Star Battle by Thomas Snyder
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Theme: Star-Crossed
Author/Opus: This is the 159th puzzle from Thomas Snyder aka Dr. Sudoku.
Rules: Standard Star Battle rules. Two stars per row, column, and region.
Answer String: For each row from top to bottom, enter the number of the first column from the left where a star appears. Enter these numbers as a single string with no separators.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 1:20, Master = 1:45, Expert = 3:30
Solution: PDF
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01:33. Nice easy puzzle.
2:58..Excellent start up puzzle for the week.
Easy but nice !
Star Battle Solved as LITS Update: Trivially unsolvable, based on the L shape in the upper-right quadrant. However, I did put together a LITS puzzle that uses the central cross formation:
http://i.imgur.com/7OOWAMb.png