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Pips answers — Wednesday, July 22, 2026

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

Easy #1,071

Easy

blue (=10): 6 · 4 | purple (=4): 0 · 4 | green (=11): 5 · 6 | amber (<4): 0 · 3

Medium #1,092

Medium

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

Hard #1,116

Hard

blue (=): 3 · 3 | purple (=5): 5 | green (=3): 1 · 2 | amber (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | orange (=1): 1 | slate (=12): 6 · 6 | teal (=): 4 · 4 | pink (=2): 2 | lime (=): 3 · 3 | brown (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | blue (=2): 2 | purple (=11): 5 · 6 | green (=13): 5 · 3 · 5 | amber (=): 2 · 2 | orange (=1): 1 | slate (=0): 0 | teal (>4): 5 | pink (=): 3 · 3

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 42
Green11 — Add up to exactly 112
Amber<4 — Add up to less than 42

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<3 — Be less than 31
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 62
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal>1 — Be more than 11
Pink6 — Add up to exactly 62
LimeTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green3 — Add up to exactly 32
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate12 — Add up to exactly 122
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
Brown0 — Add up to exactly 03
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple11 — Add up to exactly 112
Green13 — Add up to exactly 133
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
Teal>4 — Be more than 41
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
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