Step-by-Step Solution

for Wednesday 6th November Tricky

Number 4 is the only value possible in cell (7,1).

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Number 1 is the only value possible in cell (8,1).

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Number 8 is the only value possible in cell (9,8).

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Number 5 is the only value possible in cell (9,9).

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Number 6 is the only value possible in cell (9,2).

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Number 9 is the only value possible in cell (8,9).

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For row 5, number 4 is only possible in cell (4,5)

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For row 6, number 4 is only possible in cell (9,6)

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Number 3 is the only value possible in cell (9,7).

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Number 1 is the only value possible in cell (9,4).

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Number 4 is the only value possible in cell (8,7).

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For row 2, number 5 is only possible in cell (3,2)

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For box 8, candidates for 6 are all in row 7, so you can remove candidates from other blocks.

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For box 1, candidates for 1 are all in row 3, so you can remove candidates from other blocks.

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For box 7, candidates for 1 are all in row 7, so you can remove candidates from other blocks.

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For box 2, candidates for 8 are all in row 3, so you can remove candidates from other blocks.

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Naked Pair for 2 and 8, can remove these as candidates from other cells.

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Naked Pair for 2 and 6, can remove these as candidates from other cells.

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Number 9 is the only value possible in cell (1,8).

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Number 4 is the only value possible in cell (1,2).

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Number 1 is the only value possible in cell (5,2).

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Number 9 is the only value possible in cell (6,2).

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Number 6 is the only value possible in cell (1,3).

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Number 2 is the only value possible in cell (4,3).

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Number 8 is the only value possible in cell (6,3).

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Number 4 is the only value possible in cell (5,3).

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Number 3 is the only value possible in cell (6,5).

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Number 6 is the only value possible in cell (7,5).

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Number 8 is the only value possible in cell (3,5).

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Number 1 is the only value possible in cell (3,7).

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Number 9 is the only value possible in cell (3,3).

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Number 1 is the only value possible in cell (2,3).

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Number 8 is the only value possible in cell (2,7).

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Number 2 is the only value possible in cell (2,1).

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Number 8 is the only value possible in cell (1,1).

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Number 2 is the only value possible in cell (5,8).

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Number 6 is the only value possible in cell (5,7).

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Number 5 is the only value possible in cell (5,6).

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Number 8 is the only value possible in cell (5,4).

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Number 3 is the only value possible in cell (7,6).

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Number 5 is the only value possible in cell (7,3).

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Number 3 is the only value possible in cell (8,3).

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Number 5 is the only value possible in cell (8,4).

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Number 2 is the only value possible in cell (1,6).

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Number 3 is the only value possible in cell (1,4).

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Number 6 is the only value possible in cell (3,4).

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Number 7 is the only value possible in cell (4,4).

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Number 2 is the only value possible in cell (6,4).

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Number 9 is the only value possible in cell (2,6).

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Number 1 is the only value possible in cell (6,6).

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Number 6 is the only value possible in cell (4,6).

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Number 9 is the only value possible in cell (4,7).

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Number 7 is the only value possible in cell (6,7).

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Number 2 is the only value possible in cell (7,7).

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Number 1 is the only value possible in cell (4,8).

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Number 7 is the only value possible in cell (7,8).

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Number 6 is the only value possible in cell (2,9).

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Number 2 is the only value possible in cell (3,9).

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