NYT Pips HelperSunday, October 4, 2026

Pips answers — Sunday, October 4, 2026

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

Easy #1,318

Easy

blue (=): 2 · 2 | purple (=9): 4 · 5 | green (=7): 2 · 5 | amber (=9): 6 · 3

Medium #1,324

Medium

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

Hard #1,341

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 92
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 92

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<3 — Be less than 31
Purple≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Green>3 — Be more than 31
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
SlateTake any value it likes1
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime1 — Be exactly 11

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Add up to exactly 32
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green<2 — Be less than 21
Amber3 — Add up to exactly 32
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell3
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
Purple>5 — Be more than 51
Green≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Amber0 — Be exactly 01
Orange3 — Add up to exactly 32
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1
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