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Sudoku - Diabolical — Solution #2
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HIDDEN SINGLE
#1
R2C2 = 2 (only place for 2 in Row 2)
HIDDEN SINGLE
#2
R1C6 = 2 (only place for 2 in Row 1)
HIDDEN SINGLE
#3
R9C2 = 8 (only place for 8 in Row 9)
HIDDEN SINGLE
#4
R9C9 = 3 (only place for 3 in Row 9)
HIDDEN SINGLE
#5
R8C2 = 3 (only place for 3 in Col 2)
HIDDEN SINGLE
#6
R8C4 = 6 (only place for 6 in Col 4)
HIDDEN SINGLE
#7
R7C1 = 6 (only place for 6 in Row 7)
HIDDEN SINGLE
#8
R6C3 = 6 (only place for 6 in Col 3)
HIDDEN SINGLE
#9
R4C3 = 8 (only place for 8 in Col 3)
HIDDEN SINGLE
#10
R6C7 = 9 (only place for 9 in Col 7)
HIDDEN SINGLE
#11
R5C8 = 6 (only place for 6 in Col 8)
LOCKED CANDIDATES POINTING
#12
7 in Box 1 → Col 1; eliminate from 1 cell(s)
LOCKED CANDIDATES CLAIMING
#13
7 in Col 4 → Box 5; eliminate from 5 cell(s)
NAKED PAIR
#14
R6C1 & R6C8 share {1,4}; eliminate from 7 cell(s)
NAKED SINGLE
#15
R6C6 = 3 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#16
R6C5 = 8 (only candidate)
HIDDEN SINGLE
#17
R5C9 = 8 (only place for 8 in Row 5)
HIDDEN SINGLE
#18
R5C4 = 2 (only place for 2 in Row 5)
NAKED SINGLE
#19
R6C4 = 7 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#20
R6C9 = 2 (only candidate)
HIDDEN SINGLE
#21
R5C2 = 7 (only place for 7 in Row 5)
HIDDEN SINGLE
#22
R4C9 = 7 (only place for 7 in Row 4)
SIMPLE COLORING
#23
Coloring (trap): 1 — cell(s) see both colors; eliminate from 2 cell(s)
SIMPLE COLORING
#24
Coloring (trap): 4 — cell(s) see both colors; eliminate from 1 cell(s)
NAKED SINGLE
#25
R2C1 = 7 (only candidate)
BACKTRACKING
#26
Try R1C2 = 9 (trial and error)
HIDDEN SINGLE
#27
R9C1 = 9 (only place for 9 in Col 1)
NAKED SINGLE
#28
R9C4 = 4 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#29
R4C4 = 9 (only candidate)
XY WING
#30
Pivot R8C6{1,7}, pincers R3C6 & R8C3; eliminate 4 from 1 cell(s)
SIMPLE COLORING
#31
Coloring (trap): 1 — cell(s) see both colors; eliminate from 1 cell(s)
SIMPLE COLORING
#32
Coloring (trap): 4 — cell(s) see both colors; eliminate from 6 cell(s)
X WING
#33
4 in Cols 1,8 at Rows 3,6; eliminate from 1 cell(s)
NAKED SINGLE
#34
R3C6 = 7 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#35
R3C5 = 3 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#36
R2C5 = 6 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#37
R1C5 = 4 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#38
R1C3 = 5 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#39
R1C9 = 6 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#40
R2C9 = 1 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#41
R2C7 = 4 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#42
R2C3 = 3 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#43
R3C3 = 1 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#44
R3C1 = 4 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#45
R4C5 = 1 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#46
R4C2 = 4 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#47
R5C5 = 5 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#48
R5C6 = 4 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#49
R5C7 = 1 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#50
R6C1 = 1 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#51
R6C8 = 4 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#52
R7C2 = 1 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#53
R7C5 = 9 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#54
R7C8 = 5 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#55
R3C8 = 9 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#56
R3C9 = 5 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#57
R7C9 = 4 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#58
R8C3 = 4 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#59
R8C5 = 7 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#60
R8C6 = 1 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#61
R8C9 = 9 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#62
R9C6 = 5 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE
#63
R9C8 = 1 (only candidate)