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U.S. Puzzle Championship - 2025 Solutions

 

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1. Battleships (Moshe Rubin)

Answer: AEAEBXBEJD

 

2. Bag (Nikoli)

Answer: 45,231,3111


3. Numberlink (David Altizio)

Answer: 8,26,37,131


4. Mouse Trap (Nick Baxter)

Answer: A2,B4,D3,D5,E2,E4,F2,G1,G6,H4


5. TOLIX Nurikabe (Adam R. Wood)

Answer: 2311,137,1151


6. Yajilin (Myopia) (JinHoo Ahn)

Answer: 131,112,11


7. Slitherlink (Nikoli)

Answer: 1421,313,14111,425


8. Double Choco (Nikoli)

Answer: 121231114,414211111,211212115


9. Sudoku (Nikoli)

Answer: 675483192,324698715


10. HUngry for HUngary (David Altizio)

Answer: HUSBAND,CHUGGING,HULAHOOP,
THUMBNAIL


 

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11. Touching Triominoes (David Altizio)

Answer: LXIII,IXILXI,ILXILLL


12. Tapa (Serkan Yürekli)

Answer: 14111,141,13111


13. Tapa Scrabble (Serkan Yürekli)

Answer: LDNB,KO,DMLA


14. Star Battle (JinHoo Ahn)

Answer: BDM,ELN,CGM,DJL,DHO


15. Pentominous (JinHoo Ahn)

Answer: YWTWNYN,IWXFZUZVI,NPZYLZP


16. Pentominous (Star Battle) (David Altizio)

Answer: ULN*WXZFP*,*NLY*UTL,IL*PT*UY


17. Kurotto Slitherlink (Andrew Parr)

Answer: 1221,151,13121


18. Gappy Criss Cross (Michael Rios)

Answer: EEOANIEEE,NIECEUDRREFER,
OUNNENEZ


19. Nurikabe Loop (David Altizio)

Answer: 43,11222,11221,41


20. Square Deal (Adam R. Wood)

Answer: 14113111,11113321,12131131