Puzzle 188 (Nurikabe)

This is a Wednesday Nurikabe puzzle.

Puzzle 189

Just an advance notice: I had trouble judging the difficulty of all four of Wednesday through Saturday this week, so please excuse me if your solving goes faster or slower than you expected. If you feel like it, you can comment on how hard you found them and why so that I might be able to sort these better in the future.

Puzzle 187 (Out of Sight)

This is a Tuesday Out of Sight puzzle.

Puzzle 187

Puzzle 186 (Fillomino Path)

This is a Monday Fillomino Path puzzle.

Puzzle 186

Puzzle 185 (Slitherlink)

This is a Sunday Slitherlink puzzle.

Puzzle 185

After all of the crazy stuff I’ve put out in the past few weeks, a vanilla Slitherlink for a Sunday?

Puzzle 184 (Numerical Stairs)

This is a Saturday Numerical Stairs puzzle.

Puzzle 184

Probably the first puzzle to really show what this type is capable of. For an extra challenge, the puzzle is solvable without one of the two clues. It was added because without it an unacceptable (to me) amount of thinking ahead is needed. Having said that, if you find yourself having to do just that, step back and try to develop some new logical techniques.

Puzzle 183 (Fillomino) [Nonconsecutive]

This is a Friday Fillomino puzzle, with a twist. In addition to the usual rules, any two polyominoes whose sizes differ by one may not be adjacent to each other.

Puzzle 183

Puzzle 182 (Yajisan Kazusan)

This is a Thursday Yajisan Kazusan puzzle.

Puzzle 182

2/4 12:44am ET: Fix made to right column to eliminate ambiguity near end of solution.

Puzzle 181 (Endless Labyrinth)

This is a Wednesday Endless Labyrinth puzzle.

Puzzle 181

Puzzle 180 (Corral)

This is a Tuesday Corral puzzle.

Puzzle 180

Puzzle 179 (Right Face)

This is a Monday Right Face puzzle.

Puzzle 179