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U.S. Puzzle Championship - 2016 Solutions

 

Link to Practice Solutions

 

1. Battleships (Moshe Rubin)

Answer: EBBXBXEXEA

 

2. Square Mastermind (Serkan Yürekli)

Answer: 681,549,372


3. Cave (Nikoli)

Answer: 241,142,123,222


4. TMM (Nick Baxter, Patrick Merrell)

Answer: B1,B3,B4,B5,C3,D3,E5,F4,G2,I5


5. Sudoku (Nikoli)

Answer: 982351467,421768593


6. Panoramic Skyscrapers (Michael Rios)

Answer: 412563,561234


7. Square Roots (Serkan Yürekli)

Answer: 16


8. Outside Star Battle (Carl Worth)

Answer: HBGXAXFHFD


9. Masyu (Nikoli)

Answer: 21112,31,2321,1411


10. Olympics (Craig Kasper)

Answer: GUSAYNW,IZTEETHEAA,

BREAKFREEDET,YIARRESTING


11. Rock Paper Scissors (Serkan Yürekli)

Answer: 1825412220

 

12. Penta-Search (Carl Worth)

Answer: LPPZZZ,FWWI,VVVNNNT


13. Rotator (Craig Kasper)

Answer:

2342144,567814,56791011,55779101


14. Tapa (Serkan Yürekli)

Answer: 2511,21121,71


15. Shakashaka (Nikoli)

Answer: 12311112,211122111,1111212


16. Cave LITS (Carl Worth)

Answer: 1211,1141,121,0


17. Star Battle Twins (Carl Worth)

Answer: FBHAEACGBF


18. Dikuro (Serkan Yürekli)

Answer: 35932461,63586371


19. Slovak Cities (Dave Tuller)

Answer: LENOPEMNEC,PNANRTIOEA


20. Tetraquadoku (Adam R. Wood)

Answer: B1A2C7D8G5E3H4F6,

H2F1E8B7C3D5G6A4


21. ABC as Kakuro (Serkan Yürekli)

Answer: 5A647CD9B8,12B7D9CA45