Each of the eight letters in the word SPLINTER is to be placed once in every row, column and irregular shape. When the puzzle is finished, the letters in the shaded squares, when rearranged, will spell out the surname of a very famous person.
| I | | | | P | | | |
| | | | I | | | | |
E | | | N | | | T | | |
| | | | | | | R | |
T | | | | | | | | |
| S | | | | | L | | |
| | | L | | | | | |
| | S | | R | | N | | |
We place each of the words of "SPLINTER" once in
every row, column and irregular shape as follows:
S..I..N..T..L..P..R..E
R..E..L..P..I..T..S..N
E..P..R..N..S..L..T..I
P..L..T..S..E..N..I..R
T..R..I..E..N..S..P..L
N..S..E..R..P..I..L..T
I..N..P..L..T..R..E..S
L..T..S..I..R..E..N..P
Reaarranging the letters in the shaded squares, we
obtain the word "EINSTEIN"
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