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Theme: V

Author/Opus: This is the 8th puzzle from guest contributor Ashish Kumar.

Rules: Standard Nurikabe rules. Also, some borders are drawn in the grid between adjacent cells. One side of each border must be part of the ocean and the other side must be part of an island.

Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the black segments (the unnumbered, connected “ocean”) from left to right for the marked rows. Separate each row’s entry from the next with a comma.

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 2:45, Master = 7:30, Expert = 15:00

Solution: PDF

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