{"id":18768,"date":"2021-12-31T09:00:59","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T17:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=18768"},"modified":"2022-01-01T07:02:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T15:02:07","slug":"skyscrapers-by-thomas-snyder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/skyscrapers-by-thomas-snyder\/","title":{"rendered":"Skyscrapers by Thomas Snyder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>See more discussion of the puzzles from the United States&#8217; 2021 Puzzle Grand Prix on <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/2021-puzzle-grand-prix-us-round-retrospective\/>this post<\/a>. Note there are some construction details and potential spoilers on that post so view it after you solve.<\/i><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2021\/211231-Skyscrapers-HalfAndHalf.png\" alt=\"Skyscrapers by Thomas Snyder\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2021\/211231-Skyscrapers-HalfAndHalf.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/211231HaSk>solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools)<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 405th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/skyscrapers-rules-and-info\/\">Skyscrapers<\/a> rules.<\/p>\n<p><b>Difficulty:<\/b> 3.5 stars (estimate based off competition points; timing standards not available from our usual testers)<\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2021\/211231-Skyscrapers-HalfAndHalf-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for classic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/skyscrapers-2+classic\/\">Skyscrapers puzzles<\/a> and this link for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/skyscrapers-2+variation-2\/\">variations on Skyscrapers puzzles<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/skyscrapers-2+classic+mondaytuesday\/>easiest Skyscrapers Puzzles<\/a> to get started on. More Skyscrapers puzzles can be found in <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/store\/the-art-of-puzzles><i>The Art of Puzzles<\/i><\/a>, in our beginner-friendly collection <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/store\/intro-to-gmpuzzles><i>Intro to GMPuzzles<\/i><\/a> by Serkan Y\u00fcrekli, and in the e-book <i><a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/store\/puzzle-collections>Skyscrapers<\/a><\/i> by Ashish Kumar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See more discussion of the puzzles from the United States&#8217; 2021 Puzzle Grand Prix on this post. Note there are some construction details and potential spoilers on that post so view it after you solve. 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