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for Sunday 22nd December Easy


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

Single Candidate

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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 (6,5).

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

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

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Number 3 is the only value possible in cell (2,6).

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Number 5 is the only value possible in cell (9,6).

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Number 4 is the only value possible in cell (6,9).

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For row 7, number 1 is only possible in cell (6,7)

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For row 8, number 1 is only possible in cell (2,8)

Single Position

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For box 8, Number 9 is only possible in cell (5,8)

Single Position

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Number 8 is the only value possible in cell (5,1).

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

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

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

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

Single Candidate

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

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

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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 (9,3).

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

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Number 6 is the only value possible in cell (2,5).

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

Single Candidate

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Number 6 is the only value possible in cell (9,1).

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Number 9 is the only value possible in cell (6,1).

Single Candidate

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Number 5 is the only value possible in cell (8,1).

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

Single Candidate

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

Single Candidate

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Number 9 is the only value possible in cell (7,2).

Single Candidate

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

Single Candidate

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

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Number 8 is the only value possible in cell (7,5).

Single Candidate

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Number 6 is the only value possible in cell (7,4).

Single Candidate

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

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

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

Single Candidate

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Number 4 is the only value possible in cell (1,5).

Single Candidate

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

Single Candidate

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

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

Single Candidate

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

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Number 2 is the only value possible in cell (9,8).

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Number 3 is the only value possible in cell (1,8).

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

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

Single Candidate

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

Single Candidate

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Number 2 is the only value possible in cell (1,9).

Single Candidate

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Number 7 is the only value possible in cell (2,9).

Single Candidate

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Number 6 is the only value possible in cell (3,9).

Single Candidate

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Number 3 is the only value possible in cell (4,9).

Single Candidate

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

Single Candidate

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

Single Candidate

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