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Theme: X

Author/Opus: This is the 14th puzzle from guest contributor Swaroop Guggilam.

Rules: Shade some empty cells black so that each number indicates the total count of white cells connected vertically and horizontally to that number including the numbered cell itself. Black cells cannot share an edge, and all white cells must belong to a single connected group.

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Difficulty: 3.5 stars

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 3:45, Master = 8:00, Expert = 16:00

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Theme: Lost in the Labyrinth

Author/Opus: This is the 5th puzzle from guest contributor Jeffrey Bardon.

Rules: Standard Statue Park rules. This puzzle uses a standard pentomino set.

Difficulty: 4.5 stars

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 8:00, Master = 14:30, Expert = 29:00

Solution: PDF; a solution video is also available here.

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Theme: 1 to 8

Author/Opus: This is the 4th puzzle from guest contributor Sudoku by Sam Cappleman-Lynes.

Rules: Standard Arrow Sudoku rules.

Difficulty: 4.5 stars

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 9:30, Master = 16:00, Expert = 32:00

Solution: PDF; a solution video is also available here.

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Theme: Waves

Author/Opus: This is the 13th puzzle from guest contributor Swaroop Guggilam.

Rules: Standard Even/Odd Sudoku rules (i.e., cells with a square contain an even digit; cells with a circle contain an odd digit).

Difficulty: 3.5 stars

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 4:15, Master = 6:45, Expert = 13:30

Solution: PDF; a solution video is also available here.

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Theme: Goldilocks and the Three Question Marks

Author/Opus: This is the 358th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Grant Fikes.

Rules: Standard Cross the Streams rules.

Difficulty: 4 stars

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 8:45, Master = 12:00, Expert = 24:00

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Theme: 1 to 5

Author/Opus: This is the 14th puzzle from guest contributor Freddie Hand.

Rules: Standard Cross the Streams rules.

Difficulty: 3.5 stars

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 5:30, Master = 8:15, Expert = 16:30

Solution: PDF; a solution video is also available here.

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Theme: Zero

Author/Opus: This is the 341st puzzle from our managing editor Serkan Yürekli.

Rules: Standard Kakuro Rules, except that the allowed digit range is 0-9.

Difficulty: 4 stars

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 6:30, Master = 9:45, Expert = 19:30

Solution: PDF; a solution video is also available here.

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Theme: 4-way Intersections

Author/Opus: This is the 218th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Prasanna Seshadri.

Rules: Standard Kakuro Rules.

Difficulty: 4 stars

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 6:30, Master = 9:30, Expert = 19:00

Solution: PDF; a solution video is also available here.

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Theme: Antisymmetry

Author/Opus: This is the 217th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Prasanna Seshadri.

Rules: Standard Statue Park rules. Also, the numbers in the black circles show the number of spaces not occupied by pentominoes in orthogonally and diagonally adjacent cells. The numbers in the white circles show the number of spaces occupied by pentominoes in orthogonally and diagonally adjacent cells.

Difficulty: 4.5 stars

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 11:00, Master = 16:00, Expert = 32:00

Solution: PDF; a solution video is also available here.

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Theme: 234

Author/Opus: This is the 3rd puzzle from guest contributor Sam Cappleman-Lynes.

Rules: Standard Skyscrapers rules.

Difficulty: 3.5 stars

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 4:15, Master = 9:15, Expert = 18:30

Solution: PDF; a solution video is also available here.

Note: Follow this link for classic Skyscrapers puzzles and this link for variations on Skyscrapers puzzles. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Skyscrapers Puzzles to get started on. More Skyscrapers puzzles can be found in The Art of Puzzles, in our beginner-friendly collection Intro to GMPuzzles by Serkan Yürekli, and in the e-book Skyscrapers by Ashish Kumar.