I have a cross in the form of one square with four identical squares surrounding it

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Cut it into the fewest number of pieces possible such that, when rearranged the pieces form two smaller crosses of identical size.

(In reply to Consider difficulty level by brianjn)

I was indeed intending the puzzle to be solved in the manner of Bob Smith and Jer's solutions. There is a solution with less pieces still to be found.

Posted by Percy on 2006-03-07 10:05:36