Castle Wall by Murat Can Tonta
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Theme: Clue Symmetry and Logic
Author/Opus: This is the 45th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Murat Can Tonta.
Rules: Standard Castle Wall rules.
Answer String: Enter the length in cells of the horizontal loop segments from left to right in the marked rows, starting at the top. If the loop only has vertical segments in the marked row, enter 0. Separate each row’s entry with a comma.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 4:30, Master = 7:15, Expert = 14:30
Solution: PDF; a solution video is available here.
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Good and hard!
It took me forever to realize gung gurer vf bayl bar jnl gb fngvfsl
gur sbhe pyhr va gur hccre-evtug pbeare juvyr nyybj sbe obgu cnguf bs
gur ybbc gb cnff iregvpnyyl gb gur evtug bs gur yrsg-cbvagvag oynpx
guerr pyhr. Jvgubhg gung cvrpr V jnf fgnevat ng gur chmmyr sbe n ybat
gvzr jvgubhg znxvat cebterff.
Nice and hard indeed, took me ages just to work out the break in!
Gur gjb juvgr guerrf pna bayl trg 1 pebffvat sebz gur vagrefrpgvat pryy, fb nyy bgure pebffvatf zhfg or erdhverq!
Indeed. The setup for that break was quite lovely. Well done, Murat Can Tonta!