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Thursday · October 22

Yesterday's puzzles.
Still fair game.

Missed one? Pick any puzzle from yesterday and play it now.

Gridlock01
CAGE LOGIC

Slide the traffic tiles so every lane clears—one smooth commute.

A relaxed morning route past coffee carts and bike lanes. Think timing, not speed. Use 1–4 once in every row and column. Each outlined cage must hit its target.

HOW TO PLAY

Fill every square so each row and column uses every number exactly once, with no repeats. Each outlined cage has a target: + adds, × multiplies, − gives the difference, and ÷ gives the quotient. A cage showing only a number fixes that square. Tap a square, choose a number, and use the row, column, and cage clues together until the entire grid works.

FINISHED EXAMPLEA solved Gridlock puzzle
Medium

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Easy
Reveal02
PIXEL LOGIC

Reveal the hidden grid

Fill only the squares forced by the row and column clues.

HOW TO PLAY

Use the clues beside each row and above each column to uncover the hidden picture. Each number is a run of filled squares; multiple numbers mean separate runs with at least one empty square between them, in the order shown. Tap a square to mark it filled, X, or blank. The puzzle is finished when every row and column matches its clues.

FINISHED EXAMPLEA solved Reveal puzzle
Medium

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Easy
Bridges03
CONNECT THE ISLANDS

Connect islands with bridges until every shore has its link.

A coastal planning challenge: efficient spans and tidy crossings under a soft sunset. Connect islands horizontally or vertically. Numbers are total bridge counts. No crossings; max two between a pair.

HOW TO PLAY

Connect islands that line up horizontally or vertically. The number inside an island is the total number of bridge lines that must touch it. Tap two aligned islands to cycle between 0, 1, and 2 bridges. Bridges cannot cross, and when you are done every island must belong to one connected network.

FINISHED EXAMPLEA solved Bridges puzzle
Medium

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Medium
Circuit04
ROTATE THE NETWORK

Complete the circuit so current flows through every node exactly once.

An evening at the bench with soldering iron warm and a playlist for focus. Tap tiles to rotate them. Every wire must connect cleanly, and all 36 tiles must belong to one network.

HOW TO PLAY

Tap a tile to rotate it. Match every wire end to a neighboring wire so there are no loose ends at the edges or between tiles. You are finished when every tile belongs to one continuous connected circuit.

FINISHED EXAMPLEA solved Circuit puzzle
Medium

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Hard
Escape05
CLEAR THE EXIT

Find the sequence that frees the trapped piece.

A tense, clever escape where one move changes everything. Slide only along each block's direction. A strong solve is about 9 moves.

HOW TO PLAY

Move the blocks to clear a path for the blue EXIT block. Horizontal blocks move only left or right; vertical blocks move only up or down, and blocks cannot overlap. Slide the blue block through the opening on the right to finish.

FINISHED EXAMPLEA solved Escape puzzle
Medium

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Medium
Linked06
WORD CONNECTIONS

Find all five links

One word connects both sides. Solve all five without seeing the answers.

HOW TO PLAY

Each row has a word on the left and a word on the right. Type one connecting word that makes a familiar word or phrase with both sides — for example HIGH [SCHOOL] BUS. Check each row as you go. Solve all five links to finish.

FINISHED EXAMPLEA solved Linked puzzle
Medium

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Hard
WordShift07
WORD LADDER

Shift JEAN into THAT

Change exactly one letter per move. Every step must be a real four-letter word. Par: 7 moves.

HOW TO PLAY

Change the start word into the target one letter at a time. Every step must be a common four-letter word, and exactly one letter must change on each move. Add words to build the ladder until you reach the target. Par shows a good target number of moves; fewer valid moves beats par.

FINISHED EXAMPLEA solved WordShift puzzle
Medium

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Medium
Split08
FIND THREE HIDDEN GROUPS

Find the three hidden groups

Twelve words. Select four that share an exact connection. Then find the other two groups.

HOW TO PLAY

Twelve words hide three exact groups of four. Select four words you think share one connection, then check the group. A correct group locks in and comes off the board. Find all three groups; some words are designed to tempt you into the wrong connection.

FINISHED EXAMPLEA solved Split puzzle
Medium

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Medium
Clues09
DEDUCTION GRID

Solve the whole table

Four friends picked concert sections. Every person had a different choice and a different time.

HOW TO PLAY

Use the clues to give every person exactly one choice and one time. Each choice and time can be used only once. Rule out impossible matches, combine the clues, and fill the table when only one arrangement works. Complete every row, then check your deductions.

FINISHED EXAMPLEA solved Clues puzzle
Medium

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Hard
Switchboard10
LIGHTS OUT

Reroute the network: swap connections so each node reaches its intended partner.

Think like a systems architect—clear paths, precise swaps, and minimal downtime. Tapping a light flips it and its four neighbors. Best known solve: 8 taps.

HOW TO PLAY

Turn every light off. Tapping a square flips that light plus the lights directly above, below, left, and right; edge and corner squares simply have fewer neighbors. A second tap on the same square cancels the first. Plan the pattern of taps so the whole board ends dark.

FINISHED EXAMPLEA solved Switchboard puzzle
Medium

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Medium
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