Step-by-Step Solution
for Saturday 21st December Beginner


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

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

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

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Number 4 is the only value possible in cell (5,2).

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

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Number 1 is the only value possible in cell (5,3).

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Number 7 is the only value possible in cell (6,1).

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

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Number 5 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 2 is the only value possible in cell (9,3).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Number 8 is the only value possible in cell (9,4).

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

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Number 9 is the only value possible in cell (4,5).

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Number 1 is the only value possible in cell (6,5).

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Number 7 is the only value possible in cell (9,5).

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Number 6 is the only value possible in cell (1,5).

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Number 3 is the only value possible in cell (2,5).

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Number 7 is the only value possible in cell (1,6).

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

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Number 5 is the only value possible in cell (4,6).

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

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Number 9 is the only value possible in cell (1,7).

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Number 6 is the only value possible in cell (2,7).

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

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Number 1 is the only value possible in cell (9,7).

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

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Number 7 is the only value possible in cell (3,8).

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

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Number 9 is the only value possible in cell (6,8).

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Number 4 is the only value possible in cell (2,9).

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Number 1 is the only value possible in cell (3,9).

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Number 2 is the only value possible in cell (4,9).

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Number 8 is the only value possible in cell (6,9).

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

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

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