Patron Puzzle: LITS by Thomas Snyder
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Theme: PAFCIO (This is a thank you puzzle to one of our major patrons)
Author/Opus: This is the 206th 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 = 3:00, Master = 6:30, Expert = 13:00
Solution: PDF
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26:10
(But even then, I botched connectivity placing the final piece, which I didn’t realize until the website correctly refused to accept my bogus answer.)
Great puzzle.
23:23.Great design!I was so wrong in assuming that the puzzle would be easy after seeing so many 4 cell regions.The puzzle turned out to be increasingly sticky with some narrow deductions in the middle and towards the end.
31:02
I had to redo it twice; quite challenging but truly worth giving a try