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Theme: Clue Symmetry and Logic

Author/Opus: This is the 111th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Prasanna Seshadri.

Rules: Standard Kurotto rules. Also there are two windows in the upper left (blue) and lower right (red) of the grid. The cells in the same position in these windows must have the exact opposite shading.

Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the shaded segments from left to right for the marked rows, starting at the top. Separate each row’s entry with a comma.

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 3:30, Master = 4:30, Expert = 9:00

Solution: PDF; a solution video is available here.

Note: Follow this link for other Kurotto puzzles. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Kurotto to get started on. More Kurotto puzzles can be found in the ebook Kurotto by Prasanna Seshadri.

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Theme: Clue Symmetry and Logic

Author/Opus: This is the 110th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Prasanna Seshadri.

Rules: Standard Cave rules. Also there are two windows in the upper left (blue) and lower right (red) of the grid. The cells in the same position in these windows must have the exact opposite shading (i.e., those inside the cave in one window are outside the cave in the other window).

Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the cave segments from left to right for the marked rows, starting at the top. Separate each row’s entry with a comma.

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 2:00, Master = 2:45, Expert = 5:30

Solution: PDF

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Theme: Clue Symmetry and Logic

Author/Opus: This is the 109th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Prasanna Seshadri.

Rules: Standard Tapa-Like Loop Rules. (Form a single non-intersecting loop. Clues inside the grid represent the number of neighboring cells visited by the loop; if there is more than one number in a cell, each number should be represented with a separate loop segment. There is no 2×2 rule of Tapa in this puzzle. This example image should help:

Also, there are two windows in the upper left (blue) and lower right (red) of the grid. If a cell is used by the loop in one window, then the cell in the same position in the other window is not used by the loop.

Answer String: Enter the length in cells of the horizontal loop segments from left to right in the marked rows, starting at the top. Separate each row’s entry with a comma. For the example, this would be “11,12”.

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 1:45, Master = 2:30, Expert = 5:00

Solution: PDF

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Theme: Clue Symmetry and Logic

Author/Opus: This is the 108th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Prasanna Seshadri.

Rules: Standard Nurikabe rules. Also there are two windows in the upper left (blue) and lower right (red) of the grid. The cells in the same position in these windows must have the exact opposite shading (see example image).

Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the black segments (the unnumbered, connected “ocean”) from left to right for the marked rows, starting at the top. Separate each row’s entry from the next with a comma.

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 1:40, Master = 2:45, Expert = 5:30

Solution: PDF

Note: Follow this link for classic Nurikabe puzzles on this website and this link for other variations on Nurikabe puzzles. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Nurikabe puzzles to get started on.

Last week’s variety mix can be found in this PDF.

Next week will feature a set of six different puzzles from Prasanna Seshadri that share a common new rule:

The new “windows” rule is a connection between different sections of the grid that need to have an opposite use of the cells. The specific puzzles are:
Monday: Nurikabe
Tuesday: Tapa-Like Loop
Wednesday: Cave
Thursday: Kurotto
Friday: Masyu
Saturday: Tapa

Our supporters will also be receiving a challenging 13×13 LITS puzzle from Prasanna Seshadri, access to puzzle solutions, and a video walkthrough of the Thursday puzzle. If you’d like to receive some of these special rewards, please click here for more info.

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Theme: Heart

Author/Opus: This is the 97th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Serkan Yürekli.

Rules: Variation of Kakuro: Enter a single digit from 1 to 9 into each cell so that the sum of digits in each Across entry equals the value given to the left of the entry, and the sum of digits in each Down entry equals the value given above the entry. The gray (2×2) cells are to be filled by a single digit which sits in multiple rows and columns. No digit may be repeated within a single entry, regardless of if it is in a small or large cell.

Answer String: Enter the values in each cell in the marked rows from left to right, separating the rows with a comma. Ignore black cells.

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 13:00, Master = 22:30, Expert = 45:00

Solution: PDF; a solution video is available here.

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Theme: Antisymmetry

Author/Opus: This is the 188th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Grant Fikes.

Rules: Standard Statue Park rules. Use all 12 pentominoes once.

Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the shaded segments from left to right for the marked rows, starting at the top. Separate each row’s entry from the next with a comma.

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 3:45, Master = 5:00, Expert = 10:00

Solution: PDF

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Theme: Orderly Middle

Author/Opus: This is the 33rd puzzle from our contributing Murat Can Tonta.

Rules: Variation of LITS. Each region must contain two tetrominoes which do not overlap or touch along their edges. (They can touch each other diagonally.)

Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the shaded segments from left to right for the marked rows, starting at the top. Separate each row’s entry from the next with a comma.

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 3:00, Master = 5:00, Expert = 10:00

Solution: PDF

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Theme: Squares

Author/Opus: This is the 107th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Prasanna Seshadri.

Rules: Standard Cave rules.

Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the cave segments from left to right for the marked rows, starting at the top. Separate each row’s entry with a comma.

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 2:15, Master = 4:00, Expert = 8:00

Solution: PDF

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Theme: Slithery Reflections on Sleepiness

Author/Opus: This is the 187th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Grant Fikes.

Rules: Standard Slitherlink rules.

Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the internal loop segments from left to right for the marked rows, starting at the top. Separate each row’s entry with a comma.

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 1:40, Master = 2:00, Expert = 4:00

Solution: PDF

Note: Follow this link for other classic Slitherlink. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Slitherlink puzzles to get started on.