Saturday, 16 August 2025

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No bonus otters 🦦 for today! We're more than halfway through the month as of this post, and we've given out very few otters. I guess this month's pattern is tricky.

Speaking of both tricky and bonuses, have you checked out the bonus puzzles 🧩 from July's instance of "Mind The GAPP"? I think all of the instructionless bonuses are cool, and I'm really proud of my two contributions, especially the Ring-Ring.

Today's Supersized Saturday puzzle is an Ice Walk!

Rules: Draw a loop by connecting the centers of orthogonally adjacent cells. When the loop passes over icy (light blue) cells, it must continue without turning until it reaches a non-icy cell. The loop may cross itself, but only on icy cells. A number indicates the number of cells in the contiguous non-icy section the number occupies, and the loop must pass through all numbers.

To earn a Speedy Sloth 🦥 solve today's puzzle in 8:00 or less!
To net a Quick Crab 🦀 solve today's puzzle in 18:00 or less!
All other solvers are well-deserving of a Slippery Seagull 🐦!

(Suggestion: use cross-marks liberally to keep track of where the loop is allowed to pass over ice.)

Example: https://tinyurl.com/bdzewrrr
Puzzle: https://tinyurl.com/4a5j7ec9