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Finned Swordfish

Hard

Almost a Swordfish, but with an extra cell or two called Fin Cells that break the 3x3 pattern.

How it works

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Find the first Column

This Column has a — digit 8 appears in two cells.

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Find another matching Column

This Column also lines up — but it already has an extra 8 candidate.

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Find the third matching Column

This Column lines up too — all three Columns share the same Rows.

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Almost a Swordfish

Six cells line up across three Columns and three Rows — just like a normal Swordfish.

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Spot the Fin

One Column has an extra 8 candidate, the Fin . That extra cell stops this from being a full Swordfish.

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The Fin box

The Fin sits in this . If the Fin is true, 8 must land somewhere in this box on those Rows.

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Eliminate in the Fin box

We can safely remove 8 from other cells in the Fin on those Rows.

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