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Pips hints — Wednesday, December 24, 2025

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

Wednesday, December 24, 2025Archived board

The Easy grid runs to 7 regions and 5 tiles, with all-equal, greater-than 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
The orange region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be exactly 6. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
The 2–6 belongs down column 1, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 6. The 2 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Easy solution — December 24, 2025

31
64
26
02
63

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green>3 — Be more than 31
Amber12 — Add up to exactly 122
Orange6 — Be exactly 61
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2

The Medium grid runs to 9 regions and 7 tiles, with all-equal, target-sum and greater-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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Medium
The green region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be exactly 4. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
The 4–0 belongs across row 1, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 4. The 4 half sits in the green region, which must be exactly 4.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 4–1: down column 2, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 4. The 4 half sits in the slate region, which must be exactly 4.
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Medium solution — December 24, 2025

01
34
00
40
41
55
31

blue (=): 1 · 1 | purple (=3): 3 · 0 | green (=4): 4 | amber (=): 0 · 0 | orange: 0 | slate (=4): 4 | teal (=4): 1 · 3 | pink: 5 | lime (>7): 5 · 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple3 — Add up to exactly 32
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal4 — Add up to exactly 42
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime>7 — Add up to more than 72

The Hard grid runs to 14 regions and 12 tiles, with target-sum 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.

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
The purple region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be exactly 6. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
The 4–6 belongs across row 1, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 6. The 4 half sits in the green region, which must add up to exactly 12.

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 2–4: down column 2, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 4. The 2 half sits in the slate region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 6–5 down column 1, rows 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 5. The 6 half sits in the blue region, which must add up to exactly 12.
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Hard solution — December 24, 2025

65
33
05
23
61
21
43
30
24
51
04
46

blue (=12): 3 · 3 · 6 | purple (=6): 6 | green (=12): 4 · 4 · 4 | amber (=4): 4 | orange (=5): 5 | slate (=): 2 · 2 | teal (=0): 0 · 0 | pink: 3 | lime (=11): 3 · 3 · 5 | brown (=2): 1 · 1 | blue (=0): 0 | purple: 2 | green (=11): 5 · 6 | amber: 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 123
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
Green12 — Add up to exactly 123
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange5 — Be exactly 51
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal0 — Add up to exactly 02
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime11 — Add up to exactly 113
Brown2 — Add up to exactly 22
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green11 — Add up to exactly 112
AmberTake any value it likes1
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