Wednesday, 24 May 2023

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Hello everyone! This will either upset you or elate you: no, we are not doing Look-Air week right now. Today's puzzle is not a Look-Air, nor is it a Look-Air-ish variant of another puzzle type. It is, however, a variant of another puzzle type! Attached with today's image are also depictions of various things that are allowed and disallowed in the ruleset, with red being disallowed and green being allowed. Note that, if you choose to solve on puzz.link, the answer check will not pop automatically-- you'll have to do so yourself, by clicking the blue "Check base type" button at the bottom of the page. Note also that puzz.link's answer check does not confirm that the variant is correct, so solve on Penpa+ if you'd like to have that extra reassurance! And finally, note that Penpa+'s answer check only checks for green lines!

Today's puzzle is a Pipelink (Short)! If you've been around me at any point in time over the last 30-ish hours or so, this should come as no surprise, as I've been having a ton of fun setting them!

Rules: Draw a loop that moves orthogonally through the centers of all cells. Two perpendicular line segments may intersect each other, but not turn at their intersection or otherwise overlap. A clue shows how the loop crosses through the cell it’s in.
Variant: No line segment may be more than two cells in length.

As always, an example puzzle and its solution are attached with the image of today's puzzle. Solve the example here:
Penpa+: https://tinyurl.com/2zv8gwqf
puzz.link: https://tinyurl.com/bdh9rz63

To earn yourself a Speedy Sloth 🦥 solve today's puzzle in 2:30 or less!
To net yourself a Quick Crab 🦀 solve today's puzzle in 6:15 or less!
All other solvers are well-deserving of a Short Spotted Sandpiper 🐦!

Solve today's puzzle here:
Penpa+: https://tinyurl.com/2lkmz8z7
puzz.link: https://tinyurl.com/z7mnum8t