Stack Options

by Martin Ashwood-Smith / Edited by George Barany

This "Friday-level" puzzle by a legendary and prolific constructor was released to coincide with the publication of another of his puzzles in the Los Angeles Times. After completing the puzzle (spoiler), learn more about it by clicking here for Martin's "midrash." 

Click here to view or download the puzzle in PDF format; here to download it as a puz file; here to download it as an ipuz file [requires the free Puzzazz app to solve]; here to solve the puzzle interactively (thanks to Jim Horne); here for the solution. We thank Ralph Bunker, Todd Gross, Brent Hartzell, and Martin Herbach for beta testing the puzzle, and suggestions on some of the clues.

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http://tinyurl.com/optionspuz

More puzzles here (all).

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