Tuesday, 28 March 2023

Freddie Hand

Welcome back to another episode of Word of the Day. Today's lexicographical offering is a Mochikoro, meaning an elderly Maori man who enjoys eating rice cakes. And in case you missed the previous days, a Tapa is a kind of bass player, and a Hamle is a partially consumed piece of pork. Come back tomorrow (or maybe never) for more completely legitimate words and definitions!

Rules: Shade some cells so that all areas of orthogonally connected unshaded cells are rectangular. The unshaded rectangles must all be connected diagonally. Clues cannot be shaded, and represent the number of cells in the unshaded area they belong to. An unshaded area of cells cannot contain more than one clue. No 2x2 region may be entirely shaded.

Acquire a Speedy Sloth 🦥 by solving the puzzle in 2:00 or less!
Obtain a Quick Crab 🦀 by solving the puzzle in 5:00 or less!
And all solvers who complete the puzzle will be rewarded with an Glutinous Grandala 🐦

Example (Puzz.link) by Sam Cappleman-Lynes: https://tinyurl.com/2p8k6w2x
Puzzle (Puzz.link): https://tinyurl.com/yhadwh23