#669, October 25 - October 31, 2025: The Weekly 'Unsolvable' Sudoku Puzzle
by Richard Kröger, guest compiler
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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: Frans Goosens
#669
Combination 2-digits cells
E9=5 No solution, Undo calculation
E9=7 Wrong, Undo calculation
E9=5 No solution, Fixed
A9=4 ( A3=5 ) Solved,
Total solving time is : 41 sec.
Number of logical steps is : 5317
... by: BGH
Basics 27.2 #669
** 3 Step Solution **
7 @ E4 42.0 Solves for all 7’s
1 @ H9 49.4
— Cell Pair,
— Column 9 Triple
2 @ H4 Solution
— Cell Pair
— Row H Triple
— Column 2 Triple
Dieter's solution matches mine
... by: Dieter
#669 - initially populated cells: 22 = 27,2%
No solver used.
basics: %
Strategy: Numbers 5,6,7,9 occur most frequently, combine two cells.
combinations of B6 = (1,3,5,6) and B8 = (3,4,6,7)
5 matrices left after basic checks.
B6 /B8 = 5/6 solves with E1=8.
Optimization:
B6=5 & E1=8 solve.
... by: Serban
# 669 Basics to 22
1. J1=1 & G1=6 solve
2. J1=1 & E2=9 solve
3. Number 6 n=3 e=6 N=18 Nc=11 Ns=4 => E6=J7=6 solve
Note : D3=6