LITS by Bahar Açılan
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Theme: Center F’s
Author/Opus: This is the 5th puzzle from guest contributor Bahar Açılan.
Rules: Standard LITS 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 = 5:30, Master = 9:30, Expert = 19:00
Solution: PDF; a solution video is also available here.
Note: Follow this link for other classic LITS. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest LITS to get started on. More LITS puzzles can be found in LOTS O’ LITS by Grant Fikes and Prasanna Seshadri, in The Art of Puzzles 2, and in our beginner-friendly collection Intro to GMPuzzles by Serkan Yürekli.
I find that with LITS puzzles where the idea is connectivity can often be made a lot easier by intuition: I was able to reach GM time!
26:59…Was extremely difficult to get the connectivity part.Finally, found it at the end.Ingenious puzzle !