NYT Pips HelperThursday, September 24, 2026

Pips answers — Thursday, September 24, 2026

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

Easy #1,303

Easy

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

Medium #1,309

Medium

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

Hard #1,312

Hard

blue (>10): 6 · 6 | purple (=4): 4 | green (=1): 1 | amber (=2): 2 | orange (=3): 1 · 2 | slate (<3): 0 | teal (=0): 0 | pink (>3): 5 | lime (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | brown (=4): 4 · 0 · 0 | blue (=): 3 · 3 | purple (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | green (=6): 6 | amber (=4): 4 | orange (=3): 3 | slate (=15): 6 · 5 · 4 | teal (=1): 0 · 1 | pink (>4): 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
Purple>5 — Be more than 51
GreenTake any value it likes1
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green>4 — Be more than 41
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink<2 — Be less than 21
Lime8 — Add up to exactly 82

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>10 — Add up to more than 102
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green1 — Be exactly 11
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange3 — Add up to exactly 32
Slate<3 — Be less than 31
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink>3 — Be more than 31
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell3
Brown4 — Add up to exactly 43
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green6 — Be exactly 61
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate15 — Add up to exactly 153
Teal1 — Add up to exactly 12
Pink>4 — Be more than 41
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