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Pips answers — Friday, July 24, 2026

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

Easy #1,061

Easy

blue (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | purple (=9): 5 · 4 | green: 2 | amber (>5): 6 | orange: 2 | slate (=2): 2 | teal: 3

Medium #1,087

Medium

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

Hard #1,110

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 92
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber>5 — Be more than 51
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
TealTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>0 — Add up to more than 02
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange>1 — Be more than 11
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal>7 — Add up to more than 72
Pink3 — Add up to exactly 32
Lime>3 — Be more than 31
Brown>4 — Be more than 41

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green>2 — Be more than 21
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate5 — Be exactly 51
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime>3 — Be more than 31
Brown4 — Be exactly 41
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>2 — Be more than 21
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62
Teal6 — Add up to exactly 62
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime2 — Be exactly 21
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