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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

\"LITS<\/p>\n

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

or solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools)<\/p>\n

Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 348th puzzle from our managing editor Serkan Y\u00fcrekli.<\/p>\n

Rules:<\/b> Standard LITS<\/a> rules.<\/p>\n

Difficulty:<\/b> 2 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 more variations of LITS<\/a> and this link for classic LITS<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest LITS<\/a> to get started on. More LITS puzzles can be found in LOTS O’ LITS<\/i><\/a> by Grant Fikes and Prasanna Seshadri, in The Art of Puzzles 2<\/i><\/a>, and in our beginner-friendly collection Intro to GMPuzzles<\/i><\/a> by Serkan Y\u00fcrekli.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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