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Empty Rectangle in Sudoku

A box can form an empty-rectangle pattern for a digit when its candidates lie on a crossing row and column.

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How it works

A box can form an empty-rectangle pattern for a digit when its candidates lie on a crossing row and column.

Example

Combine that box pattern with a strong link outside the box to eliminate the digit at the opposite intersection.

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Empty Rectangle in Sudoku

Key point

A box can form an empty-rectangle pattern for a digit when its candidates lie on a crossing row and column.

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