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Pips answers — Tuesday, September 23, 2025

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

Easy #109

Easy

blue: 1 | purple (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | green (=5): 5 | amber (>2): 3

Medium #110

Medium

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

Hard #111

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell5
Green5 — Be exactly 51
Amber>2 — Be more than 21

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell5
Green>1 — Be more than 11
Amber>2 — Be more than 21
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell8
Slate<2 — Be less than 21
Teal<1 — Be less than 11
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime>3 — Be more than 31

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple2 — Add up to exactly 22
Green2 — Add up to exactly 22
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
Orange>2 — Be more than 21
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell5
Teal2 — Add up to exactly 22
Pink<2 — Be less than 21
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