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SolutionSteps
Hereyoucanfollowthelogicalstepsusedtosolvethesudokupuzzle.Eachstepcontainsthefollowinginformation:
Description:Thesolvingtechniqueusedandthecellsaffected.
Explanation:Ashortexplanationofthedescription.
Action:Theapplicationofthesolvingtechniquesandthecellsaffected.

Furtherinformation:
Cellsareaddressedusingtheirrowandcolumncoordinates.
Rowsarenumberedalphanumericallyfromtoptobottom,columnsarenumberednumericallyfromlefttoright.
Forexamplecell(A2)referstothecellinrowAandcolumn2.
ThecolourcodeintheDescriptioncolumnrepresentsthedifficultyscaleofthesolvingtechnique.
Thescaleis: Simple Easy Intermediate Hard
Whenacellhasbeensolved:thesymbol isshownintheActioncolumn.
ThecurrentstateoftheSudokuisshownunderneaththetext.

Step Description Explanation Action

Thecell
Naked hasa
Cellsolvedwiththevalue2.
Singlein single
1 Candidate2removedfromcells(A1,A3,C9,I9)
cell(A9) candidate
.6.87453.7456..918.8.159.4.4..5..2.............6..8..9.3.2..86.8....61.461..8....
inrow1 withthe
value2
These
Pointing cellsmust
Pairin havethe
2 Candidates3removedfromcells(I4,I6)
cells(H4 candidate
,H5)in value3in
box8 box8
Thescell
Hidden arethe
Pairin onlycells
3 cells(H8 incolumn Allcandidatesexcept2,9removedfromcells(H8,I8)
,I8)in 8withthe
column8 candidate
values2,9
Thecellis
Hidden theonly
Cellsolvedwiththevalue5.
Singlein cellinrow
4 Candidate5removedfromcells(E2,F2,G1)
cell(H2) 8withthe
.6.8745327456..918.8.159.4.4..5..2.............6..8..9.3.2..86.8....61.461..8....
inrow8 candidate
value5
Thecell
Naked hasa
Cellsolvedwiththevalue9.
Singlein single
5 Candidate9removedfromcells(A1,E1,G3,G5,H3,I3)
cell(G1) candidate
.6.8745327456..918.8.159.4.4..5..2.............6..8..9.3.2..86.85...61.461..8....
inrow7 withthe
value9
Thecell
Naked hasa
Cellsolvedwiththevalue1.
Singlein single
6 Candidate1removedfromcells(A3,E1,F1)
cell(A1) candidate
.6.8745327456..918.8.159.4.4..5..2.............6..8..993.2..86.85...61.461..8....
inrow1 withthe
value1
Thecell
Naked hasa
Cellsolvedwiththevalue9.
Singlein single
7 Candidate9removedfromcells(D3,E3)
cell(A3) candidate
16.8745327456..918.8.159.4.4..5..2.............6..8..993.2..86.85...61.461..8....
inrow1 withthe
value9
Thecellis
Hidden theonly
Cellsolvedwiththevalue1.
Singlein cellinrow
8 Candidate1removedfromcells(D5,D6,E5,E6,G5)
cell(F5) 6withthe
1698745327456..918.8.159.4.4..5..2.............6..8..993.2..86.85...61.461..8....
inrow6 candidate
value1
Thecell
Naked hasa Cellsolvedwiththevalue4.
Singlein single Candidate4removedfromcells(E5,G3,I4)
9
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cell(G5) candidate 1698745327456..918.8.159.4.4..5..2.............6.18..993.2..86.85...61.461..8....
inrow7 withthe
value4
Thecell
Naked hasa
Cellsolvedwiththevalue7.
Singlein single
10 Candidate7removedfromcells(D3,E3,G6,G9,H3,I3)
cell(G3) candidate
1698745327456..918.8.159.4.4..5..2.............6.18..993.24.86.85...61.461..8....
inrow7 withthe
value7
Thecell
Naked hasa
Cellsolvedwiththevalue5.
Singlein single
11 Candidate5removedfromcells(E9,G6,I9)
cell(G9) candidate
1698745327456..918.8.159.4.4..5..2.............6.18..993724.86.85...61.461..8....
inrow7 withthe
value5
Thecell
Naked hasa
Cellsolvedwiththevalue2.
Singlein single
12 Candidate2removedfromcells(C3,E3,H8,I3)
cell(H3) candidate
1698745327456..918.8.159.4.4..5..2.............6.18..993724.86585...61.461..8....
inrow8 withthe
value2
Thecell
Naked hasa
Cellsolvedwiththevalue3.
Singlein single
13 Candidate3removedfromcells(C1,D3,E3)
cell(C3) candidate
1698745327456..918.8.159.4.4..5..2.............6.18..993724.865852..61.461..8....
inrow3 withthe
value3
Thecell
Naked hasa
Singlein single Cellsolvedwiththevalue1.
14
cell(G6) candidate 1698745327456..918.83159.4.4..5..2.............6.18..993724.865852..61.461..8....
inrow7 withthe
value1
Thecell
Naked hasa
Cellsolvedwiththevalue9.
Singlein single
15 Candidate9removedfromcells(H4,H5,I8)
cell(H8) candidate
1698745327456..918.83159.4.4..5..2.............6.18..9937241865852..61.461..8....
inrow8 withthe
value9
Thecell
Naked hasa
Singlein single Cellsolvedwiththevalue4.
16
cell(I3) candidate 1698745327456..918.83159.4.4..5..2.............6.18..9937241865852..619461..8....
inrow9 withthe
value4
Thecell
Naked hasa
Cellsolvedwiththevalue2.
Singlein single
17 Candidate2removedfromcells(E1,F1)
cell(C1) candidate
1698745327456..918.83159.4.4..5..2.............6.18..9937241865852..6194614.8....
inrow3 withthe
value2
Thecell
Naked hasa
Cellsolvedwiththevalue3.
Singlein single
18 Candidate3removedfromcells(B5,D5,E5,H4)
cell(H5) candidate
1698745327456..918283159.4.4..5..2.............6.18..9937241865852..6194614.8....
inrow8 withthe
value3
Thecell
Nakedhasa
Singlein single Cellsolvedwiththevalue2.
19
cell(I8) candidate 1698745327456..918283159.4.4..5..2.............6.18..9937241865852.36194614.8....
inrow9 withthe
value2
Thecell
Nakedhasa
Cellsolvedwiththevalue2.
Singlein single
20 Candidate2removedfromcells(B6,E5)
cell(B5) candidate
1698745327456..918283159.4.4..5..2.............6.18..9937241865852.36194614.8..2.
inrow2 withthe
value2
Thecell
Naked hasa

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21 Singlein single Cellsolvedwiththevalue7.

cell(H4) candidate Candidate7removedfromcells(E4,F4,I4,I6)
inrow8 withthe 16987453274562.918283159.4.4..5..2.............6.18..9937241865852.36194614.8..2.
value7

Thecell
Naked hasa
Cellsolvedwiththevalue3.
Singlein single
22 Candidate3removedfromcells(D6,E6)
cell(B6) candidate
16987453274562.918283159.4.4..5..2.............6.18..9937241865852736194614.8..2.
inrow2 withthe
value3
Thecell
Naked hasa
Cellsolvedwiththevalue9.
Singlein single
23 Candidate9removedfromcells(E4)
cell(I4) candidate
169874532745623918283159.4.4..5..2.............6.18..9937241865852736194614.8..2.
inrow9 withthe
value9
Thecell
Naked hasa
Singlein single Cellsolvedwiththevalue5.
24
cell(I6) candidate 169874532745623918283159.4.4..5..2.............6.18..993724186585273619461498..2.
inrow9 withthe
value5
Thecell
Naked hasa
Cellsolvedwiththevalue7.
Singlein single
25 Candidate7removedfromcells(D2,D8,D9,E6)
cell(D6) candidate
169874532745623918283159.4.4..5..2.............6.18..9937241865852736194614985.2.
inrow4 withthe
value7
Thecell
Naked hasa
Cellsolvedwiththevalue9.
Singlein single
26 Candidate9removedfromcells(D5,E2)
cell(D2) candidate
169874532745623918283159.4.4..5.72.............6.18..9937241865852736194614985.2.
inrow4 withthe
value9
Thecell
Naked hasa
Cellsolvedwiththevalue8.
Singlein single
27 Candidate8removedfromcells(D3,E8)
cell(D8) candidate
169874532745623918283159.4.49.5.72.............6.18..9937241865852736194614985.2.
inrow4 withthe
value8
Thecell
Nakedhasa
Cellsolvedwiththevalue2.
Singlein single
28 Candidate2removedfromcells(E2)
cell(E6) candidate
169874532745623918283159.4.49.5.728............6.18..9937241865852736194614985.2.
inrow5 withthe
value2
Thecell
Naked hasa
Cellsolvedwiththevalue6.
Singlein single
29 Candidate6removedfromcells(D9,E5)
cell(D5) candidate
169874532745623918283159.4.49.5.728......2.....6.18..9937241865852736194614985.2.
inrow4 withthe
value6
Thecell
Naked hasa
Cellsolvedwiththevalue1.
Singlein single
30 Candidate1removedfromcells(D9,E3)
cell(D3) candidate
169874532745623918283159.4.49.56728......2.....6.18..9937241865852736194614985.2.
inrow4 withthe
value1
Thecell
Naked hasa
Cellsolvedwiththevalue7.
Singlein single
31 Candidate7removedfromcells(E7,E8,E9,F2)
cell(E2) candidate
169874532745623918283159.4.49156728......2.....6.18..9937241865852736194614985.2.
inrow5 withthe
value7
Thecell
Naked
hasa
Singlein Cellsolvedwiththevalue3.
single
32 cell(D9) candidate Candidate3removedfromcells(E7,E9,F7,I9)
inrow4 169874532745623918283159.4.49156728..7...2.....6.18..9937241865852736194614985.2.
withthe
value3

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Naked Thecell
Singlein hasa Cellsolvedwiththevalue9.
33 single
cell(E5) 169874532745623918283159.4.491567283.7...2.....6.18..9937241865852736194614985.2.
inrow5 candidate
withthe
value9
Thecell
Naked hasa
Singlein single Cellsolvedwiththevalue8.
34
cell(E3) candidate 169874532745623918283159.4.491567283.7..92.....6.18..9937241865852736194614985.2.
inrow5 withthe
value8
Thecell
Naked hasa
Cellsolvedwiththevalue5.
Singlein single
35 Candidate5removedfromcells(E1,F8)
cell(E8) candidate
169874532745623918283159.4.491567283.78.92.....6.18..9937241865852736194614985.2.
inrow5 withthe
value5
Thecell
Naked hasa
Singlein single Cellsolvedwiththevalue2.
36
cell(F2) candidate 169874532745623918283159.4.491567283.78.92.5...6.18..9937241865852736194614985.2.
inrow6 withthe
value2
Thecell
Naked hasa
Cellsolvedwiththevalue3.
Singlein single
37 Candidate3removedfromcells(E4,F1)
cell(E1) candidate
169874532745623918283159.4.491567283.78.92.5..26.18..9937241865852736194614985.2.
inrow5 withthe
value3
Thecell
Naked hasa
Cellsolvedwiththevalue7.
Singlein single
38 Candidate7removedfromcells(F7)
cell(F8) candidate
169874532745623918283159.4.491567283378.92.5..26.18..9937241865852736194614985.2.
inrow6 withthe
value7
Thecell
Naked hasa
Cellsolvedwiththevalue7.
Singlein single
39 Candidate7removedfromcells(C9,I7)
cell(I9) candidate
169874532745623918283159.4.491567283378.92.5..26.18.79937241865852736194614985.2.
inrow9 withthe
value7
Thecell
Naked hasa
Cellsolvedwiththevalue6.
Singlein single
40 Candidate6removedfromcells(C7,E9)
cell(C9) candidate
169874532745623918283159.4.491567283378.92.5..26.18.79937241865852736194614985.27
inrow3 withthe
value6
Thecell
Naked hasa
Cellsolvedwiththevalue4.
Singlein single
41 Candidate4removedfromcells(E7,F4)
cell(E4) candidate
169874532745623918283159.46491567283378.92.5..26.18.79937241865852736194614985.27
inrow5 withthe
value4
Thecell
Naked hasa
Singlein single Cellsolvedwiththevalue5.
42
cell(F1) candidate 169874532745623918283159.46491567283378492.5..26.18.79937241865852736194614985.27
inrow6 withthe
value5
Thecell
Naked hasa
Singlein single Cellsolvedwiththevalue4.
43
cell(F7) candidate 169874532745623918283159.46491567283378492.5.526.18.79937241865852736194614985.27
inrow6 withthe
value4
Thecell
Naked hasa
Singlein single Cellsolvedwiththevalue3.
44 candidate
cell(I7) 169874532745623918283159.46491567283378492.5.526.18479937241865852736194614985.27
inrow9
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withthe
value3
Thecell
Naked hasa
Singlein single Cellsolvedwiththevalue7.
45
cell(C7) candidate 169874532745623918283159.46491567283378492.5.526.18479937241865852736194614985327
inrow3 withthe
value7
Thecell
Naked hasa
Singlein single Cellsolvedwiththevalue6.
46
cell(E7) candidate 169874532745623918283159746491567283378492.5.526.18479937241865852736194614985327
inrow5 withthe
value6
Thecell
Naked hasa
Singlein single Cellsolvedwiththevalue1.
47
cell(E9) candidate 16987453274562391828315974649156728337849265.526.18479937241865852736194614985327
inrow5 withthe
value1
Thecell
Naked hasa
Singlein single Cellsolvedwiththevalue3.
48
cell(F4) candidate 169874532745623918283159746491567283378492651526.18479937241865852736194614985327
inrow6 withthe
value3

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