Variations on Advanced Sudoku Logic Puzzles (Vol 1) Step-by-Step Instructions for Puzzle 98   (130/225) Diff: 14/99.9969.9973.4893 Printable puzzle or puzzle with instructions The numbers in the puzzle below refer to the step number at which the value of the location can be deduced. Locations without step numbers contain the initial values found in corresponding puzzle in your edition of the book.

Rows are numbered top to bottom, columns from left to right, and rectangles from left to right and then top to bottom. Coordinates are (col, row). Precise details on numbering within each group are specified in the on-line instructions for 'Sudoku-15' puzzles.

Step 1. There are 17 independent moves.

• The only spot left for 1 in the 1st column is at (1, 2).
• The only spot left for 7 in the 10th column is at (10, 7).
• The only spot left for 5 in the 12th column is at (12, 6).
• The only spot left for 5 in the 1st 5x3 rectangle is at (4, 2).
• The only spot left for 7 in the 2nd 5x3 rectangle is at (9, 2).
• The only spot left for 2 in the 2nd 5x3 rectangle is at (7, 2).
• The only spot left for 1 in the 2nd 5x3 rectangle is at (10, 1).
• The only spot left for 0 in the 3rd 5x3 rectangle is at (15, 3).
• The only spot left for E in the 3rd 5x3 rectangle is at (12, 1).
• The only spot left for 8 in the 4th 5x3 rectangle is at (3, 4).
• The only spot left for 7 in the 6th 5x3 rectangle is at (14, 5).
• The only spot left for A in the 7th 5x3 rectangle is at (5, 9).
• The only spot left for 4 in the 8th 5x3 rectangle is at (10, 9).
• The only spot left for 5 in the 9th 5x3 rectangle is at (11, 7).
• The only spot left for D in the 10th 5x3 rectangle is at (2, 12).
• The only spot left for B in the 11th 5x3 rectangle is at (8, 11).
• The only spot left for A in the 12th 5x3 rectangle is at (12, 11).

Step 2. There are 16 independent moves.

• The only spot left for E in the 9th row is at (13, 9).
• The only spot left for 8 in the 11th row is at (13, 11).
• The only spot left for 7 in the 6th column is at (6, 6).
• The only spot left for D in the 12th column is at (12, 5).
• The only spot left for 0 in the 14th column is at (14, 15).
• The only spot left for B in the 15th column is at (15, 7).
• The only spot left for A in the 1st 5x3 rectangle is at (2, 2).
• The only spot left for B in the 3rd 5x3 rectangle is at (13, 3).
• The only spot left for D in the 3rd 5x3 rectangle is at (13, 2).
• The only spot left for 5 in the 5th 5x3 rectangle is at (6, 4).
• The only spot left for 3 in the 8th 5x3 rectangle is at (8, 7).
• The only spot left for 2 in the 9th 5x3 rectangle is at (11, 8).
• The only spot left for 4 in the 11th 5x3 rectangle is at (8, 12).
• The only spot left for 8 in the 11th 5x3 rectangle is at (9, 10).
• The only spot left for 7 in the 14th 5x3 rectangle is at (8, 13).
• The only spot left for 5 in the 15th 5x3 rectangle is at (13, 14).

Step 3. There are 14 independent moves.

• The only spot left for A in the 4th row is at (7, 4).
• The only spot left for 1 in the 9th row is at (14, 9).
• The only spot left for 8 in the 15th row is at (8, 15).
• The only spot left for E in the 9th column is at (9, 13).
• The only spot left for 4 in the 11th column is at (11, 2).
• The only spot left for 8 in the 14th column is at (14, 2).
• The only spot left for 3 in the 2nd 5x3 rectangle is at (7, 3).
• The only spot left for 1 in the 3rd 5x3 rectangle is at (12, 3).
• The only spot left for D in the 4th 5x3 rectangle is at (4, 4).
• The only spot left for 2 in the 5th 5x3 rectangle is at (6, 5).
• The only spot left for E in the 11th 5x3 rectangle is at (6, 12).
• The only spot left for 4 in the 12th 5x3 rectangle is at (15, 10).
• The only spot left for 8 in the 15th 5x3 rectangle is at (11, 14).
• The only spot left for 2 in the 15th 5x3 rectangle is at (13, 13).

Step 4. There are 9 independent moves.

• The only spot left for E in the 4th column is at (4, 14).
• The only spot left for 1 in the 4th column is at (4, 8).
• The only spot left for 6 in the 2nd 5x3 rectangle is at (6, 3).
• The only spot left for 8 in the 2nd 5x3 rectangle is at (6, 1).
• The only spot left for 3 in the 3rd 5x3 rectangle is at (15, 2).
• The only spot left for 1 in the 4th 5x3 rectangle is at (5, 6).
• The only spot left for C in the 5th 5x3 rectangle is at (10, 4).
• The only spot left for D in the 13th 5x3 rectangle is at (5, 14).
• The only spot left for A in the 14th 5x3 rectangle is at (8, 14).

Step 5. There are 6 independent moves.

• The only spot left for 0 in the 4th row is at (11, 4).
• The only spot left for 2 in the 14th row is at (10, 14).
• The only spot left for 2 in the 4th column is at (4, 15).
• The only spot left for D in the 6th column is at (6, 8).
• The only spot left for 0 in the 8th column is at (8, 6).
• The only spot left for D in the 2nd 5x3 rectangle is at (9, 1).

Step 6. There are 9 independent moves.

• The only spot left for 3 in the 14th row is at (1, 14).
• The only spot left for 9 in the 6th column is at (6, 14).
• The only spot left for 0 in the 9th column is at (9, 9).
• The only spot left for 3 in the 11th column is at (11, 12).
• The only spot left for 9 in the 2nd 5x3 rectangle is at (8, 1).
• The only spot left for 3 in the 6th 5x3 rectangle is at (13, 4).
• The only spot left for D in the 7th 5x3 rectangle is at (3, 7).
• The only spot left for 3 in the 14th 5x3 rectangle is at (10, 15).
• The only spot left for 0 in the 14th 5x3 rectangle is at (7, 14).

Step 7. There are 12 independent moves.

• The only spot left for B in the 9th row is at (7, 9).
• The only spot left for 0 in the 12th row is at (10, 12).
• The only spot left for C in the 14th row is at (15, 14).
• The only spot left for 2 in the 3rd column is at (3, 6).
• The only spot left for C in the 6th column is at (6, 9).
• The only spot left for 9 in the 11th column is at (11, 6).
• The only spot left for 1 in the 13th column is at (13, 12).
• The only spot left for 3 in the 14th column is at (14, 8).
• The only spot left for 1 in the 6th 5x3 rectangle is at (15, 4).
• The only spot left for C in the 14th 5x3 rectangle is at (9, 15).
• The only spot left for 9 in the 15th 5x3 rectangle is at (15, 15).
• The only spot left for 3 in the 15th 5x3 rectangle is at (12, 13).

Step 8. There are 12 independent moves.

• The only spot left for E in the 4th row is at (2, 4).
• The only spot left for 9 in the 8th row is at (9, 8).
• The only spot left for 9 in the 10th column is at (10, 11).
• The only spot left for 6 in the 11th column is at (11, 9).
• The only spot left for C in the 12th column is at (12, 8).
• The only spot left for 9 in the 13th column is at (13, 10).
• The only spot left for 4 in the 4th 5x3 rectangle is at (2, 6).
• The only spot left for B in the 5th 5x3 rectangle is at (9, 5).
• The only spot left for E in the 6th 5x3 rectangle is at (15, 6).
• The only spot left for 9 in the 9th 5x3 rectangle is at (14, 7).
• The only spot left for C in the 12th 5x3 rectangle is at (14, 10).
• The only spot left for 6 in the 15th 5x3 rectangle is at (12, 15).

Step 9. There are 7 independent moves.

• The only spot left for 6 in the 8th row is at (2, 8).
• The only spot left for 9 in the 5th 5x3 rectangle is at (7, 5).
• The only spot left for 6 in the 6th 5x3 rectangle is at (13, 6).
• The only spot left for 6 in the 8th 5x3 rectangle is at (9, 7).
• The only spot left for 9 in the 10th 5x3 rectangle is at (1, 12).
• The only spot left for C in the 11th 5x3 rectangle is at (7, 12).
• The only spot left for 6 in the 12th 5x3 rectangle is at (15, 12).

Step 10. There are 3 independent moves.

• The only spot left for B in the 2nd column is at (2, 1).
• The only spot left for B in the 7th 5x3 rectangle is at (5, 8).
• The only spot left for 6 in the 11th 5x3 rectangle is at (7, 10).

Step 11. There are 4 independent moves.

• The only spot left for 3 in the 2nd column is at (2, 10).
• The only spot left for 3 in the 1st 5x3 rectangle is at (3, 1).
• The only spot left for 4 in the 7th 5x3 rectangle is at (3, 8).
• The only spot left for B in the 13th 5x3 rectangle is at (4, 13).

Step 12. There are 8 independent moves.

• The only spot left for 2 in the 2nd column is at (2, 7).
• The only spot left for 0 in the 3rd column is at (3, 5).
• The only spot left for 9 in the 4th column is at (4, 3).
• The only spot left for 0 in the 1st 5x3 rectangle is at (4, 1).
• The only spot left for 3 in the 4th 5x3 rectangle is at (5, 5).
• The only spot left for 2 in the 10th 5x3 rectangle is at (5, 10).
• The only spot left for 4 in the 13th 5x3 rectangle is at (1, 15).
• The only spot left for 9 in the 13th 5x3 rectangle is at (3, 13).

Step 13. There are 10 independent moves.

• The only spot left for C in the 2nd column is at (2, 11).
• The only spot left for C in the 3rd column is at (3, 3).
• The only spot left for 4 in the 4th column is at (4, 11).
• The only spot left for E in the 5th column is at (5, 7).
• The only spot left for 4 in the 1st 5x3 rectangle is at (5, 3).
• The only spot left for A in the 4th 5x3 rectangle is at (1, 5).
• The only spot left for 0 in the 10th 5x3 rectangle is at (5, 11).
• The only spot left for E in the 10th 5x3 rectangle is at (1, 10).
• The only spot left for A in the 13th 5x3 rectangle is at (3, 15).
• The only spot left for C in the 13th 5x3 rectangle is at (5, 13).

Step 14. There are 3 independent moves.

• The only spot left for 6 in the 4th 5x3 rectangle is at (4, 5).
• The only spot left for C in the 7th 5x3 rectangle is at (1, 7).
• The only spot left for 6 in the 10th 5x3 rectangle is at (1, 11).