{"id":4782,"date":"2015-03-05T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2015-03-05T17:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=4782"},"modified":"2021-08-08T15:26:56","modified_gmt":"2021-08-08T22:26:56","slug":"yajilin-thomas-snyder-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/yajilin-thomas-snyder-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Yajilin by Thomas Snyder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/150305-Yajilin-TS.png\" alt=\"Yajilin by Thomas Snyder\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/150305-Yajilin-TS.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/150305YajTS>solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools)<\/p>\n<p><b>Theme:<\/b> Logical<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 223rd puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/yajilin-rules-and-info\/\">Yajilin<\/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&#8217;s entry with a comma.<\/p>\n<p><b>Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> <span style=\"color:white;background-color:white;\">Grandmaster = 2:00, Master = 5:15, Expert = 10:30<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/150305-Yajilin-TS-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a>; a solution video is available <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/4cK1-aOvZYw>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/yajilin-2+classic\/\">classic Yajilin<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/yajilin-2+classic+mondaytuesday\/>easiest Yajilin<\/a> to get started on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PDF or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools) Theme: Logical Author\/Opus: This is the 223rd puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku. 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