04=5 (R) R09C02=4 (R) R09C09=6 (R) R09C01=8 (R) R08C09=8 (R)
R11C08=8 (R) R14C13=4 (R) R05C02=6 (C) R04C02=9 (C) R04C03=4 (C)
R07C03=6 (C) R06C03=8 (C) R08C04=3 (C) R05C04=8 (C) R03C05=8 (C)
R03C06=3 (C) R08C06=6 (C) R07C06=8 (C) R05C06=9 (C) R04C08=8 (C)
R06C08=9 (C) R12C08=7 (C) R12C09=4 (C) R13C13=6 (C) R09C13=7 (C)
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R13C14=7 (C) R06C05=6 (B) R08C05=9 (B) R11C09=2 (B) R12C11=2 (B)
R11C10=7 (B) R11C12=9 (B) R13C08=4 (B) R13C10=9 (B) R08C11=7 (R)
R09C10=2 (R) R09C11=3 (R) R13C12=5 (R) R14C12=2 (R) R14C10=3 (R)
R14C11=6 (R) R08C10=5 (C) R08C12=6 (C)

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Problem 45
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Detailed solution:
R04C03=5 (R) R06C02=9 (R) R07C02=7 (R) R11C04=5 (R) R12C05=2 (R)
R04C11=8 (R) R07C11=9 (R) R09C05=5 (R) R09C13=9 (R) R10C08=2 (R)
R10C12=5 (R) R10C15=9 (R) R13C12=9 (R) R14C13=5 (R) R15C08=5 (R)
R02C03=9 (C) R04C05=9 (C) R01C08=4 (C) R02C09=5 (C) R05C09=9 (C)
R12C08=4 (C) R10C09=8 (C) R14C07=4 (C) R13C11=4 (C) R07C14=4 (C)
R02C01=4 (B) R03C04=5 (B) R03C07=9 (B) R05C07=1 (B) R15C11=3 (B)
R04C06=2 (R) R07C05=4 (R) R08C03=4 (C) R06C04=4 (C) R06C05=7 (C)
R02C07=6 (C) R06C07=8 (C) R03C08=2 (C) R06C11=3 (C) R10C05=1 (C)
R04C08=3 (C) R09C08=7 (C) R07C08=8 (C) R15C07=1 (C) R13C08=6 (C)
R07C09=6 (C) R12C11=1 (C) R09C11=6 (C) R10C11=7 (C) R10C14=1 (C)
R01C05=2 (B) R01C06=6 (B) R01C09=3 (B) R06C01=3 (B) R05C01=7 (B)
R05C04=6 (B) R05C06=8 (B) R06C08=6 (B) R04C09=7 (B) R09C02=8 (B)
R08C04=8 (B) R08C09=1 (B) R06C10=1 (B) R04C12=6 (B) R05C12=7 (B)
R09C10=8 (B) R07C15=1 (B) R11C06=6 (B) R12C04=7 (B) R11C07=7 (B)
R12C07=9 (B) R12C10=6 (B) R11C10=9 (B) R14C10=1 (B) R14C12=6 (B)
R15C13=6 (B) R15C14=8 (B) R01C02=1 (R) R01C03=8 (R) R03C05=1 (R)
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R03C02=3 (R) R03C01=6 (R) R04C02=6 (R) R05C03=2 (R) R07C06=1 (R)
R07C03=3 (R) R08C07=3 (R) R08C06=7 (R) R09C01=1 (R) R09C07=2 (R)
R09C04=3 (R) R10C06=4 (R) R11C09=3 (R) R11C12=4 (R) R05C10=2 (R)
R07C12=3 (R) R08C12=2 (R) R08C10=4 (R) R09C14=3 (R) R11C15=6 (R)
R11C13=8 (R) R12C13=3 (R) R12C14=7 (R) R13C15=3 (R) R13C09=7 (R)
R14C09=2 (R) R14C15=7 (R) R15C10=2 (R) R08C01=2 (C) R02C04=7 (C)
R02C06=3 (C) R08C13=7 (C) R13C14=2 (C) R08C15=8 (C)

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Problem 46

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Detailed solution:
R02C08=2 (R) R05C01=3 (R) R06C01=8 (R) R09C01=7 (R) R06C10=8 (R)
R07C10=5 (R) R08C01=2 (C) R04C01=9 (C) R01C03=5 (C) R02C02=8 (C)
R10C03=5 (C) R06C04=5 (C) R10C10=4 (C) R01C02=3 (B) R02C03=7 (B)
R05C07=5 (B) R04C03=4 (B) R02C05=4 (B) R02C07=9 (B) R04C10=9 (B)
R07C03=3 (B) R07C02=4 (B) R07C04=9 (B) R10C02=3 (B) R10C04=7 (B)
R09C03=9 (B) R09C07=4 (B) R01C01=4 (R) R02C01=6 (R) R04C04=1 (R)
R08C05=1 (R) R09C02=1 (R) R02C10=6 (R) R05C03=1 (R) R06C07=1 (R)
R08C10=2 (R) R10C09=1 (R) R03C01=1 (C) R06C03=6 (C) R01C04=7 (C)
R07C07=2 (C) R01C09=1 (C) R09C04=2 (C) R03C04=6 (C) R10C05=2 (C)
R03C10=1 (C) R01C05=2 (B) R01C06=9 (B) R09C08=8 (B) R10C06=9 (B)
R08C08=5 (B) R08C09=9 (B) R01C07=8 (R) R10C07=8 (R) R04C07=6 (C)
R04C08=3 (C) R01C08=6 (C) R09C09=3 (C) R07C09=6 (C) R06C05=3 (C)
R05C05=9 (C) R08C06=3 (C) R03C07=3 (C) R08C07=7 (C) R10C08=6 (C)
R06C08=9 (C) R03C09=7 (B) R05C06=6 (B) R05C08=7 (B) R09C05=6 (B)
R04C05=7 (B) R06C02=7 (B) R06C06=4 (B) R07C06=7 (B) R07C05=8 (B)
R05C09=4 (B) R09C06=5 (B) R03C05=5 (R) R03C06=8 (R) R05C02=2 (R)
R06C09=2 (R)

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Problem 47
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Detailed solution:
R05C02=2 (R) R06C09=6 (R) R07C01=9 (R) R08C05=1 (R) R08C01=2 (R)
R08C03=4 (R) R09C08=6 (R) R10C04=6 (R) R11C04=9 (R) R05C12=2 (R)
R07C04=2 (R) R08C11=3 (R) R09C12=1 (R) R09C07=2 (R) R07C14=3 (R)
R07C09=4 (R) R09C10=5 (R) R11C09=1 (R) R11C14=4 (R) R11C08=5 (R)
R11C13=9 (R) R12C10=4 (R) R12C12=5 (R) R12C07=8 (R) R14C13=5 (R)
R03C04=6 (C) R01C04=9 (C) R07C05=3 (C) R03C05=7 (C) R02C07=6 (C)
R07C08=8 (C) R03C09=1 (C) R04C09=5 (C) R08C09=9 (C) R06C11=5 (C)
R12C04=3 (C) R09C04=4 (C) R10C05=5 (C) R12C05=7 (C) R11C05=8 (C)
R11C06=4 (C) R07C06=5 (C) R06C07=4 (C) R08C07=5 (C) R04C07=9 (C)
R05C08=3 (C) R08C08=7 (C) R10C09=7 (C) R15C09=8 (C) R15C10=3 (C)
R10C10=8 (C) R13C10=9 (C) R09C11=8 (C) R10C12=9 (C) R08C13=8 (C)
R09C14=7 (C) R13C14=8 (C) R01C03=7 (B) R02C03=9 (B) R01C06=1 (B)
R03C06=4 (B) R02C05=5 (B) R01C07=3 (B) R02C08=4 (B) R03C08=9 (B)
R04C04=1 (B) R05C07=7 (B) R08C02=3 (B) R09C06=7 (B) R05C10=1 (B)
R05C11=4 (B) R06C10=9 (B) R07C12=7 (B) R08C15=1 (B) R07C13=2 (B)
R08C14=6 (B) R09C15=9 (B) R12C06=1 (B) R10C06=2 (B) R12C09=2 (B)
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R10C07=3 (B) R10C15=2 (B) R12C15=3 (B) R10C13=6 (B) R12C13=7 (B)
R14C08=3 (B) R14C09=6 (B) R14C07=9 (B) R15C13=1 (B) R13C15=6 (B)
R15C14=9 (B) R01C08=5 (R) R02C02=1 (R) R02C01=8 (R) R03C01=3 (R)
R03C02=5 (R) R04C01=7 (R) R05C03=1 (R) R06C04=7 (R) R07C02=7 (R)
R09C03=5 (R) R09C02=8 (R) R04C11=7 (R) R06C06=3 (R) R06C12=8 (R)
R07C10=6 (R) R13C08=1 (R) R13C12=2 (R) R13C11=4 (R) R13C07=7 (R)
R14C14=2 (R) R14C15=4 (R) R14C11=7 (R) R15C08=2 (R) R15C12=6 (R)
R06C01=5 (C) R04C03=3 (C) R06C03=8 (C) R04C06=8 (C) R04C10=3 (C)
R04C12=6 (C)

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R01C07=1 (R) R01C15=2 (R) R01C11=4 (R) R02C09=6 (R) R03C11=6 (R)
R04C15=6 (R) R08C15=3 (R) R08C13=4 (R) R08C08=6 (R) R08C12=7 (R)
R08C14=8 (R) R09C11=3 (R) R09C13=6 (R) R13C15=8 (R) R13C17=2 (R)
R13C14=4 (R) R14C12=2 (R) R15C09=5 (R) R15C11=9 (R) R11C03=7 (C)
R12C08=2 (C) R12C09=8 (C) R17C11=2 (C) R12C13=8 (C) R14C14=1 (C)
R19C14=5 (C) R15C14=6 (C) R05C15=8 (C) R09C08=1 (B) R09C07=2 (B)
R09C09=4 (B) R08C07=5 (B) R07C09=7 (B) R07C08=8 (B) R08C09=9 (B)
R08C10=1 (B) R09C12=8 (B) R07C11=9 (B) R12C01=4 (B) R10C08=5 (B)
R13C07=1 (B) R14C07=4 (B) R14C09=6 (B) R13C08=7 (B) R15C07=8 (B)
R14C08=9 (B) R14C10=7 (B) R14C18=6 (B) R14C16=9 (B) R18C07=7 (B)
R03C07=8 (R) R05C11=5 (R) R06C11=8 (R) R07C19=7 (R) R09C06=7 (R)
R09C20=2 (R) R14C13=3 (R) R14C15=5 (R) R14C20=7 (R) R14C19=8 (R)
R15C08=3 (R) R15C19=3 (R) R15C17=8 (R) R17C13=5 (R) R19C13=6 (R)
R13C01=3 (C) R09C01=5 (C) R08C02=2 (C) R09C02=9 (C) R08C03=3 (C)
R02C07=7 (C) R17C07=6 (C) R20C07=9 (C) R04C08=5 (C) R11C09=3 (C)
R09C10=5 (C) R04C11=7 (C) R16C14=3 (C) R18C14=9 (C) R10C16=8 (C)
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R08C20=9 (C) R12C21=7 (C) R03C08=4 (B) R02C15=4 (B) R02C13=9 (B)
R04C07=4 (B) R05C07=9 (B) R06C10=4 (B) R09C03=8 (B) R08C06=8 (B)
R08C19=6 (B) R12C02=5 (B) R10C05=8 (B) R11C19=4 (B) R14C02=8 (B)
R14C06=3 (B) R13C20=6 (B) R19C07=3 (B) R20C15=3 (B) R03C09=3 (R)
R06C08=3 (R) R07C18=4 (R) R07C17=9 (R) R08C04=1 (R) R08C18=2 (R)
R09C05=6 (R) R09C21=4 (R) R09C17=5 (R) R10C02=3 (R) R10C15=4 (R)
R12C05=3 (R) R12C16=4 (R) R13C19=5 (R) R13C16=7 (R) R14C03=1 (R)
R14C04=5 (R) R15C05=1 (R) R15C04=2 (R) R15C03=4 (R) R15C18=1 (R)
R13C02=6 (C) R13C03=5 (C) R07C03=6 (C) R10C04=4 (C) R12C04=7 (C)
R07C05=2 (C) R11C05=5 (C) R13C05=9 (C) R12C06=1 (C) R13C06=4 (C)
R10C06=9 (C) R10C07=7 (C) R11C07=9 (C) R04C10=2 (C) R09C15=9 (C)
R15C15=2 (C) R11C15=7 (C) R18C15=4 (C) R19C15=7 (C) R09C16=3 (C)
R12C17=1 (C) R10C17=3 (C) R11C17=6 (C) R10C18=7 (C) R09C19=1 (C)
R12C20=3 (C) R10C20=5 (C) R13C21=1 (C) R07C04=9 (B) R09C14=7 (B)
R08C16=1 (B) R11C04=6 (B) R12C07=6 (B) R10C14=2 (B) R12C15=6 (B)
R12C14=9 (B) R11C18=9 (B) R15C13=7 (B) R16C10=4 (B) R17C10=9 (B)
R16C13=2 (B) R21C13=1 (B) R20C13=4 (B) R06C13=7 (R) R07C13=2 (R)
R07C14=5 (R) R11C13=5 (R) R12C18=5 (R) R16C09=9 (R) R17C12=3 (R)
R17C09=8 (R) R18C08=2 (R) R19C08=8 (R) R21C09=4 (R) R21C12=7 (R)
R16C08=1 (C) R19C09=1 (C) R20C09=7 (C) R20C10=8 (C) R18C12=1 (C)
R13C12=6 (C) R16C12=8 (C) R03C13=5 (C) R06C14=2 (C) R04C14=9 (C)
R03C15=7 (C) R17C15=1 (C) R03C14=1 (B) R05C09=2 (B) R06C12=9 (B)
R05C13=1 (B) R13C10=5 (B) R18C10=6 (B) R20C12=5 (B) R21C11=6 (B)
R04C12=1 (R) R06C09=1 (R) R13C11=3 (R) R21C10=3 (R)

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Problem 49

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R03C07=6 (R) R04C15=3 (R) R04C07=9 (R) R05C11=1 (R) R05C10=3 (R)
R05C12=9 (R) R06C09=2 (R) R06C12=7 (R) R06C13=9 (R) R07C08=8 (R)
R07C14=1 (R) R07C12=2 (R) R07C11=3 (R) R07C09=5 (R) R07C13=7 (R)
R07C10=9 (R) R07C18=4 (R) R07C20=9 (R) R08C08=1 (R) R08C09=9 (R)
R08C15=2 (R) R08C07=7 (R) R08C13=4 (R) R09C02=4 (R) R09C09=6 (R)
R09C06=9 (R) R09C07=3 (R) R09C11=4 (R) R09C15=5 (R) R09C14=9 (R)
R09C20=6 (R) R09C16=7 (R) R09C13=8 (R) R10C06=7 (R) R10C16=2 (R)
R11C15=7 (R) R11C18=8 (R) R12C05=4 (R) R13C02=1 (R) R13C11=6 (R)
R13C13=2 (R) R14C09=4 (R) R14C15=1 (R) R14C14=7 (R) R15C09=8 (R)
R15C08=7 (R) R16C12=7 (R) R17C11=2 (R) R17C15=3 (R) R17C07=6 (R)
R19C07=7 (R) R14C01=7 (C) R08C01=8 (C) R11C02=6 (C) R07C02=7 (C)
R08C03=3 (C) R14C03=8 (C) R11C04=5 (C) R15C04=6 (C) R10C05=6 (C)
R11C05=9 (C) R11C06=1 (C) R13C06=2 (C) R12C06=8 (C) R01C07=8 (C)
R12C07=6 (C) R11C07=8 (C) R20C07=8 (C) R14C08=6 (C) R11C09=2 (C)
R13C09=3 (C) R06C10=4 (C) R01C10=5 (C) R08C10=6 (C) R21C10=6 (C)
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R14C10=8 (C) R16C10=9 (C) R06C11=6 (C) R15C11=3 (C) R21C11=8 (C)
R01C12=6 (C) R08C12=8 (C) R15C12=4 (C) R14C12=5 (C) R02C13=6 (C)
R14C13=3 (C) R11C13=9 (C) R19C13=8 (C) R03C14=8 (C) R15C14=5 (C)
R01C15=4 (C) R03C15=9 (C) R15C18=1 (C) R14C19=9 (C) R11C20=5 (C)
R08C21=8 (C) R02C08=5 (B) R03C08=7 (B) R01C08=9 (B) R02C15=1 (B)
R02C14=7 (B) R07C04=1 (B) R09C08=2 (B) R08C14=3 (B) R08C19=5 (B)
R10C01=2 (B) R12C01=5 (B) R12C08=3 (B) R15C02=5 (B) R14C07=2 (B)
R15C10=2 (B) R15C13=6 (B) R13C16=3 (B) R13C20=1 (B) R15C20=3 (B)
R14C21=5 (B) R21C12=2 (B) R01C09=1 (R) R01C14=2 (R) R01C13=3 (R)
R02C07=2 (R) R02C09=3 (R) R11C01=3 (R) R11C17=4 (R) R16C13=4 (C)
R18C11=4 (B) R18C15=5 (B) R18C14=8 (B) R13C15=8 (R) R13C14=4 (R)
R16C09=5 (R) R18C08=1 (R) R18C07=9 (R) R19C15=4 (R) R10C07=9 (C)
R13C07=5 (C) R10C08=5 (C) R13C08=9 (C) R16C11=1 (C) R10C14=8 (C)
R12C15=4 (C) R20C15=2 (C) R10C15=3 (B) R12C14=6 (B) R12C17=3 (B)
R11C16=6 (B) R10C17=9 (B) R10C21=6 (B) R12C21=9 (B) R19C08=2 (B)
R21C08=3 (B) R20C08=5 (B) R19C14=3 (B) R21C13=5 (B) R20C14=6 (B)
R21C14=9 (B) R11C21=1 (R) R12C16=1 (R) R19C09=6 (R) R20C09=9 (R)
R21C09=1 (R) R20C13=1 (C)

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Problem 50

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R09C14=8 (R) R10C10=7 (R) R10C11=1 (R) R10C12=2 (R) R10C16=9 (R)
R11C18=7 (R) R12C07=1 (R) R12C14=9 (R) R15C12=9 (R) R11C07=6 (C)
R13C09=9 (C) R02C10=9 (C) R08C10=2 (C) R12C10=4 (C) R05C10=5 (C)
R13C10=1 (C) R08C11=3 (C) R04C11=2 (C) R09C12=1 (C) R04C12=4 (C)
R07C12=5 (C) R06C12=9 (C) R09C17=2 (C) R07C18=6 (C) R03C06=9 (B)
R06C11=6 (B) R05C11=7 (B) R05C12=8 (B) R09C11=9 (B) R07C16=3 (B)
R08C16=4 (B) R09C18=5 (B) R12C12=6 (B) R12C15=3 (B) R11C13=4 (B)
R10C13=5 (B) R10C17=4 (B) R11C17=6 (B) R15C07=7 (B) R03C05=4 (R)
R04C14=3 (R) R04C15=5 (R) R04C13=8 (R) R05C17=3 (R) R07C03=5 (R)
R07C09=7 (R) R08C14=5 (R) R09C15=4 (R) R10C02=2 (R) R10C18=3 (R)
R11C11=5 (R) R11C09=8 (R) R11C12=3 (R) R11C16=8 (R) R12C11=8 (R)
R12C17=5 (R) R18C09=7 (R) R08C03=7 (C) R06C04=2 (C) R02C05=2 (C)
R08C09=1 (C) R02C11=8 (C) R03C12=2 (C) R02C12=6 (C) R06C14=4 (C)
R07C14=7 (C) R06C15=7 (C) R06C16=5 (C) R06C17=8 (C) R02C06=3 (B)
R03C11=5 (B) R05C04=3 (B) R05C06=4 (B) R05C16=1 (B) R07C05=1 (B)
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R09C05=3 (B) R08C04=4 (B) R07C04=9 (B) R07C07=3 (B) R07C13=2 (B)
R07C15=9 (B) R12C02=7 (B) R10C08=3 (B) R10C07=9 (B) R14C09=3 (B)
R16C08=9 (B) R03C09=3 (R) R05C07=1 (R) R05C14=2 (R) R05C13=9 (R)
R06C06=1 (R) R06C13=1 (R) R07C02=4 (R) R07C08=6 (R) R08C02=3 (R)
R08C06=6 (R) R08C08=9 (R) R08C07=8 (R) R08C15=1 (R) R08C13=6 (R)
R09C06=8 (R) R11C06=9 (R) R12C05=4 (R) R12C04=8 (R) R14C06=4 (R)
R14C07=5 (R) R14C05=9 (R) R14C14=2 (R) R15C06=5 (R) R11C01=3 (C)
R11C03=4 (C) R04C04=6 (C) R04C06=5 (C) R02C07=5 (C) R03C07=6 (C)
R04C07=7 (C) R01C07=9 (C) R09C07=2 (C) R17C07=2 (C) R16C07=8 (C)
R03C08=1 (C) R06C08=5 (C) R02C08=7 (C) R01C08=8 (C) R12C08=5 (C)
R18C08=4 (C) R01C09=2 (C) R09C09=5 (C) R06C09=8 (C) R12C09=2 (C)
R17C09=5 (C) R18C10=5 (C) R14C10=6 (C) R17C10=8 (C) R14C12=8 (C)
R05C15=6 (C) R06C05=7 (B) R04C05=8 (B) R10C01=1 (B) R12C01=6 (B)
R11C04=1 (B) R10C05=6 (B) R10C06=7 (B) R13C06=1 (B) R13C05=7 (B)
R15C05=8 (B) R13C08=8 (B) R15C11=4 (B) R14C15=4 (B) R15C13=8 (B)
R18C07=3 (B) R16C11=3 (B) R18C11=6 (B) R13C11=2 (R) R14C02=8 (R)
R15C03=1 (R) R15C04=3 (R) R15C15=1 (R) R15C08=2 (R) R15C14=5 (R)
R16C15=5 (R) R16C13=6 (R) R17C13=1 (R) R17C14=3 (R) R17C12=4 (R)
R17C15=7 (R) R09C02=1 (C) R13C02=6 (C) R13C03=3 (C) R09C03=6 (C)
R14C04=6 (C) R16C12=7 (C) R13C13=3 (C) R16C14=4 (C) R13C14=7 (C)
R13C15=6 (C) R14C03=2 (B) R13C04=2 (B)

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Thierry Falissard lives in Europe.
He is a mainframe programmer, book writer and translator.

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