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or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools in linex mode where left click+drag draws lines and right click marks X’s)

Theme: Logical

Author/Opus: This is the 214th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Grant Fikes.

Rules: Standard Masyu 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 = 0:40, Master = 0:50, Expert = 1:40

Solution: PDF

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Our most recent week of loop puzzles from Murat Can Tonta can be found in this PDF.

The next week contains a variety mix from six different puzzlemasters. Specifically:

Monday: Masyu by Grant Fikes
Tuesday: Pata by Serkan Yürekli
Wednesday: Star Battle by Thomas Snyder
Thursday: Statue Park by Murat Can Tonta
Friday: Sudoku (Smashed Sums) by Prasanna Seshadri
Saturday: Fillomino (Symmetry) by John Bulten

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