Tuesday, 13 January 2026

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Hey everyone! Today's puzzle comes with a GAPP 101, making it my third consecutive puzzle with one.

The beloved genre Heyawake is often mispronounced as the two English words "hey awake." Today's Heyasleep is dedicated to those of you who say it that way. Shoutout to @Taco Dave for this ruleset and idea, originally published on The Griddle! Dave's a great member of the puzzling community and a friend to many people here.

Rules: Shade some cells such that no two shaded cells are orthogonally adjacent and all unshaded cells form one orthogonally connected network. No horizontal or vertical line of unshaded cells may cross more than one region border. Sleeping cats must be orthogonally adjacent to three shaded cells.

To earn a Speedy Sloth 🦥, solve today's puzzle in 2:00 or less!
To net a Quick Crab 🦀, solve today's puzzle in 4:30 or less!
All other solvers are welcome to their very own Eepy Emu 🐦!

Example:
https://tinyurl.com/2bty4zhj
Puzzle:
https://tinyurl.com/24o5ey9a

GAPP 101: Conked-out kitties must have their diagonal neighbors unshaded---shading one will force a maximum of two shaded cells next to a fatigued feline!