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Topic: stuck on a very hard puzzle |
debbie
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Forum: Other puzzles Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 1:33 pm Subject: stuck on a very hard puzzle |
Thank you so much Tkiel. But what is the logic for looking at the 3 to start with? What makes this the alpha star? How is this different than process of elimination? I think this is what someone on ... |
Topic: stuck on a very hard puzzle |
debbie
Replies: 16
Views: 102638
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Forum: Other puzzles Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 7:27 pm Subject: stuck on a very hard puzzle |
Thanks Keith. Same puzzle, but the "explanation" made absolutely no sense to me (as I am not familiar with alpha stars)... I can not follow the logic at all. |
Topic: stuck on a very hard puzzle |
debbie
Replies: 16
Views: 102638
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Forum: Other puzzles Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 5:14 pm Subject: stuck on a very hard puzzle |
This was in the newspaper last Saturday. I put it down for a week and picked it up again and still can't figure out the next move:
26x 9xx x48 4xx 38x 2x6 7x8 642 15x
8xx 4x9 6x1 3x9 168 5x4 614 xx ... |
Topic: 3/30 classic |
debbie
Replies: 2
Views: 25439
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Forum: Daily Sudoku puzzles Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 6:37 pm Subject: 3/30 classic |
Great thanks. I'm not sure about the naked quad, but focusing on that row helped me see that col 1 and col 8 were the only places for 2,6... leading to the same conclusion (as well as the hint) of a ... |
Topic: 3/30 classic |
debbie
Replies: 2
Views: 25439
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Forum: Daily Sudoku puzzles Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 5:30 pm Subject: 3/30 classic |
What's the next move??! I can't figure out what I'm missing.
9 1/8 1/8 7 4 5 2/6 2/6 3 7 3 5 9 6 2 4/8 ... |
Topic: need help with Sunday's very difficult |
debbie
Replies: 9
Views: 50293
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Forum: Daily Sudoku puzzles Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 6:55 pm Subject: need help with Sunday's very difficult |
Just wanted to thank everyone! |
Topic: need help with Sunday's very difficult |
debbie
Replies: 9
Views: 50293
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Forum: Daily Sudoku puzzles Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:53 pm Subject: need help with Sunday's very difficult |
I got stuck at: 2x6 xx3 x95 3x9 4xx xx6 x85 x69 xx3
xxx x7x 63x x37 xx6 58x x6x x3x 9x7
8x1 34x 76x 7x3 6x8 1xx 624 xxx 358
The hint was 9 in row 4/col 1 and I don't get it.. couldn't the 9 also be ... |
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