Kurotto (Even Rows and Columns) by Murat Can Tonta
This is a free “warm-up” puzzle; Season 4 subscribers will see today’s main puzzle in the same style posted at 9:05 AM PT.
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Theme: Additional Shading
Author/Opus: This is the 293rd puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Murat Can Tonta.
Rules: Standard Kurotto rules. Also, each row and column has an even number of shaded cells.
Difficulty: 1 star
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 0:40, Master = 1:15, Expert = 2:30
Solution: PDF and solving animation.
Note: Follow this link for classic Kurotto puzzles and this link for variations on Kurotto puzzles. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Kurotto to get started on. More Kurotto puzzles can be found in the ebook Kurotto by Prasanna Seshadri.
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