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Only a brave person is willing
to honestly admit, and fearlessly
to face, what a sincere and
logical mind discovers.

Rodan of Alexandria
Egyptian, c.

Flash exercise contributed by Matt Schiller and Dr. Brad Hokanson, Interactive Media (DHA 4384) School of Design, University of Minnesota.

After you have complete the basic exercise above, here is another strategy to consider.
The possibilities (in green) for nines in the fourth row are in the last two cells

7 9     2 4      
  5 6            
    2    9          
4

1 6
7

3 2 8 1 6
 
5 1 6
7 9
1 6
7 9
             9 .  9 .  9 .
             9 .  9 .  9 .
          9      

Because you must have a nine in the fourth row in the shaded box,
you cannot have a nine in the other rows of that shaded box (the red nines).

Another strategy:
What can you guess about the middle rows of the two shaded boxes?
Again, the possibilities for the middle row of the middle box are in green:

 

5

  6 1 8   5  
      2 5
 
2 5
9
2 9
 
     
  2   7 3 4   6  

Answer:

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