Odd & Even

Na na na na na-na! (Getting foggy with it) Fog puzzles do one thing very well: they provide focus. By obscuring most of the grid, they narrow down where you need to look to get started. In this case: to eight cells out of 81.

These diamonds are nifty, I can’t believe I waited so long to revisit them! What I find fascinating about them is that as much asthe first digit in a row or column affects the cells separated by diamonds, cells separated by diamonds affect the first digit in the row or column. At least sometimes.

I don’t know what the punch line to this joke would be. Not a newspaper, not a penguin. Well, penguins are a bit odd, I guess. Could still be a penguin. I mean, literally the answer is this puzzle, right? Except I color odd and even cells, undermining the whole “black and white” part.

Each extra region is connected, even if only diagonally. This one should be slightly easier than the last.

Every digit is given twice, and yet it still seems like it might not be enough. Except these are unfriendly digits, keeping away from their closest relations. Can’t we all just get along?

These digits aren’t looking to socialize. Next-door neighbors, or maybe one door further down, that’s it. No need to get to know anybody beyond that. Near neighbors only!

It might be tempting to try to solve this using only the green lines, with the pair of odd and pair of even cells to close the deal. But let the odd and even cells remind you: this is a quadro puzzle. The 2x2 rule will help!

N is for Number, like the numbers 1, 5, and 9. N is for Nine, which along with 1 and 5, are indexed columns. N is for Not planning to continue with this “N is for” routine.

A heart beat is one of the most recognizable electrical signal displays, which is how I know this isn’t a healthy one. There should be two spikes, close together, but I do what I can with a 9x9 grid.

Where is Yoshimi when she’s needed most? The giant Pink Robot is right there, and it doesn’t look very friendly. Sure, its non-Flaming Lips might look like it’s smiling, but it’s just built that way.