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#651, June 21 - June 27, 2025:
The Weekly 'Unsolvable' Sudoku Puzzle

by Andrew Stuart

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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Monday 23-Jun-2025

... by: Frans Goosens

#651

With trial and error

Combination A3=345 and H8=234

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A3=3 H8=2 Wrong, Undo calculation

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A3=3 H8=3 Wrong, Undo calculation

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A3=3 H8=4 Wrong, Undo calculation

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A3=4 H8=2 Wrong, Undo calculation

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A3=4 H8=3 Wrong, Undo calculation

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A3=4 H8=4 Wrong, Undo calculation

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A3=5 H8=2 Wrong, Undo calculation

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A3=5 H8=3 Wrong, Undo calculation

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A3=5 H8=4 ( A2=2 ) Solved,

Total solving time is : 126 sec.
Number of logical steps is : 14649

Saturday 21-Jun-2025

... by: Dieter

#651 - populated cells = 24 = 29,6%
basics: G9=1; H9=5; J7=6; B7=J4=8
populated cells = 29 = 35,8%
strategy: try to get hidden pairs or triplets. No solver used.
combinations of D3 = (3,6,7,8) and D8 = (1,2,3,7) as numbers 1,6,7,8 are populated most.
D3/D8 = (3/2) solves.

Review:
D8=2 solves.

Saturday 21-Jun-2025

... by: Serban


# 651 C7=8 D8=3 G9=1 H9=5 J4=8 J7=6 Basics to 29

1. Number 1 n=5 e=4 N=10 Nc=5 Ns=23 => D6=1 solve

2. Number 4 n=2 e=7 N=26 Nc=20 Ns=15 => B2=H8=4 solve
Note : C5=F7=4

3. Number 5 n=3 e=6 N=24 Nc=19 Ns=16 => B6=E2=5 solve
Note : A3=5

Monday 12-Dec-2022

... by: andrew

test2

Monday 12-Dec-2022

... by: andrew

test
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