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Sudoku - 2027 Puzzle-a-Day Planner — Solution #1

Difficulty: MEDIUM Clues: 27 Hardest: LOCKED CANDIDATES CLAIMING 56 steps
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HIDDEN SINGLE #1 R3C6 = 7 (only place for 7 in Row 3)
HIDDEN SINGLE #2 R2C8 = 7 (only place for 7 in Row 2)
HIDDEN SINGLE #3 R9C9 = 6 (only place for 6 in Col 9)
HIDDEN SINGLE #4 R2C1 = 6 (only place for 6 in Col 1)
HIDDEN SINGLE #5 R1C7 = 6 (only place for 6 in Row 1)
LOCKED CANDIDATES POINTING #6 1 in Box 9 → Col 7; eliminate from 2 cell(s)
LOCKED CANDIDATES CLAIMING #7 3 in Row 1 → Box 2; eliminate from 1 cell(s)
NAKED SINGLE #8 R2C6 = 2 (only candidate)
HIDDEN SINGLE #9 R8C4 = 2 (only place for 2 in Col 4)
HIDDEN SINGLE #10 R3C4 = 4 (only place for 4 in Col 4)
NAKED SINGLE #11 R3C9 = 9 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #12 R4C9 = 1 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #13 R4C1 = 8 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #14 R3C1 = 2 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #15 R3C7 = 3 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #16 R2C7 = 4 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #17 R1C8 = 2 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #18 R2C3 = 9 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #19 R2C2 = 3 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #20 R6C9 = 4 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #21 R9C1 = 1 (only candidate)
HIDDEN SINGLE #22 R1C3 = 4 (only place for 4 in Row 1)
NAKED SINGLE #23 R7C3 = 6 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #24 R8C3 = 8 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #25 R3C3 = 5 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #26 R3C2 = 8 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #27 R5C3 = 1 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #28 R5C4 = 5 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #29 R5C2 = 6 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #30 R6C3 = 7 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #31 R4C2 = 5 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #32 R4C8 = 9 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #33 R4C5 = 7 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #34 R4C7 = 2 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #35 R5C8 = 8 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #36 R5C6 = 9 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #37 R6C4 = 1 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #38 R6C5 = 3 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #39 R1C5 = 5 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #40 R1C6 = 3 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #41 R6C6 = 8 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #42 R6C7 = 5 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #43 R7C6 = 1 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #44 R7C7 = 9 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #45 R7C2 = 4 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #46 R8C2 = 9 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #47 R8C5 = 4 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #48 R8C7 = 1 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #49 R8C8 = 5 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #50 R8C6 = 6 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #51 R9C2 = 7 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #52 R9C3 = 2 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #53 R9C5 = 9 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #54 R9C6 = 5 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #55 R9C7 = 8 (only candidate)
NAKED SINGLE #56 R9C8 = 4 (only candidate)