It's my birthday today! Can you guess how old I am now?
This puzzle was annoying to construct, surprisingly. I ended up using noq a lot for testing, since many of my grids would only touch three of the four quadrants. (The center clues are quite powerful.) Once I came up with something that had a unique solution, though, I realized I completely changed the dynamic of the puzzle. Is it better? No clue.
I found an interesting deduction in Tapa-Like Loop when constructing this. I'm not sure if this puzzle requires it, but it certainly makes your life much easier if you find it.
Happy 62nd birthday! Nice puzzle. My solve was mostly counting around the 26 clues.
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