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Puzzle SX99#1 (overall #86) (9x9 Sudoku-X (SE = 7.7); proposed Nov 14, 2025)

The following Sudoku-X puzzle can be solved quickly.

(generated and displayed with Sudoku9Explainer)

Sudoku-X

Hint (Final update)
+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| 3      19     2      | 567    4      567    | 56     8      19     |
| 1468   489    5      | 689    2      689    | 16     7      3      |
| 68     7      69     | 35689  1      35689  | 2      4      569    |
+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| 2      34589  3469   | 469    69     3489   | 134568 1356   7      |
| 7      348    1      | 346    5      2      | 9      36     468    |
| 4568   34589  3469   | 3489   7      1      | 34568  356    2      |
+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| 145    1345   34     | 2      8      469    | 7      169    146    |
| 9      6      8      | 1457   3      457    | 145    2      145    |
| 14     2      7      | 14569  69     4569   | 134568 13569  468    |
+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+ Sudoku-X
    
Update (Nov 15, 2025)

+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| 3      1-9    2      | 567    4      567    | 56     8      19     | 9
| 1468   489    5      | 689    2      689    | 16     7      3      | 8
| 68     7      69     | 35689  1      35689  | 2      4      569    | 7
+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| 2      34589  3469   | 469    69     3489   | 134568 1356   7      | 6
| 7      348    1      | 346    5      2      | 9      36     468    | 5
| 4568   34589  3469   | 3489   7      1      | 34568  356    2      | 4
+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| 145    1345   34     | 2      8      469    | 7      169    146    | 3
| 9      6      8      | 1457   3      457    | 145    2      145    | 2
| 14     2      7      | 14569  69     4569   | 134568 13569  468    | 1
+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
  a      b      c        d      e      f        g      h      i       Sudoku_X

The one-stepper (pretty!) eliminates (9)b8 solving the puzzle with lclste.
    
Update (Nov 16, 2025)

+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| 3      1-9    2      | 567    4      567    | 56     8     *19     | 9
| 1468  (489)   5      | 689    2      689    | 16     7      3      | 8
|(68)    7     (69)    | 35689  1      35689  | 2      4      569    | 7
+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| 2      34589  3469   |(469)  (69)   *3489   | 134568 1356   7      | 6
| 7      348    1      | 346    5      2      | 9      36     468    | 5
| 4568   34589  3469   |*3489   7      1      | 34568  356    2      | 4
+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| 145    1345   34     | 2      8      469    | 7      169    146    | 3
| 9      6      8      | 1457   3      457    | 145    2      145    | 2
| 14     2      7      | 14569  69     4569   | 134568 13569  468    | 1
+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
  a      b      c        d      e      f        g      h      i       Sudoku_X

The move previously described is ALS-xz with transport with 

ALS1:(9684)a6.b8.c6, ALS2:(469)d6.e6
    

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