Cave by Thomas Snyder
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Theme: Antisymmetry
Author/Opus: This is the 364th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.
Rules: Standard Cave rules.
Difficulty: 4.5 stars
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 7:45, Master = 12:15, Expert = 24:30
Solution: PDF; a solution video is also available here.
Note: Follow this link for other classic Caves and this link for Cave variations. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Cave Puzzles to get started on. More Cave puzzles can be found in Roger Barkan’s Colossal Cave Collection, in The Art of Puzzles, and in our beginner-friendly collection Intro to GMPuzzles by Serkan Yürekli.
Neat theme! Left side easy, right side not so much.
Penpa: [EDITED to remove link as no author/linkback present to this page and our own Penpa version now listed.]
Tough one but beautiful solve .~45m