GridWits
Medium tier Technique 12 of 31 Used by Smart Hint

Hidden Triple

Three digits confined to the same three cells clear those cells of everything else.

How it works

  1. 1The same idea as a Hidden Pair, one size up: three digits whose only homes in a house are the same three cells.
  2. 2Those cells must absorb all three digits between them.
  3. 3Strike every other candidate from those three cells. The cells often look crowded until this fires.
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A digit survives only if a complete cage assignment can place it in that particular cell.