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Naked Singles

A cell with only one possible digit left must take it.

In the walkthroughs, every Naked Singles 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.

Where it sits

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