2008 Google U.S. Puzzle Championship 
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Enter the answers, as specified in each of the puzzles.

1. Battleships – 10 points  Enter the coordinates of the two missing 1-unit submarines (the coordinates of the given subs are BR,ES).

2. Sudoku – 15 points  Enter the third row of digits, followed by the third column of digits.

3. Sum Figure – 5 points  Enter the four digits in the highlighted row.
4. Arrow Ring – 10 points  Enter the total number of squares (arrows and black) inside the loop, and the total number of squares outside the loop. (For the example, the answer would be 2,6.)
5. Double Feature – 1 point each; 5 point bonus for finding all ten  Enter the coordinates for each difference found (for example, the cell phone is at E4).
6. Black Pearl – 10 points  Enter the lengths of the path segments that connect consecutive 1s as you travel the path clockwise starting with the 3 at the top. (For the example using consecutive 2s, the answer would be 8,7,5.)
7. Masyu – 15 points  Enter the letters corresponding to the white circles through which the path passes vertically, from left to right, top to bottom (for the example, the answer would be DF).
8. Nebijok – 15 points  Enter the 25 missing letters, starting with the first line of five letters, then the second, third, fourth, and then the fifth.
9. Number Blocks – 15 points  Enter the nine numbers for the first puzzle (across the first row, followed by the second row, then the third row), then the same for the second puzzle.
10. Kuromasu – 15 points  Enter the sizes of groups of diagonally connected black squares from largest to smallest. (For the example, the answer would be: 3,3,2. Only include groups of two or more.)
11. Murder No. 6 – 15 points  Enter the digits in the first column, followed by the digits in the last row.
12. Corral – 20 points  Enter the number of squares in each connected group that is outside the loop, clockwise starting in the upper left. (The answer for the example would be: 3,3,2.)
13. Tilted Weights – 20 points  Enter the five values in the top row, followed by the four values in the bottom row.
14. Distances – 20 points  Enter the coordinates of the added circles, from left to right, top to bottom. (The answer for the example would be A1,A2,B3,D6,E5,F2.)
15. Dot Triangles – 20 points  Enter the three letters for each of the triangles from top to bottom (for the example, the answer would be ABF,CDJ,ELM,GHO,IKN).
16. Crisscross Pairs – 20 points  Enter the unused pair of words.
17. Sheep in Fences – 20 points  Enter the digits inside the loop, from left to right, top to bottom.
18. SuDON'Tku – 30 points  Enter the digits missing from each row (from top to bottom), followed by the digits missing from each column (from left to right).
19. KakurOh – 35 points  Enter the digits in the 18 highlighted squares, from left to right, top to bottom.
20. Ampers& Crisscross – 40 points  Enter the characters in the 20 highlighted squares, starting in the first row left to right, then the third row, and so on.

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