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\"First<\/p>\n

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

or solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools with a composite mode where left click inside cell marks as O or X, left click + drag draws line segment; hit tab to also access a shading mode that can be used for answer entry.)<\/p>\n

Theme:<\/b> Clue Pairs<\/p>\n

Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 501st puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.<\/p>\n

Rules:<\/b> Draw a snake (a 1-cell wide path) of unknown length in the grid, whose head and tail are given. The snake does not touch itself, even diagonally. Numbers outside the grid indicate the length of the first snake segment encountered from that direction.<\/p>\n

Difficulty:<\/b> 1 star<\/p>\n

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

Solution:<\/b> PDF<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0solving animation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/b> Follow this link for other Snake puzzles<\/a>. More Snake puzzles and variations can be found in Snake and Variations<\/a><\/i> by Serkan Y\u00fcrekli.<\/p>\n

Note 2:<\/b>\u00a0Comments on the blog are great! For a more interactive discussion, please also consider using our\u00a0Week 2 Discussion<\/a>\u00a0post on the GMPuzzles Discord.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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