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Pips answers — Sunday, June 21, 2026

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

Easy #1,004

Easy

blue (=16): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (=2): 2 | green (≠): 6 · 1 · 3 | amber (<1): 0 | orange (>4): 5

Medium #1,025

Medium

blue: 0 | purple: 5 | green (>4): 5 | amber (=3): 0 · 3 | orange (=4): 1 · 3 | slate (=7): 3 · 4 | teal (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | pink (=2): 0 · 2 | lime (=7): 6 · 1 | brown: 4 | blue (>0): 1

Hard #1,042

Hard

blue (=6): 1 · 5 | purple (=4): 4 | green (=4): 2 · 2 | amber (=8): 3 · 5 | orange (=): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | slate (=): 2 · 2 | teal (=8): 6 · 2 | pink (=0): 0 | lime (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | brown: 4 | blue (=0): 0 · 0 | purple (=3): 3 | green (=): 6 · 6 | amber (=10): 4 · 6 | orange (<2): 1 | slate (>4): 6 | teal (=6): 1 · 5 | pink (=0): 0

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue16 — Add up to exactly 164
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Amber<1 — Be less than 11
Orange>4 — Be more than 41

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>4 — Be more than 41
Amber3 — Add up to exactly 32
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 42
Slate7 — Add up to exactly 72
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink2 — Add up to exactly 22
Lime7 — Add up to exactly 72
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue>0 — Be more than 01

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 62
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green4 — Add up to exactly 42
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 82
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal8 — Add up to exactly 82
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell3
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue0 — Add up to exactly 02
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
Orange<2 — Be less than 21
Slate>4 — Be more than 41
Teal6 — Add up to exactly 62
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
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