Nurikabe (Pentomino) by Serkan Yürekli
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Theme: Clue Symmetry and Logic
Author/Opus: This is the 52nd puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Serkan Yürekli.
Rules: Variation of Nurikabe. Place all 12 pentominoes into the grid as Nurikabe islands (rotations and reflections allowed), with no other islands. Pentominoes may be indicated by one or more letter clues, or by no letters at all.
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 = 4:00, Master = 5:15, Expert = 10:30
Solution: PDF
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