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#646, May 17 - May 23, 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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Each week a new 'unsolvable' will be published and the previous will be accessible here from this archive section. If you like very tough puzzles, these are for you.
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Monday 19-May-2025

... by: Envy E

After Solver runs out of known solutions B9 = 1 4 7

+1 B9 +9 B8 +6 C8 +48 C1 B2 +3 B1
+4 B9 +8 B2 +3 B1
+7 B9 +4 6 F2 F9 +3 F3

3 eliminated from A3 B3 D1


Monday 19-May-2025

... by: Frans Goosens

#646

Combination 2-digits cells

A4=1 Wrong, Undo calculation
A4=3 ( B8=9 ) Solved,

Total solving time is : 36 sec.
Number of logical steps is : 4519

Sunday 18-May-2025

... by: Serban

# 646 Basics to 25
1. Column 8 n=5 e=4 Nc=5 Ns=2 => D8=1 solve
Note: H8=2

2. Row F n=3 e=6 Nc=17 Ns=1 => F3=4 solve

3. Row C n=4 e=5 Nc=11 Ns=3 => C5=9 & [C1=8 OR C4=5 OR C9=4] solve
Note: C9=4

4. Row G n=4 e=5 Nc=9 Ns=4 => G5=6 basics to 46
4a. XY-Chain 1679 [B38,D8,F9] => B9<>7 => A7=7 solve


1a. XY-Chain 1679 [B38,D8,F9] => B9<>7 => A7=7 solve
Note: Nx=4
Basics to 25

Saturday 17-May-2025

... by: Dieter

#646 - populated cells = 25 = 30,9%
basics: E6=3, A5=4, B8=7

strategy: try to get hidden pairs or triplets. No solver used.
combinations of C5 = (4,5,8,9) and G5 = (1,3,6,7) as numbers 8,9,3,5,7 are populated most.
C5/G5 = (9/6) solves

Saturday 17-May-2025

... by: Serban

# 646 Basics to 25

1. Number 8 n=4 e=5 N=14 Nc=7 Ns=4 => J5=8 solve

2. Number 9 n=4 e=5 N=16 Nc=11 Ns=7 => B8=9 solve
Note: E9=H7=9

Saturday 17-May-2025

... by: Hrudaya

C1=8, G1=7 solved

Saturday 17-May-2025

... by: Hrudaya

C1=8, G1=7
SOLVED
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