{"id":7189,"date":"2017-11-27T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T17:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=7189"},"modified":"2022-08-14T19:46:51","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T02:46:51","slug":"numberlink-thomas-snyder-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/numberlink-thomas-snyder-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Numberlink by Thomas Snyder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/171127-Numberlink-TS.png\" alt=\"Numberlink by Thomas Snyder\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/171127-Numberlink-TS.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/171127NuTS>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\u2019s)<\/p>\n<p><b>Theme:<\/b> Clue Symmetry and Logic (for TheSubro)<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 290th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Connect each pair of identical numbers with a path passing through edge-adjacent cells. No cell may be used on more than one path.<\/p>\n<p><b>Answer String:<\/b> Enter the length in cells of the horizontal line segments from left to right in the marked rows, starting at the top. 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 = 3:30, Expert = 7:00<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/171127-Numberlink-TS-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/category\/loop\/\">Loop\/Path puzzles<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2019s) Theme: Clue Symmetry and Logic (for TheSubro) Author\/Opus: This is the 290th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku. 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