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Pips answers — Sunday, September 20, 2026

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

Easy #1,276

Easy

blue (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | purple (=1): 1 | green (=8): 4 · 4 | amber (=9): 6 · 3 | orange: 2 | slate (=1): 1

Medium #1,281

Medium

blue (>3): 6 | purple (>3): 4 | green (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | amber (=9): 3 · 6 | orange (=9): 5 · 4 | slate (<3): 1 | teal (=9): 5 · 4 | pink (=9): 5 · 4

Hard #1,288

Hard

blue (<3): 1 | purple (>3): 5 | green (<2): 0 | amber (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | orange (=): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | slate (=8): 2 · 6 | teal (>4): 5 | pink (>3): 4 | lime (>3): 4 | brown (=10): 5 · 5 | blue (=5): 3 · 2 | purple (>4): 5 | green (=9): 1 · 6 · 2 | amber (<2): 0 | orange (=): 2 · 2 · 2

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green8 — Add up to exactly 82
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 92
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate1 — Be exactly 11

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
Purple>3 — Be more than 31
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 92
Orange9 — Add up to exactly 92
Slate<3 — Be less than 31
Teal9 — Add up to exactly 92
Pink9 — Add up to exactly 92

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<3 — Be less than 31
Purple>3 — Be more than 31
Green<2 — Be less than 21
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell5
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 82
Teal>4 — Be more than 41
Pink>3 — Be more than 31
Lime>3 — Be more than 31
Brown10 — Add up to exactly 102
Blue5 — Add up to exactly 52
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green9 — Add up to exactly 93
Amber<2 — Be less than 21
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
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