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This is a free \u201cwarm-up\u201d puzzle;\u00a0Season 4 subscribers<\/a>\u00a0will see today\u2019s main puzzle in the same style posted at 9:05 AM PT.<\/i><\/p>\n

\"Araf<\/p>\n

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

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

Theme:<\/b> V Formation<\/p>\n

Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 49th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Takeya Saikachi.<\/p>\n

Rules:<\/b> Draw a single, non-intersecting loop that passes through all cells, including clue cells; the loop may either go straight through or turn at each clue. The length of each loop segment connecting the two circles must be any value between the numbers given in those circles.<\/p>\n

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

\"Araf<\/p>\n

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

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

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

Note:<\/b>\u00a0Follow this link for more\u00a0Araf puzzles<\/a>\u00a0on this website. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our\u00a0easiest Araf Puzzles<\/a>\u00a0to get started on. More Araf puzzles can be found in the ebook\u00a0Araf by Serkan Y\u00fcrekli<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Note 2:<\/b>\u00a0Comments on the blog are great! For a more interactive discussion, please also consider using our\u00a0Week 3 Discussion<\/a>\u00a0post\u00a0on the GMPuzzles Discord.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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