Puzzle Corner

Ready for a fresh set of puzzles? Click here for the September/October 2026 Puzzle Corner, brought to you by Michael S. Branicky, ScD ’95, of the Puzzle Corner Puzzle Crew (aka PC2), which also includes Edward Faulkner ’03, MEng ’04, and Abe Kunin ’03. 准备好迎接新一轮的谜题了吗？点击此处查看 2026 年 9 月/10 月刊的“谜题角”（Puzzle Corner）。本期内容由“谜题角谜题组”（简称 PC2）的 Michael S. Branicky（ScD ’95）为您呈现，该小组成员还包括 Edward Faulkner（’03, MEng ’04）和 Abe Kunin（’03）。

This column includes solutions to the May/June issue. Send problems, solutions (by October 1), and comments to puzzlecorner@technologyreview.com. 本专栏包含 5 月/6 月刊的谜题解答。请将谜题、解答（截止日期为 10 月 1 日）及评论发送至 puzzlecorner@technologyreview.com。

Editor emeritus Allan Gottlieb ’67 launched Puzzle Corner in 1966. Find back issues through 2022 at cs.nyu.edu/~gottlieb/tr and more recent back issues at technologyreview.com/puzzle-corner. 名誉编辑 Allan Gottlieb（’67）于 1966 年创办了“谜题角”。您可以访问 cs.nyu.edu/~gottlieb/tr 查看 2022 年及之前的往期内容，或访问 technologyreview.com/puzzle-corner 查看近期的往期内容。

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