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Pips answers — Sunday, July 5, 2026

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

Easy #992

Easy

blue (=9): 5 · 4 | purple (=2): 2 | green (=): 6 · 6 | amber (=2): 2 | orange (=2): 1 · 1 | slate (=8): 3 · 5

Medium #997

Medium

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

Hard #1,017

Hard

blue (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | purple (=8): 5 · 3 | green (>10): 6 · 6 | amber (>3): 4 | orange (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | slate: 2 | teal (=8): 3 · 5 | pink (=1): 1 | lime (=1): 1 | brown (<2): 0 · 0 · 0 | blue (=10): 6 · 4 | purple (=11): 6 · 5 | green (<3): 2 | amber (=6): 6 | orange (=6): 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 92
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange2 — Add up to exactly 22
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 82

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green1 — Be exactly 11
Amber>10 — Add up to more than 102
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
Slate4 — Add up to exactly 42
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green>10 — Add up to more than 102
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal8 — Add up to exactly 82
Pink1 — Be exactly 11
Lime1 — Be exactly 11
Brown<2 — Add up to less than 23
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple11 — Add up to exactly 112
Green<3 — Be less than 31
Amber6 — Be exactly 61
Orange6 — Be exactly 61
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