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See more discussion of the puzzles from the United States’ 2021 Puzzle Grand Prix on this post<\/a>. Note there are some construction details and potential spoilers on that post so view it after you solve.<\/i><\/p>\n

\"Yajilin<\/p>\n

PDF<\/a><\/p>\n

or solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools using a composite mode where left click inside cell shades square, left click + drag draws line segment, right click inside cell adds dot, and right click on cell edge adds an x.)<\/p>\n

Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 401st* puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku (*the 400th puzzle opus number is being held for an upcoming post).<\/p>\n

Rules:<\/b> Standard Yajilin<\/a> rules: Blacken some white cells and then draw a single closed loop (without intersections or crossings) through all remaining white cells. Blackened cells cannot share an edge with each other. Some cells are outlined and in gray and cannot be part of the loop. Numbered arrows in such cells indicate the total number of blackened cells that exist in that direction in the grid.<\/p>\n

Also, in addition to the usual gray clues, some clues are white and black and act similarly to Castle Wall<\/a> clues. White clues must be inside the loop and black clues must be outside the loop. White and black clues indicate the sum of the lengths of loop segments in the indicated direction.<\/p>\n

Difficulty:<\/b> 2.5 stars (estimate based off competition points; timing standards not available from our usual testers)<\/p>\n

Solution:<\/b> PDF<\/a><\/p>\n

Note:<\/b> Follow this link for classic Yajilin<\/a> and this link for Yajilin variations<\/a>. Follow this link for more Castle Wall puzzles<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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