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U.S. Puzzle Championship - 2019 Solutions

 

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1. Battleships (Moshe Rubin)

Answer: DGDADBBBBH


2. Sudoku (Nikoli)

Answer: 985172463,197248356


3. Bag (Nikoli)

Answer: 151,212,321


4. Spot'd Differences (Serhiy Grabarchuk)

Answer: E6,F5,H5,H9,J2,L2


5. Masyu (Nikoli)

Answer: 3312,21,2112,122


6. Tapa (Ashish Kumar)

Answer: 31,21,1114


7. Regional Fences (Dave Tuller)

Answer: 31,411,24,1111


8. Kropki Loop (Ashish Kumar)

Answer: 2,21,12,3111


9. Penta Nurikabe (Serkan Yürekli)

Answer: 1231,3121,1111


10. Triangular Count (Serhiy Grabarchuk)

Answer: 27


11. Oasis (Ashish Kumar)

Answer: 3111,223,421

 

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12. Smashed Sums (Michael Tang)

Answer: 2X36415X,15X43X62


13. Star Battle (Ashish Kumar)

Answer: EAFDBFBGAE


14. Penta Slitherlink (Serkan Yürekli)

Answer: VPPNN,YUUIZZZ,WTXXXL


15. Pentominous (Grant Fikes)

Answer: IVPWYFPI,LZXFWZFPVLWY


16. Skyscrapers with Floodlights (Craig Kasper)

Answer: 243615,461352


17. Double-Cross Slitherlink (Adam R. Wood)

Answer: 36,42,321,24


18. Winner's Circle (Serkan Yürekli)

Answer: RABNEWL,TRUIEA,UMEOASN


19. Penta Crisscross (Serkan Yürekli)

Answer: XAPEANBM,NORATA,FACLEAVE


20. Compass Yajilin (John Bulten)

Answer: 212,11212,122,11211


21. Crsiscross Pzuzle (Craig Kasper)

Answer: CATINPUN,INSETRWN,KAARTEET


22. Odd-Angle Sudoku (Adam R. Wood)

Answer: 986734521,861497253