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Theme: Triple Play
Rules: Standard Cross the Streams rules.
Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the black segments from top to bottom for the marked columns, going in order from A to B to C to D and separating each entry with a comma.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 4:00, Master = 6:30, Expert = 13:00
Solution: PDF
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This is a “Franken-Friday” puzzle variation.
Theme: Logical
Rules: Standard Cross the Streams rules, except that the puzzle uses an early number system that only has the concepts of “one” and “many”. All number clues greater than 1 are represented by a + symbol.
Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the black segments from top to bottom for the marked columns, going in order from A to B to C to D and separating each entry with a comma.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 3:15, Master = 6:30, Expert = 13:00
Solution: PDF
Editorial Note: This variation was inspired by a puzzle on a recent Tapa Variations Contest by Serkan Yürekli. A new Tapa Variations Contest runs this weekend for those that are interested.
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Theme: Threes Frame; an extra large Cross the Streams puzzle by its inventor, Grant Fikes, marking his 50th post here.
Rules: Standard Cross the Streams rules.
Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the black segments from top to bottom for the marked columns, going in order from A to B to C to D and separating each entry with a comma.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 8:00, Master = 14:00, Expert = 28:00
Solution: PDF
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This is a “Twisted Tuesday” puzzle variation.
Theme: Inverted Clues
Rules: Variation of Cross the Streams rules. The clues in this puzzle are inverted. They indicate the WHITE (unshaded) areas, not the black areas as in other Cross the Streams. The shaded cells must still obey the regular rules (connectivity, no 2×2 squares).
Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the black segments from top to bottom for the marked columns, going in order from A to B to C to D and separating each entry with a comma.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 2:15, Master = 3:30, Expert = 7:00
Solution: PDF
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Theme: Rise and Fall
Rules: Standard Cross the Streams rules.
Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the black segments from top to bottom for the marked columns, going in order from A to B to C to D and separating each entry with a comma.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 6:00, Master = 10:30, Expert = 21:00
Solution: PDF
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This is a “Franken-Friday” puzzle variation.
Theme: Mostly logical; after solving, did you notice the message in the top few rows?
Rules: Standard Cross the Streams rules. Also, the shaded region must be able to be split into tetrominoes to form a valid LITS solution.
Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the black segments from top to bottom for the marked columns, going in order from A to B to C to D and separating each entry with a comma.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 4:00, Master = 7:30, Expert = 15:00
Solution: PDF
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Theme: Mostly themeless, except for the logical solving path
Rules: Standard Cross the Streams rules.
Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the black segments from top to bottom for the marked columns, going in order from A to B to C to D and separating each entry with a comma.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 6:00, Master = 10:00, Expert = 20:00
Solution: PDF
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Theme: Mostly themeless, except for the logical solving path.
Rules: Standard Cross the Streams rules.
Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the black segments from top to bottom for the marked columns, going in order from A to B to C to D and separating each entry with a comma.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 4:15, Master = 6:00, Expert = 12:00
Solution: PDF
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Theme: Two Easy? A counterpoint to the excellent “Two Hard!” from a few weeks ago with fourteen 2’s this time.
Rules: Standard Cross the Streams rules.
Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the black segments from top to bottom for the marked columns, going in order from A to B to C to D and separating each entry with a comma.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 2:00, Master = 3:00, Expert = 6:00
Solution: PDF
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Theme: Two Hard!
Rules: Standard Cross the Streams rules.
Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the black segments from left to right for the marked rows, and from top to bottom for the marked columns, going in order from A to B to C to D and separating each row’s entry with a comma.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 5:45, Master = 11:15, Expert = 22:30
Solution: PDF