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Pips answers — Wednesday, September 17, 2025

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

Easy #91

Easy

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

Medium #92

Medium

blue (=0): 0 | purple: 1 | green (=6): 6 | amber: 0 | orange (=3): 3 | slate (=): 4 · 4 | teal (=6): 2 · 2 · 2 | pink (=8): 5 · 3 | lime (=5): 5 | brown: 4

Hard #93

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green9 — Add up to exactly 93
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange0 — Be exactly 01

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green6 — Be exactly 61
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal6 — Add up to exactly 63
Pink8 — Add up to exactly 82
Lime5 — Be exactly 51
BrownTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green — Have no two cells showing the same number4
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate — Have no two cells showing the same number5
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Brown0 — Be exactly 01
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