Spiral Galaxies by William Hu
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Theme: Hidden?
Author/Opus: This is the 5th puzzle from guest contributor William Hu.
Rules: Standard Spiral Galaxies rules.
Answer String: Enter the number of cells in each connected group (between bold lines) in the marked rows. Separate each row’s entry from the next with a comma.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 3:00, Master = 4:15, Expert = 8:30
Solution: PDF
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Puzzles like this are why I enjoy spiral galaxies!
Great puzzle William, thank you!
First spiral galaxy puzzle I ever tried, after seeing them mentioned on the Cracking the Cryptic youtube channel. This took me about 15min. Initially seemed hard but then, when I spotted that lowermost right hand corner, deducing which galaxy it can be part of, it went from there.
5:22.Very Fun Puzzle