Each row and column has exactly one A, one B, one C, and one D. In the following square, the outside letters show which letter is closest to the outside in that particular row or column. Fill the square!

       A   B   B       C
 +---+---+---+---+---+---+
A|   |   |   |   |   |   |
 +---+---+---+---+---+---+
 |   |   |   |   |   |   |D
 +---+---+---+---+---+---+
B|   |   |   |   |   |   |A
 +---+---+---+---+---+---+
C|   |   |   |   |   |   |D
 +---+---+---+---+---+---+
C|   |   |   |   |   |   |
 +---+---+---+---+---+---+
 |   |   |   |   |   |   |A
 +---+---+---+---+---+---+
   D       A   A   C

Here is my solution. There may be others...

xAxBDC
ACBDxx
BxDCAx
xxCABD
CDAxxB
DBxxCA

Posted by Bender on 2005-10-16 03:54:00