Puzzle Description:

This is how to write 4x4 letters.

#1: Linda Young (youngl) on Aug 15, 2013

Very colorful--fun to solve. Can't judge the solvability 'cause once I recognized the pattern, I made some choices based on what I "knew" it had to be.

Good point, youngl. This is exactly the same reason that when the computer told me it to check it manually to see if it required guessing to be solved, I ignored it.

Have you considered placing the extra square in the E in the 2nd row, rather than the 3rd? To me, it looks better that way.

This seems to me to be solvable by color logic, but maybe I missed some obvious edge logic?

Smile logic on the "V", and some "fat" smile logic on the "Y".

The Y is the tougher of the two to visualize. One could also use edge logic to show that if the 2 in r20 goes to either side, it will not leave room for the 1,1 in r18. That's the same logic as smile logic, but might be easier to see.

Found to be solvable with moderate lookahead by infrapinklizzard.

It was hard not to "cheat" and use context to solve. I really like the puzzle and the outcome. For the eight try the clues 3,1 2,2 1,3 for both the horiz AND vert clues.

To Kristen: I think the E needs it in the 3rd row, because if it is in the 2nd row it sort of looks mutated and fatty. :)

Really enjoyed the solve! Thanks!

If I saw that W in a dark alley, I would NOT know what it was!

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