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Pips answers — Monday, September 15, 2025

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

Easy #85

Easy

blue (=1): 1 | purple (=9): 5 · 4 | green (=4): 4 · 0 | amber (=3): 3 · 0 | orange: 1

Medium #86

Medium

blue (=6): 3 · 3 | purple: 5 | green (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | amber (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | orange (=1): 0 · 1 | slate (=2): 2 · 0 | teal (=): 1 · 1 · 1

Hard #87

Hard

blue (=63): 5 · 5 · 5 · 3 · 5 · 5 · 4 · 5 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 3 · 3 · 5 · 4 · 2 | purple (=1): 1 | green (=0): 0 | amber (=6): 6 | orange (=0): 0 | slate (=4): 4 | teal (=4): 4 | pink: 2 | lime (=1): 1

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 92
Green4 — Add up to exactly 42
Amber3 — Add up to exactly 32
OrangeTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 62
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange1 — Add up to exactly 12
Slate2 — Add up to exactly 22
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue63 — Add up to exactly 6316
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber6 — Be exactly 61
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime1 — Be exactly 11
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