Solve NYT hard Sudoku at one step. The 6th May 2024 Sudoku will lock up very early. Look for the single critical breakthrough point.
NYT Hard Sudoku 6th May 2024: Early Breakthrough Solution
Stage 1: Critical breakthrough reached very early
Hidden singles R2C6 6, R3C5 3, R9C1 3, R8C5 5.
Single digit lock on 2 in R1: R2C9 2.
The game is locked up very early with only one break-open point.
Breakthrough resource is asymmetric X wing on 5 in R6C1, R6C3, and R7C1, R7C2 sharing column C1 debarring digit 5 in the column. This provides the opportunity for the critical breakthrough R3C8 5 by parallel digit scan for 5 on R3: R3C8 5.
All other cells will be resolved without any difficulty.
Solution below.
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NYT Hard Sudoku 6th May 2024: Early Breakthrough Solution: Intermediate stage
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