Friday, 16 September 2022

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The name of today's genre is a Shona word for "greedy." Is that the origin of the name? Probably not! But I think it's somewhat fitting, regardless...
Today's puzzle is a Makaro!

Rules: Place a number into each cell so that each region contains the numbers from 1 to N with no repeats, where N is the number of cells in the region. Orthogonally adjacent cells must not have the same number. Each arrow must point to a number which is strictly larger than all other numbers orthogonally adjacent to the arrow.

As always, an example puzzle and its solution are attached to the image of today's puzzle. Solve the example here, if you wish (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/2gfuvsmw

To earn yourself a Speedy Sloth 🦥 solve today's puzzle in 4:00 or less!
To net yourself a Quick Crab 🦀 solve today's puzzle in 8:00 or less!
All other solvers are well-deserving of a Greedy Greenfinch 🐦

Solve today's puzzle here (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/2mrlpzys