Review of New Approaches to Hedging—Ronald Rona-Ramalita SpecGram Vol CLXXIX, No 1 Contents

A Semi-Diagonal Latin Square

by Ulfheðnar ber Sarkur

Latin squares are a relatively common puzzle form consisting of an n×n grid in which every row and column contains each of n symbols exactly once.

H A P N E I
H E T I A
A P O H S E
E O N I H T
N H A S
A E T N
T E A H S O P
I

For this puzzle, we have a 9×9 grid and the letters A, E, H, I, N, O, P, S, and T. In addition, one main diagonal of this puzzle contains each letter exactly once (the other main diagonal allows repeats), and the darker shaded area contains the letters in POSTPOSITION.

Complete the puzzle and send your solutions to the editors of SpecGram by May 15th, 2017, and you could win some SpecGram merch.* The correct solution and winners, if any, will be announced in the June issue of Speculative Grammarian.

The solution to last month’s puzzle, Rasmus Rask Puzzle V—Diamonds Are Forever, is provided here.

D A R T I C
E K I A P O
S E C O S S
P A O I S M
O C R D U O
T H E S I S

Each of the puzzlemeisters below will receive some moderately desirable SpecGram merch:

Brennan Long • Vincent Fish • Vivian Choi

In addition, the following puzzlers have achieved the everlasting glory that comes with an honorable mention:

Keith Slater • Tanjam Jacobson • Daniel Swanson


* Note that SpecGram Anti-Hoarding Guidelines stipulate that puzzle-related prizes cannot be won by anyone who has won a puzzle-related prize in the last two months—though honor, fame, and glory may still be seized on the metaphorical field of puzzle-related battle.

Review of New Approaches to Hedging—Ronald Rona-Ramalita
SpecGram Vol CLXXIX, No 1 Contents