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		| daj95376 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 4:37 pm    Post subject: Puzzle 10/04/04 (A) |   |  
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				|  	  | Code: |  	  | +-----------------------+ | . . 1 | . . . | 6 . . |
 | . . . | 2 9 8 | 7 . . |
 | 3 . . | . 6 7 | . . . |
 |-------+-------+-------|
 | . 9 . | . . 5 | 8 . . |
 | . 5 8 | . 2 . | . . . |
 | . 2 7 | 8 . . | 9 5 . |
 |-------+-------+-------|
 | 7 1 . | 9 . 2 | 4 . . |
 | . . . | . . 3 | . 7 . |
 | . . . | . . . | . . 9 |
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		| Marty R. 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:38 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Three or three and one-half steps, depending on what counts as a step.   
 
  	  | Quote: |  	  | W-Wing (28 ) W-Wing (16)
 XY-Wing (146) plus pincer transport
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		| arkietech 
 
 
 Joined: 31 Jul 2008
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 Location: Northwest Arkansas USA
 
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				|  Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 7:40 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Two steps:  	  | Quote: |  	  | (2=8)r1c9-r1c8=r9c8-(8=2)r9c1-r1c1=r3c3; r1c1,r3c789<>2 XY-Wing 146 r8c4<>6
 
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		| Mogulmeister 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:21 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| A nice "unchained melody" in 2 parts: 
 
  	  | Quote: |  	  | 1.XY Wing <146> in blocks 7 and 8 2.Colouring on 2s removing 2 from r1c1
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		| tlanglet 
 
 
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 Location: Northern California Foothills
 
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				|  Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 1:05 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Very similar to the two steps by Dan. 
 
  	  | Quote: |  	  | (2)r3c7 - (2=8)r1c9 - r8c9 = (8-9)r8c1 = r8c3 - (9=2)r3c3; r3c7<>2, xy-wing 14-6 with vertex in r8c5.
 
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