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Thinking carefully about the most limited regions in this puzzle by Prasanna Seshadri should point the way to the next places to make progress.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"LITS<\/p>\n

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

or solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to alternate between a shading mode and a mode to mark edges with an X.)<\/p>\n

Theme:<\/b> Pointing<\/p>\n

Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 286th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Prasanna Seshadri.<\/p>\n

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

Difficulty:<\/b> 1.5 stars<\/p>\n

Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> Grandmaster = 0:30, Master = 1:00, Expert = 2:00<\/span><\/p>\n

Solution:<\/b> PDF<\/a> and solving animation<\/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 these books<\/a> in our e-store.<\/p>\n

Note 2:<\/b>\u00a0Comments on the blog are great! For a more interactive discussion, please also consider using our\u00a0week-0-discussion thread<\/a>\u00a0on the GMPuzzles Discord. If you are not yet part of this Discord community, use\u00a0this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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