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Detailed instructions for working a group puzzle of type 'Backpointers'

This is a signature puzzle named 'Backpointers'

The 12 elements in each group of this type of puzzle are: B, A, C, K, P, O, I, N, T, E, R, and S.

Every group in the puzzle must contain exactly this set of elements.

Each row is a group numbered as shown in this Backpointers figure.

In a Backpointers puzzle, each row is a group numbered as shown in the figure above.

Each column is a group numbered as shown in this Backpointers figure.

In a Backpointers puzzle, each column is a group numbered as shown in the figure above.

Each 4x3 rectangle is a group numbered as shown in this Backpointers figure.

In a Backpointers puzzle, each 4x3 rectangle is a group numbered as shown in the figure above.

Each eye is a group numbered as shown in this Backpointers figure.

In a Backpointers puzzle, each eye is a group numbered as shown in the figure above.

The elements that make up the smile are a group and are marked with '1st' in this Backpointers figure.

In a Backpointers puzzle, the elements that make up the smile are a group and are marked with '1st' in the figure above.