Theme: Cipher Snake
Author/Opus: This is the 298th puzzle from our managing editor Serkan Yürekli.
Rules: Locate a numbered snake (a 1-cell wide path) that starts with 1 and goes to 45. The snake cannot touch itself, not even diagonally. All numbers are encrypted with C, I, P, H, E, R, S, N, A, K letters and each letter represent a different digit from 0 to 9. Digits outside the grid indicate how many cells in that row or column are occupied by the snake. Some snake segments are already given.
Difficulty: 4 stars
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 7:00, Master = 11:00, Expert = 22:00
Solution: PDF; a solution video is also available here.
Note: Follow this link for other Snake puzzles. More Snake puzzles and variations can be found in Snake and Variations by Serkan Yürekli.
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