Saturday, 17 January 2026

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I was ready to write a GAPP this morning, which would have been my first puzzle authored since December 8th, but what do you know - I found another puzzle in my backlog and it just so happens to be supersized. My lazy streak lives on!

Today's GAPP is a SUPERSIZED Circles and Squares!

Rules: Shade some cells so that all shaded cells form one orthogonally connected area and each orthogonally connected area of unshaded cells is in the shape of a square. Cells with black circles must be shaded, and cells with white circles must not be shaded. No 2x2 region may be entirely shaded.

Previous Circles and Squares, by Walker: Archive: Wednesday, 26 March 2025
This puzzle came with a GAPP 101 that also applies today: What can you say about this pattern, a one-space gap between a pair of black circles and a pair of white circles? https://puzz.link/p?circlesquare/7/6/000003i1600000

Acquire a Speedy Sloth 🦥 by solving in 3:00 or less!
Obtain a Quick Crab 🦀 by solving in 6:00 or less!
All solvers who complete the puzzle will be rewarded with a Resourceful Redthroat 🐦!

Example (pzprxs, by Eric Fox): https://tinyurl.com/u3h6ndtc
Main (pzprxs): https://tinyurl.com/an9tt767