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Since 2021, we have posted some extra difficult Sunday Stumpers<\/a>, about once a month. These will be quite tough puzzles, but with a logical path to be found (and solution videos to help). This tenth Sunday Stumper of 2022 is a Tapa-Like Loop (Transparent) puzzle by Prasanna Seshadri. Will all the cells be used in this puzzle like the title and the clues suggest?<\/i><\/p>\n

\"Tapa-Like<\/p>\n

(view directly for a larger image)<\/p>\n

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

or solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools in linex mode where left click+drag draws lines and right click marks X’s on edges)<\/p>\n

Theme:<\/b> All Cells?<\/p>\n

Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 243rd puzzle from contributing puzzlemaster Prasanna Seshadri.<\/p>\n

Rules:<\/b> Variation of Tapa-Like Loop rules. (Form a single non-intersecting loop. Clues inside the grid represent the number of neighboring cells visited by the loop; if there is more than one number in a cell, each number should be represented with a separate loop segment. There is no 2\u00d72 rule of Tapa in this puzzle.) <\/p>\n

The loop can travel through clue cells. Each clue now describes the entire 3\u00d73 area the clue cell is in the middle of.<\/p>\n

See also this example:<\/p>\n

\"Tapa-Like<\/p>\n

Difficulty:<\/b> 5 stars<\/p>\n

Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> Grandmaster = 32:00, Master = 45:00, Expert = 1:30:00<\/span><\/p>\n

Solution:<\/b> PDF<\/a> and solving video<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/b> Follow this link for other Tapa-Like Loop puzzles<\/a>. More Tapa-Like Loop puzzles can be found in the Tapa-Like Loop Collection<\/i><\/a> by Prasanna Seshadri.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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