{"id":4326,"date":"2014-11-15T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-15T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=4326"},"modified":"2021-11-23T06:42:17","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T14:42:17","slug":"castle-wall-palmer-mebane-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/castle-wall-palmer-mebane-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Castle Wall by Palmer Mebane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/141115-CastleWall-PM17.png\" alt=\"Castle Wall by Palmer Mebane\" width=500><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">(View image directly for larger format)<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/141115-CastleWall-PM17.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/141115PM17>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&#8217;s)<\/p>\n<p><b>Theme:<\/b> Clue Symmetry and Logic<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 33rd puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Palmer Mebane.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/castle-wall-rules-and-info\/\">Castle Wall<\/a> rules.<\/p>\n<p><b>Answer String:<\/b> Enter the length in cells of the horizontal loop segments from left to right in the marked rows, starting at the top. If the loop only has vertical segments in the marked row, enter 0. Separate each row\u2019s entry with a comma.<\/p>\n<p><b>Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> <span style=\"color:white;background-color:white;\">Grandmaster = 11:00, Master = 20:00, Expert = 40:00<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/141115-CastleWall-PM17-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a>; a solution video is available <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/0Be_aivBNZw>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> This is our first week of Castle Wall puzzles. You can find other Castle Walls from their inventor Palmer Mebane <a href=http:\/\/mellowmelon.wordpress.com\/category\/puzzle-types\/castle-wall\/>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(View image directly for larger format) PDF or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools in linex mode where left click+drag draws lines and right click marks X&#8217;s) Theme: Clue Symmetry and Logic Author\/Opus: This is the 33rd puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Palmer Mebane. Rules: Standard Castle Wall rules. 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