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Theme: Logical

Author/Opus: This is the 39th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Palmer Mebane.

Rules: Variation of Battleships. Place the given set of “ships” into the grid, rotations and reflections allowed, so that no ship touches another, not even diagonally. Every row and column will have exactly two ships in it, and the clues outside the grid indicate the count of empty cells between the ships.

Also see this example:

Answer String: For each row from top to bottom, enter the number of the first column from the left where a ship segment appears (enter just the last digit for any two-digit number). If the row is empty, enter 0. Enter these numbers as a single string with no separators.

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 4:45, Master = 8:30, Expert = 17:00

Note: Follow this link for more classic Battleships puzzles. More Battleships puzzles can be found in Battleships and Variations, in The Art of Puzzles, and in our beginner-friendly collection Intro to GMPuzzles by Serkan Yürekli.