LITS by Thomas Snyder
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Theme: Unfriendly Neighbors
Author/Opus: This is the 204th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.
Rules: Standard LITS rules.
Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the shaded segments from left to right for the marked rows, starting at the top. Separate each row’s entry from the next with a comma.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 1:20, Master = 2:00, Expert = 4:00
Solution: PDF
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2:35 (With the help of my 9-year-old son again. We were delighted to be the expert time together.)
A great theme, and really well executed. I liked how the neighbors got progressively less unfriendly along the solving path.
“to beat the expert time” I meant to say.
Very logical solving path.A bit late on it though.7:24