Rules: Place all pentomino shapes - once each - with all of the clue cells belonging to the shapes. 'X'-marked cells cannot be used. Pentominoes may be rotated and reflected but cannot touch each other, not even diagonally. Each given line's path alternates between dead-end cells and the other cells.
Rules: Divide the grid into pentominoes such that every cell in the grid is a part of exactly one pentomino. Pentominoes of the same shape (rotations and reflections of a pentomino count as the same shape) cannot touch each other along an edge, but they may touch diagonally. Given letters, if any, must be part of a pentomino with that letter’s shape. It is permissible for a pentomino to contain more than one letter.
Rules: Draw a single loop by joining some of the dots. The loop cannot touch or cross itself. Numbers indicate how many of the four surrounding edges are used. All cells must have one or more of their edges used.
Rules: Draw a single loop by joining some of the dots. The loop cannot touch or cross itself. Numbers indicate how many of the four surrounding edges are used.
Rules: Three identical Pentominoes are given. Flank each pentomino with two pentominoes such that the attached pentominoes each touch the central pentomino diagonally, with only one contact point, but don't touch each other or those from the other triplets in any way. Pentominoes can be rotated and reflected. In the end, all white cells (including given x-marked cells) should be reachable through other white cells orthogonally in a single group. Also, each given must be flanked by the same pair of different pentominoes and they cannot be the same as the central pentomino (if an L and a Z are attached to a given, L and Z should flank the other two givens too). Given x-marked cells cannot be occupied.
About: "Flanked" was invented by Anurag Sahay.
Rules: Divide the grid along the gridlines into some regions, and fill each of the empty cells with a number. When two cells containing the same number touch along an edge, they must belong to the same region. Given numbers represent the area of the region they belong to. A region may contain none, or one or more of the givens.
Theme: Clueless
Rules: Shade in at least one cell in each of the bold outlined regions so that all of the unshaded cells are connected orthogonally in a single group. Shaded cells may only be diagonally adjacent. Unshaded cells are not allowed to span more than two regions in any straight line.
Theme: The odd odd
Rules: Draw a single, non-intersecting loop, vertically or horizontally through the centres of all cells. Given numbers indicate the maximum number of cells traversed continuously in the corresponding region.
Rules: Shade in some cells such that all unshaded white cells (excluding clue cells) can be traversed by a single closed loop that connects the centres of adjacent cells and doesn’t cross or overlap itself. Shaded cells cannot be orthogonally adjacent to each other. Clue cells cannot be shaded. Clues either indicate how many cells in the direction of the arrow are shaded, or, how many cells contain a right angle made by the loop. If a clue cell gives two arrows, the number is true for each of the directions, not all directions combined. Also, if a clue cell contains multiple arrows, it is allowable for one arrow to indicate the number of turns while the other arrow indicates the number of shaded cells.
About: Spotlight was invented by Anurag Sahay in September 2021.
Theme: Dominos
Rules: Paint some squares to create a continuous wall of connected cells. Number(s) in a cell indicate how many painted cells are contained in a continuous black cell block in its surrounding cells. If there is more than one number in the cell, there has to be at least one white cell separating the black cell blocks. Painted cells cannot form a 2x2 cell. Clue Cells cannot be painted.
Rules: Divide the grid along the gridlines into some regions, and fill each of the empty cells with a number. When two cells containing the same number touch along an edge, they must belong to the same region. Given numbers represent the area of the region they belong to. A region may contain none, or one or more of the givens.
Rules: Draw a single loop that consists of horizontal and vertical paths through the centres of cells, and does not intersect itself or enter the same cell more than once, and has to pass through all of the circles. The loop must pass straight through the cells with white circles, making a turn in at least one of the cells immediately before or after visiting each white circle. The loop must make a turn in all the black circles, but must go straight in both cells immediately before and after visiting each black circle.
Rules: Draw a single loop by joining some of the dots. The loop cannot touch or cross itself. Numbers indicate how many of the four surrounding edges are used.
Rules: Locate some lines that do not intersect with themselves or other lines. Lines are paths that pass vertically or horizontally through the centres of the cells, and have two open ends. Each house (bold outlined region) contains exactly two lines, partially or entirely. Each clue indicates that two identical lines - identical both in length and shape - pass through the cells on either side of the edge containing the clue. The number in the clue is the sum of the lengths (length is calculated as the number of cells used by the line) of the two lines. 'x' marked edges cannot be traversed.
About: "Sewage System" was invented by Anurag Sahay.
Rules: Shade in some cells such that each outlined area contains four shaded cells that form a Tetromino. No 2×2 square can be shaded completely. All shapes must be connected to form a single contiguous group of shaded cells. Identical figures, regardless of rotation or reflection, cannot share an edge.
Arrows indicate all directions where a shaded cell is closest to the clue cell. Clue cells may also be shaded.
Theme: SENSational NEWS
About: "Sensory Data" was invented by Anurag Sahay.
Rules: Shade in some cells such that each outlined area contains four shaded cells that form a Tetromino. No 2×2 square can be shaded completely. All shapes must be connected to form a single contiguous group of shaded cells. Identical figures, regardless of rotation or reflection, cannot share an edge.
Given letter "A" indicates that the shape in the contained region can be connected to an identical shape in another region with a single straight line that does not turn or encounter any other shape along the way. Multiple connections may exist, but one suffices. Not all possible "A"s are necessarily given.
