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U.S. Puzzle Championship - 2013 Solutions

 

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1. Battleships (Moshe Rubin)

Answer: CL,ES,GP,IR

 

2. Corral (Nikoli)

Answer: 1321,132,1111,33

 

3. Masyu (Nikoli)

Answer: 111212,1111,231

 

4. Lab Rats (Nick Baxter/Patrick Merrill)

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Answer: C2,C4,D1,D4,E1,F5,G3,I2,I5,J3

 

5. Pentopia (Grant Fikes)

Answer: UUNNI,VVVF,ZZZPPP,YYWW

 

6. Digi2rd Search (Thomas Snyder)

Answer: AP,EH,EKR21ID,BAY,79Y1MTF,IO,91

 

7. Sudoku (Nikoli)

Answer: 378146529,597263418

 

8. Tapa (Serkan Yürekli)

Answer: 211,1211,25

 

9. Persistence of Memory (Serkan Yürekli)

Answer: 2111,113111,1112,11131

 

10. Number Tower (Cihan Altay)

Answer: 7143526

 

11. Bombardoku (Adam R. Wood)

Answer: 0x4x12x3,x0x3x124

12. Pathfinder (Thomas Snyder)

Answer: 77826

 

13. Looper (Cihan Altay)

Answer: 121111111,211111111,11112111,21111111

 

14. Tight-Fit TomTom (Thomas Snyder)

Answer: 64571283,78316254

 

15. Star Battle (Cihan Altay)

Answer: 1024713531425

 

16. Kakuro Cards (Serkan Yürekli)

Answer: 146954,9753682

 

17. Follow-Up (Cihan Altay)

Answer: ADDSMILOWANTERS,MARCEATENIMAGER

 

18. Duello (Cihan Altay)

Answer: 2---0-02-, -52002151

 

19. Siamese Fences (Dave Tuller)

Answer: 2146,4242

 

20. Thermo Skyscrapers (Thomas Snyder)

Answer: 5134672,6427351

 

21. Ambiguity (Serkan Yürekli)

Answer: --JE-TPO-RT-,R--ECYC---LE