Easy as LITS by Takeya Saikachi
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Theme: Sssssssss
Author/Opus: This is the 7th puzzle from guest contributor Takeya Saikachi.
Rules: Standard LITS rules. Also, the letters outside the grid indicate the first tetromino encountered in the corresponding direction. Or see this:
Difficulty: 2.5 stars
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 2:15, Master = 3:30, Expert = 7:00
Solution: PDF; a solution video is also available here.
Note: Follow this link for more variations of LITS and this link for 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.
The rule “the letters outside the grid indicate the first tetromino encountered in the corresponding direction” is slightly ambiguous, because there might not be a first tetromino.
All given letters indicate a tetromino (so none are cluing “blank” rows or columns).