Pointing Pairs/Triples

Easy

When a digit in a box is confined to one row or column, it can be eliminated from that row or column outside the box.

How It Works

When a digit in a box can only appear in cells that all share the same row or column, that digit can be eliminated from all other cells in that row or column outside the box.

This uses the box-line interaction: since the digit must be in that row/column within the box, it cannot be in that row/column outside the box.

Example

829431567
13
46
5
69
728
49
5
46
728
69
13
49
271
368
4
368
95
68
685912743
493
68
75
68
12
3
46
21
69
4689
68
75
758
36
2
36
491
91
46
75
468
32
68
Key cells of the techniqueCells where elimination is appliedCandidate to be placedEliminated candidate (crossed out)

Practice with a Real Puzzle

This 9×9 puzzle is solver-verified to require this technique on its solution path.

Easy32 givensStrict