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U.S. Puzzle Championship - 2022 Solutions

 

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1. Battleships (Moshe Rubin)

Answer: AFAXDXECCC


2. Double Choco (Nikoli)

Answer: 2433212225,2224522225


3. Four Corners (Joseph Howard)

Answer: 39


4. Polish Dinner (Tawan Sunathvanichkui)

Answer: A6,B3,C1,C5,D4,E3,E5,G3,H2,I3


5. Sudoku (Nikoli)

Answer: 297356148,652741893


6. Bag (Nikoli)

Answer: 8,7,42


7. Transparent Shapes (Joseph Howard)

Answer: 4230400,0000300,4000423


8. Plug n' Play (Tawan Sunathvanichkui)

Answer: DIPLOMA,PLACEBO


9. Aqre (Joseph Howard)

Answer: 231,33,322


10. Scorecards (Richard Hess)

10a. Answer: 6/.3-7
10b. Answer: ((8-.8)/.3
10c. Answer: 3/(.3x.4)


11. Masyu (Nikoli)

Answer: 221,191,11111,111123

 

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12. Word Puddles(Serkan Yürekli)

Answer: OKAAS,UICE,TENOWN


13. Tapa Borders (Serkan Yürekli)

Answer: 118,12,2511


14. Shape Division (Joseph Howard)

Answer: FCJKOHDEMQSR


15. Battlestar Myopia (Walker Anderson)

Answer: BDACFAFDBECE


16. Scrabble Islands (Walker Anderson)

Answer: ZOMBIERP,PURSECANOE,
EMXIRENE,VTECV


17. Pentominous (Joseph Howard)

Answer: YPPWWZZWFPPFWWU,
UUZWWFFUUYYXWWN


18. Turning Fences (Joseph Howard)

Answer: 124,121,2122


19. Golem Grad (Walker Anderson)

Answer: 162,811,5112


20. Regional Yajilin (Joseph Howard)

Answer: 1221,12211,11121,11221


21. Palindrome Kakuro (Serkan Yürekli)

Answer: 8597351862,865722738,679586391


22. All or Nothing Sudoku (Adam R. Wood)

Answer: 408265713,854632071