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Pips hints — Monday, October 20, 2025

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Monday, October 20, 2025Archived board

The Easy grid runs to 5 regions and 5 tiles, with target-sum and no-repeats 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
Start with the amber region — its two cells must add up to exactly 11. Only 2 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
The 4–5 belongs across row 6, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 11. The 4 half sits in the orange region, which must add up to exactly 10.
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Easy solution — October 20, 2025

03
45
33
62
60

blue (=9): 3 · 3 · 3 | purple: 0 | green (≠): 0 · 2 | amber (=11): 6 · 5 | orange (=10): 4 · 6

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 93
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Amber11 — Add up to exactly 112
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102

The Medium grid runs to 11 regions and 10 tiles, with target-sum, greater-than and all-equal 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
Start with the green region — its four cells must add up to exactly 0. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
The 2–0 belongs across row 4, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 0. The 2 half sits in the lime region, which must add up to exactly 4.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 0–0: down column 3, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 0.
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Medium solution — October 20, 2025

33
12
51
20
00
05
62
45
14
44

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 22
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green0 — Add up to exactly 04
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
Slate>4 — Be more than 41
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime4 — Add up to exactly 42
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
Blue>4 — Be more than 41

The Hard grid runs to 7 regions and 8 tiles, with greater-than, target-sum and no-repeats 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
Start with the green region — its one cell must be exactly 6. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
The 6–4 belongs across row 3, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 13.

Hint 3

Hard
The next slot to fill runs down column 6, rows 3–4, and the 4–3 is what lands there. Only 2 tiles can go there at all, so test them and the wrong ones break a neighbouring region straight away. The 4 half sits in the orange region, which must add up to exactly 13.

Hint 4

Hard
Your next move is the 5–3, across row 6, columns 3–4. Only 2 tiles can go there at all, so test them and the wrong ones break a neighbouring region straight away. The 5 half sits in the amber region, which must have no two cells showing the same number.
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Hard solution — October 20, 2025

53
12
61
60
62
64
32
43

blue: 2 | purple (>6): 6 · 1 | green (=6): 6 | amber (≠): 4 · 6 · 0 · 2 · 1 · 3 · 5 | orange (=13): 6 · 3 · 4 | slate: 2 | teal (>2): 3

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>6 — Add up to more than 62
Green6 — Be exactly 61
Amber≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number7
Orange13 — Add up to exactly 133
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal>2 — Be more than 21
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