{"id":1963,"date":"2013-08-06T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2013-08-06T16:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=1963"},"modified":"2022-08-16T08:36:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T15:36:37","slug":"from-the-foxgers-den-43-cross-the-streams-inverted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/from-the-foxgers-den-43-cross-the-streams-inverted\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Foxger’s Den #43: Cross the Streams (Inverted)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cross<\/p>\n

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

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

This is a “Twisted Tuesday” puzzle variation.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

Theme:<\/b> Inverted Clues<\/p>\n

Rules:<\/b> Variation of Cross the Streams<\/a> rules. The clues in this puzzle are inverted. They indicate the WHITE (unshaded) areas, not the black areas as in other Cross the Streams. The shaded cells must still obey the regular rules (connectivity, no 2×2 squares).<\/p>\n

Answer String:<\/b> Enter the length in cells of each of the black segments from top to bottom for the marked columns, going in order from A to B to C to D and separating each entry with a comma.<\/p>\n

Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> Grandmaster = 2:15, Master = 3:30, Expert = 7:00<\/span><\/p>\n

Solution:<\/b> PDF<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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