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Placement Puzzle 3

(Published on 27. December 2021, 05:27 by karencarpenter)

Fill in all the blue squares with X's or hyphens such that:
1. The numbers in the green squares/rectangles denote how many X's are in its row(s) and column(s).
2. Those squares without an X are marked with a hyphen.
3. No guessing is required.
(Only hard puzzles will be seen from now)

Solution code: Enter the number of X's in each row, then each column, yielding 14 digits.

Last changed on on 27. December 2021, 05:38

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on 26. December 2022, 16:22 by King_Pusher
Now, we're talking.

Last changed on 5. January 2023, 00:23

on 21. December 2022, 08:53 by TJReds
Here's another penpa link: https://tinyurl.com/2qvxd4nl

Nice puzzle, getting harder!

on 19. October 2022, 11:14 by Playmaker6174
Whether intended or not, I was shocked when I found out that this actually has a logical path, but it's really well hidden.

on 29. December 2021, 03:25 by karencarpenter
Well done! I actually didn't think of this method... I used 5 iterations of contradictions to solve this...

on 27. December 2021, 10:22 by karencarpenter
That's exactly why this puzzle is harder.

on 27. December 2021, 05:38 by karencarpenter
numbering

Difficulty:2
Rating:74 %
Solved:48 times
Observed:6 times
ID:0008NL

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