Wednesday, 16 September 2026

Freddie Hand

Hello! Today's genre is slightly funky - it's a Mr. OK and Mr. NO.

Rules:
- Place the letter N, K, O or a smiling face or frowning face in some grid cells.
- Symbols must form groups of 3 cells. Different groups cannot be orthogonally adjacent.
- Two cells with the same symbol cannot share a row or column, unless another symbol is between them.
- Each group contains two adjacent letters and a face. The letters form the word 'OK' or the word 'NO' when read from left-to-right or from top-to-bottom. A group with 'OK' must contain a smiling face, and a group with 'NO' must contain a frowning face.
- A given O may be changed to a face.

Note: A group of 3 cells may be L-shaped or I-shaped.

Acquire a Speedy Sloth 🦥 by solving the puzzle in 2:15 or less!
Obtain a Quick Crab 🦀 by solving the puzzle in 4:15 or less!
And all solvers who complete the puzzle will be rewarded with a Temperamental Toucanet 🐦

Example (pzprxs, from rules page): https://tinyurl.com/bdhrnbtc
Puzzle (pzprxs): https://tinyurl.com/2rk2es3m