Tuesday, 26 August 2025

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Congrats to @Calesch for earning today's only bonus otter 🦦! Only five days left in the month---my next post will reveal the pattern!

Do you ever forget what year it is?

...No?

Oh. Well, I hope this Grandstands is enjoyable at least.

Rules: Draw a non-branching, non-intersecting loop by connecting the centers of some orthogonally adjacent cells. Clues must not be entered by the loop and indicate the sum of the distances the loop travels in a straight line away from the clue, starting at the cells adjacent to it.

To earn a Speedy Sloth 🦥, solve today's puzzle in 2:30 or less!
To net a Quick Crab 🦀, solve today's puzzle in 5:40 or less!
All other solvers are welcome to their very own Grand Grackle 🐦!

Solving tip: Use plenty of cross marks!

GAPP 101: A 0 clue must have cross marks placed on its adjacent cells on the side opposite of the 0 clue, as if there was a loop segment there, the clue would be at least 1.

Example (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/2yd2dw37
Puzzle (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/2dpmzy5j