The last batch of puzzles is collected in this PDF.
For the next few weeks we’ll have small sets from some of our puzzle masters. Up first is a Grant Fikes week:
Tuesday: LITS
Thursday: Pentominous
Saturday: Cross the Streams
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Theme: Clue Symmetry and Logic
Author/Opus: This is the 73rd puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Serkan Yürekli.
Rules: Standard Sudoku rules. Also, the sum of the digits in each cage must equal the value given in the upper-left corner of that cage. Digits cannot repeat inside a cage.
Answer String: Enter the 2nd row from left to right, followed by a comma, followed by the 9th row from left to right.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 7:30, Master = 13:00, Expert = 26:00
Solution: PDF
Note: Follow this link for more Killer Sudoku and this link for classic Sudoku. More Killer Sudoku puzzles can be found in Killer Sudoku by Serkan Yürekli.
or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to shift between shading mode and the linex mode where left click+drag draws lines and right click marks X’s)
Theme: Devil’s Pinch
Author/Opus: This is the 11th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster John Bulten.
Rules: Standard Cave rules.
Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the cave segments from left to right for the marked rows, starting at the top. Separate each row’s entry with a comma.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 2:45, Master = 4:30, Expert = 9:00
Solution: PDF
Note: Follow this link for other classic Caves. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Cave Puzzles to get started on.
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Theme: Logical
Author/Opus: This is the 169th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Grant Fikes.
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 = 1:25, Master = 1:45, Expert = 3:30
Solution: PDF
Note: Follow this link for other classic Star Battles. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Star Battles to get started on.
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or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to alternate between a composite mode for line/edge drawing and a number entry mode. Note that the default puzzle info is too long — even for an url shortener — so copy and paste all the text in this file into the “Load” option in the upper-right of the penpa-edit interface to access.)
Theme: Spirit of ’76
Author/Opus: This is the 168th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Grant Fikes.
Rules: Standard Fillomino rules.
Answer String: For each cell in the marked rows/columns, enter the area of the polyomino it belongs to. Enter just the last digit for any two-digit number. Start with the 6th row, followed by a comma, followed by the 29th row.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 13:30, Master = 20:00, Expert = 40:00
Solution: PDF
Note: Follow this link for other classic Fillomino. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Fillomino puzzles to get started on.
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Theme: Logical
Author/Opus: This is the 81st puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Prasanna Seshadri.
Rules: Standard Skyscrapers rules.
Answer String: Enter the 2nd row from left to right, followed by a comma, followed by the 7th row from left to right.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 5:15, Master = 7:45, Expert = 15:30
Solution: PDF
Note: Follow this link for other classic Skyscrapers. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Skyscrapers to get started on.