Step-By-Step Solution:
Initial Grid | |
First step - add in all possible valid pencilmarks. | |
For row 5, number 9 is only possible in cell (1,5) | ||
For row 4, number 9 is only possible in cell (4,4) | ||
For row 9, number 9 is only possible in cell (9,9) | ||
For row 1, number 9 is only possible in cell (7,1) | ||
For row 2, number 9 is only possible in cell (3,2) | ||
For row 2, number 2 is only possible in cell (2,2) | ||
For column 3, Number 7 is only possible in cell (3,3) | ||
For row 7, number 5 is only possible in cell (3,7) | ||
For row 8, number 5 is only possible in cell (5,8) | ||
For row 2, number 3 is only possible in cell (6,2) | ||
For box 9, Number 3 is only possible in cell (7,8) | ||
Number 1 is the only value possible in cell (3,8). | ||
For column 6, Number 7 is only possible in cell (6,1) | ||
For column 9, Number 7 is only possible in cell (9,6) | ||
For column 7, Number 7 is only possible in cell (7,2) | ||
For column 9, Number 3 is only possible in cell (9,4) | ||
For column 9, Number 5 is only possible in cell (9,1) | ||
For column 8, Number 5 is only possible in cell (8,4) | ||
For box 6, candidates for 8 are all in column 7, so you can remove candidates from other blocks. | ||
For row 7, number 8 is only possible in cell (8,7) | ||
For row 7, number 2 is only possible in cell (6,7) | ||
For row 9, number 2 is only possible in cell (8,9) | ||
For row 9, number 7 is only possible in cell (4,9) | ||
For row 8, number 7 is only possible in cell (8,8) | ||
For box 2, candidates for 6 are all in column 5, so you can remove candidates from other blocks. | ||
For blocks 2 and 8, candidates for 4 are all in the same two columns (5 and 4) | ||
Naked Pair for 1 and 6, can remove these as candidates from other cells. | ||
For box 1, candidates for 6 are all in row 3, so you can remove candidates from other blocks. | ||
For box 3, candidates for 6 are all in column 8, so you can remove candidates from other blocks. | ||
For row 5, number 6 is only possible in cell (2,5) | ||
Number 5 is the only value possible in cell (2,3). | ||
Number 6 is the only value possible in cell (1,3). | ||
Number 4 is the only value possible in cell (1,4). | ||
Number 2 is the only value possible in cell (3,4). | ||
Number 6 is the only value possible in cell (6,4). | ||
Number 3 is the only value possible in cell (3,6). | ||
Number 5 is the only value possible in cell (1,6). | ||
Number 1 is the only value possible in cell (2,6). | ||
Number 8 is the only value possible in cell (4,6). | ||
Number 1 is the only value possible in cell (5,4). | ||
Number 6 is the only value possible in cell (5,1). | ||
Number 1 is the only value possible in cell (8,1). | ||
Number 4 is the only value possible in cell (5,2). | ||
Number 6 is the only value possible in cell (8,2). | ||
Number 1 is the only value possible in cell (4,3). | ||
Number 4 is the only value possible in cell (7,3). | ||
Number 8 is the only value possible in cell (7,4). | ||
Number 4 is the only value possible in cell (8,5). | ||
Number 1 is the only value possible in cell (9,5). | ||
Number 2 is the only value possible in cell (5,6). | ||
Number 4 is the only value possible in cell (6,6). | ||
Number 6 is the only value possible in cell (7,6). | ||
Number 1 is the only value possible in cell (7,7). | ||
Number 4 is the only value possible in cell (9,7). | ||
Number 4 is the only value possible in cell (4,8). | ||
Number 8 is the only value possible in cell (2,8). | ||
Number 3 is the only value possible in cell (2,1). | ||
Number 8 is the only value possible in cell (1,1). | ||
Number 3 is the only value possible in cell (1,9). | ||
Number 4 is the only value possible in cell (2,9). | ||
Number 6 is the only value possible in cell (3,9). | ||
Number 8 is the only value possible in cell (5,9). |
