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Naked Pairs/Triples

Two (or three) cells in one row, column or box share the same two (or three) candidates between them. Those digits must go in those cells, so they can be removed from the rest of that row, column or box.

In the walkthroughs, every Naked Pairs/Triples step shades the cells of the pattern and names the cell and digit it proves, so you can see the move on the grid rather than read about it. Press “Skip to next hard step” to jump straight to it.

None of the walkthroughs published so far needs this one; it is here for completeness.

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