#653, July 5 - July 11, 2025: The Weekly 'Unsolvable' Sudoku Puzzle
by Andrew Stuart
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WARNING: This is the Weekly 'Unsolvable' Sudoku, rated above 'Extreme'.
This is currently unsolvable by my solver, except perhaps with trial and error strategies.
Using the solver will not help you. (much).
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... by: BGH
2 step solution after basics
1. 9 @ D3 (part of a triple of pairs in block R2C1) (Also hits the 29 pair @ D6)
2. 2 @ C1 (Clean up Block R3C1 & Column 1)
Convergence
... by: Serban
# 653 D2=1 D7=7 E6=6 F2=8 Basics to 28
1. Number 6 n=6 e=3 N=7 Nc=3 Ns=1 => H3=6 OR J7=6 basics to 43
---1a. B5=1 OR F4=1 solve
---2a. D6=2 solve
---3a. A8=3 OR B1=3 OR E9=3 OR F3=3 solve
---4a. J8=4 solve
---5a. any[A3,E1,B7,D8,G9]=5 solve
---6a. A5=7 solve
---7a. B4=J1=8 solve
---8a. A6=J4=9 solve
... by: Dieter
#653 - populated cells = 24 = 29,6%
basics: D2=1; E6=6; D7=7; F2=8
populated cells = 28 = 34,6%
combinations of A3 = (3,5,6,7) and G3 = (1,2,7) as numbers 6,1,2,7 are populated most.
No solver used: A3=5 & G3=1 solves.
... by: Serban
# 653 D2=1 D7=7 E6=6 F2=8 Basics to 28
1. Number 4 n=2 e=7 N=30 Nc=58 Ns=4 => J8=C1=4 OR J8=G2=4 basics to 41
1a.W-wing 79 [J4,A5] => H5<>9 => H5=2 solve
2. Number 5 n=2 e=7 N=19 Nc=10 Ns=7 => A3=C4=5 OR A3=B7=5 solve
Note : J5=5