GridWits
Medium tier Technique 8 of 31 Used by Smart Hint

Pointing Pair/Triple

A digit confined to one row or column within a box is eliminated from the rest of that line.

How it works

  1. 1Inside one box, find a digit whose remaining cells all sit in a single row (or column).
  2. 2The box must contain that digit somewhere, so it lands in that row within the box.
  3. 3The digit is therefore impossible in the rest of that row outside the box — strike it there.
Next in the ladder Box-Line Reduction →

A digit confined to one box within a row or column is eliminated from the rest of that box.