Tapa by Prasanna Seshadri
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Theme: Clue Symmetry and Logic
Author/Opus: This is the 172nd puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Prasanna Seshadri.
Rules: Standard Tapa 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 = 1:30, Master = 2:45, Expert = 5:30
Solution: PDF
Note: Follow this link for other Tapa variations and this link for classic Tapa. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Tapa puzzles to get started on. More Tapa puzzles can be found in The Art of Puzzles, in Tapa and Variations, and in our beginner-friendly collection Intro to GMPuzzles, all by Serkan Yürekli.
Very pretty theme. (Pbapreavat gur bar-bar-bar-bar, gur bar-bar-guerr, naq gur bar-svir.) Thanks.
2:19
2:51,
really tripped me up for a while after the opening trivial bits and pieces. Once I saw the real break-in at around 1 minutes 30 it was smooth progress from there, and a very pretty puzzle it was indeed!