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Pips hints — Thursday, October 2, 2025

An archived puzzle. Pick your difficulty for a spoiler-safe nudge, then reveal the full board if you want it.

Thursday, October 2, 2025Archived board

The Easy grid runs to 8 regions and 6 tiles, with less-than, no-repeats, all-equal and target-sum rules in play. We give you a light nudge first — enough to get unstuck without spoiling the fun — and the full answer only when you ask for it.

Hint 1 — where to start

Easy
Your way in today is the orange region: one cell that must be exactly 2. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 2–6 down column 4, rows 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the orange region, which must be exactly 2.
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Easy solution — October 2, 2025

42
20
26
51
33
16

blue (<2): 0 | purple (≠): 2 · 4 · 5 | green (=): 3 · 3 | amber: 2 | orange (=2): 2 | slate (=12): 6 · 6 | teal (=1): 1 | pink: 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
Purple≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
Slate12 — Add up to exactly 122
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
PinkTake any value it likes1

The Medium grid runs to 6 regions and 5 tiles, with greater-than, no-repeats and target-sum rules in play. We give you a light nudge first — enough to get unstuck without spoiling the fun — and the full answer only when you ask for it.

Hint 1 — where to start

Medium
Your way in today is the green region: one cell that must be exactly 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Lay the 4–1 across row 1, columns 4–5 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 1. The 4 half sits in the purple region, which must have no two cells showing the same number.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 3–5 domino across row 1, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to more than 4. The 3 half sits in the purple region, which must have no two cells showing the same number.
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Medium solution — October 2, 2025

10
13
35
41
20

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
Purple≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Green1 — Be exactly 11
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 42
SlateTake any value it likes1

The Hard grid runs to 17 regions and 14 tiles, with greater-than, all-equal, target-sum and less-than rules in play. We give you a light nudge first — enough to get unstuck without spoiling the fun — and the full answer only when you ask for it.

Hard is where most players get stuck.We break it into small, spoiler-safe nudges so you can stop the moment you’re unstuck.

Hint 1 — where to start

Hard
Your way in today is the green region: one cell that must be exactly 0. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Lay the 0–0 down column 5, rows 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 0. The 0 half sits in the green region, which must be exactly 0.

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 1–1 domino down column 6, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 1. The 1 half sits in the orange region, which must add up to exactly 1.

Hint 4

Hard
The 3–4 belongs across row 5, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 4. The 3 half sits in the brown region, which must add up to exactly 3.
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Hard solution — October 2, 2025

52
21
54
11
33
46
23
34
00
61
10
42
13
55

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber3 — Add up to exactly 32
Orange1 — Add up to exactly 12
Slate3 — Add up to exactly 32
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink1 — Be exactly 11
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown3 — Add up to exactly 32
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple12 — Add up to exactly 122
Green<4 — Be less than 41
Amber<3 — Be less than 31
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
Slate<3 — Be less than 31
Teal<2 — Be less than 21
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