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[This is a repost from our archives with new notes at the top (original post here<\/a>): Skyscrapers is a Japanese puzzle style and one of the first genres shared with the world via the World Puzzle Championship as an early mainstay. This first Skyscrapers on Grandmaster Puzzles tries to set up a lot of the logic in the horizontal row clues with the other clues then supporting a path to the unique solution.]<\/i><\/p>\n

\"Skyscrapers<\/p>\n

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

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

Theme:<\/b> A little of everything — the rows have clues from 1 to 6.<\/p>\n

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

Estimated Difficulty*<\/a>:<\/b> 1.5 stars<\/p>\n

Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> Grandmaster = 0:50, Master = 1:30, Expert = 3:00<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Note:<\/b> Follow this link for classic Skyscrapers puzzles<\/a> and this link for variations on Skyscrapers puzzles<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Skyscrapers Puzzles<\/a> to get started on. More Skyscrapers puzzles can be found in The Art of Puzzles<\/i><\/a>, in our beginner-friendly collection Intro to GMPuzzles<\/i><\/a> by Serkan Y\u00fcrekli, and in the e-book Skyscrapers<\/a><\/i> by Ashish Kumar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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