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U.S. Puzzle Championship - 2026 Solutions

 

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1. Battleships (Moshe Rubin)

Answer: JAAAEADBBD

 

2. Tango (Thomas Snyder/LinkedIn)

Answer: XOOXXOOX,OOXOXOXX

 

3. Zip (Mystery) (Thomas Snyder/LinkedIn)

Answer: 14,22,17

 

4. Rin Tin Tin (Nick Baxter)

Answer: E2,F3,F4,D5,B6,C6,D6,E7,F7,H7

 

5. Spiral Galaxies (Andrew Parr)

Answer: 23221,22321,114121

 

6. Tango (Clones) (Serkan Yürekli)

Answer: OXXOXOXO,XOXXOOXO

 

7. Masyu (Nikoli)

Answer: 233,41112,2321

 

8. Sudoku (Nikoli)

Answer: 497318526,854173269

 

9. Tapa (Serkan Yürekli)

Answer: 31,4111,111

 

10. Henry's Palisade (Adam R Wood)

Answer: ZVUYT,PXUNT,LOXWFN

 

11. Bag (Nikoli)

Answer: 114,25,27

 

 

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12. Yajilin (Regional) (JinHoo Ahn)

Answer: 32,21,112

 

13. Shakashaka (Nikoli)

Answer: 1111111,51113,2111312

 

14. Kakuro (Caged Coded) (Michael Rios)

Answer: 38479528,72431831

 

15. Minesweeper (Pentomino) (David Altizio)

Answer: ZZWWI,YVVV,YXXXUPP,NNTTTFFF

 

16. Nurikabe (Palindrome) (David Altizio)

Answer: 251,212,1121

 

17. Constellations (David Altizio)

Answer: 8,5,6,9

 

18. Math Path (Thomas Snyder)

Answer: 27,25,30,32,45,44,43,
23,20,35,18,37,41,39,
2,6,4,8,10,16,12

 

19. Trivalent Valley (Adam R Wood)

Answer: 32311,11422,1121212

 

20. Pentoninous (JinHoo Ahn)

Answer: LTZTNTFN,UWTVLNI,PYUXUVLVI

 

21. Kakuro (Odd or Even) (Serkan Yürekli)

Answer: 3526753,8795361,8594621

 

22. Tapa Way (Serkan Yürekli)

Answer: 1111,2112,212111,2221