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Number 3 is the only value possible in cell (8,3).









For row 8, number 7 is only possible in cell (5,8)









For column 6, Number 7 is only possible in cell (6,4)









For column 7, Number 7 is only possible in cell (7,3)









For column 7, Number 1 is only possible in cell (7,4)









For row 5, number 1 is only possible in cell (1,5)









For row 9, number 5 is only possible in cell (9,9)









For row 1, number 5 is only possible in cell (4,1)









For column 4, Number 1 is only possible in cell (4,7)









For row 2, number 5 is only possible in cell (8,2)









For row 1, number 3 is only possible in cell (6,1)









For column 9, Number 3 is only possible in cell (9,6)









For row 2, number 4 is only possible in cell (3,2)









For column 6, Number 4 is only possible in cell (6,9)









For column 9, Number 4 is only possible in cell (9,4)









For row 6, number 2 is only possible in cell (7,6)









For box 8, Number 2 is only possible in cell (5,9)









For column 7, Number 6 is only possible in cell (7,2)









For column 9, Number 6 is only possible in cell (9,5)









Number 9 is the only value possible in cell (6,5).









Number 2 is the only value possible in cell (6,2).









Number 8 is the only value possible in cell (9,2).









Number 9 is the only value possible in cell (5,2).









Number 6 is the only value possible in cell (6,3).









Number 1 is the only value possible in cell (5,3).









Number 8 is the only value possible in cell (5,1).









Number 2 is the only value possible in cell (9,3).









Number 1 is the only value possible in cell (9,1).









Number 9 is the only value possible in cell (3,3).









Number 8 is the only value possible in cell (4,5).









Number 6 is the only value possible in cell (4,6).









Number 6 is the only value possible in cell (5,7).









Number 5 is the only value possible in cell (3,7).









Number 3 is the only value possible in cell (4,8).









Number 4 is the only value possible in cell (2,8).









Number 9 is the only value possible in cell (2,6).









Number 5 is the only value possible in cell (2,4).









Number 8 is the only value possible in cell (8,6).









Number 9 is the only value possible in cell (8,4).









Number 7 is the only value possible in cell (3,6).









Number 2 is the only value possible in cell (3,1).









Number 7 is the only value possible in cell (1,1).









Number 4 is the only value possible in cell (1,6).









Number 9 is the only value possible in cell (1,7).









Number 3 is the only value possible in cell (2,7).









Number 4 is the only value possible in cell (7,7).









Number 8 is the only value possible in cell (7,8).









Number 6 is the only value possible in cell (3,8).









Number 8 is the only value possible in cell (3,4).









Number 6 is the only value possible in cell (1,4).









Number 2 is the only value possible in cell (1,8).









Number 8 is the only value possible in cell (1,9).









Number 9 is the only value possible in cell (4,9).









Number 3 is the only value possible in cell (7,9).