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Pips answers — Thursday, September 11, 2025

The finished Easy, Medium and Hard boards for this day, with every region rule satisfied.

Easy #73

Easy

blue (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | purple (=): 3 · 3 | green (=5): 5 · 0 | amber: 6 | orange: 4 | slate (=6): 6

Medium #74

Medium

blue (=3): 3 | purple (=14): 4 · 5 · 5 | green (=15): 6 · 6 · 3 | amber: 4 | orange (=9): 4 · 5 | slate (=2): 2 | teal: 3 | pink (=6): 6 | lime (=5): 5

Hard #75

Hard

blue (=): 4 · 4 | purple: 1 | green (=4): 4 | amber (=5): 5 | orange (=6): 1 · 5 | slate (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | teal (=5): 3 · 2 | pink (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | lime (=4): 4 | brown (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | blue: 1 | purple (=24): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | green: 1 | amber (=5): 5

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green5 — Add up to exactly 52
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate6 — Be exactly 61

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple14 — Add up to exactly 143
Green15 — Add up to exactly 153
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange9 — Add up to exactly 92
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink6 — Be exactly 61
Lime5 — Be exactly 51

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell4
Teal5 — Add up to exactly 52
Pink0 — Add up to exactly 03
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell6
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple24 — Add up to exactly 244
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
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