This was pretty close to an automated solution.
In testing with a new puzzle not provided in the article, the first quadrant was all muddled up. The solution provided was not the actual solution - and the puzzle did have a real solution. I needed to change the numbers for three of the cells.
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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