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Pips September 28, 2026 answer — September 28, 2026

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Monday, September 28, 2026 · edited by Ian Livengood

Today's Pips: easy has 5 dominoes, medium has 7 dominoes, hard has 14 dominoes; the hard board is by Rodolfo Kurchan.

Cells are written row then column from the top-left (R1C1). Each domino is read in the Times’ own orientation: its first number on the first cell listed.

Easy Pips answer (5 dominoes · by Ian Livengood)

Easy Pips for September 28, 2026, solved<2=10=82

Where each domino goes

  1. 0–0: 0 on R3C5, 0 on R4C5
  2. 4–4: 4 on R2C2, 4 on R3C2
  3. 1–4: 1 on R1C1, 4 on R2C1
  4. 2–5: 2 on R5C4, 5 on R4C4
  5. 6–3: 6 on R3C3, 3 on R4C3

Every region, checked

  • R1C1 (must total less than 2): 1
  • R2C1, R2C2 (all the same number): 4 + 4
  • R3C2, R3C3 (must total 10): 4 + 6 = 10
  • R3C5, R4C5 (all the same number): 0 + 0
  • R4C3, R4C4 (must total 8): 3 + 5 = 8
  • R5C4 (must total 2): 2

Medium Pips answer (7 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan)

Medium Pips for September 28, 2026, solved>14>100>18<8

Where each domino goes

  1. 4–5: 4 on R3C3, 5 on R4C3
  2. 4–3: 4 on R1C3, 3 on R2C3
  3. 0–4: 0 on R2C4, 4 on R3C4
  4. 1–3: 1 on R4C5, 3 on R4C4
  5. 5–3: 5 on R2C2, 3 on R3C2
  6. 4–1: 4 on R1C1, 1 on R1C2
  7. 3–6: 3 on R5C4, 6 on R5C3

Every region, checked

  • R1C1 (must total more than 1): 4
  • R1C3 (must total 4): 4
  • R2C2, R2C3, R3C2 (must total more than 10): 5 + 3 + 3 = 11
  • R2C4 (must total 0): 0
  • R3C3, R3C4, R4C3, R5C3 (must total more than 18): 4 + 4 + 5 + 6 = 19
  • R4C4, R4C5, R5C4 (must total less than 8): 3 + 1 + 3 = 7

Hard Pips answer (14 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan)

Hard Pips for September 28, 2026, solved=78>41744=2>9>14

Where each domino goes

  1. 3–0: 3 on R5C5, 0 on R4C5
  2. 1–1: 1 on R1C4, 1 on R1C5
  3. 1–5: 1 on R3C5, 5 on R2C5
  4. 3–3: 3 on R5C4, 3 on R6C4
  5. 4–5: 4 on R7C4, 5 on R7C3
  6. 0–4: 0 on R3C1, 4 on R2C1
  7. 1–2: 1 on R1C3, 2 on R2C3
  8. 2–2: 2 on R6C1, 2 on R6C2
  9. 6–3: 6 on R7C5, 3 on R6C5
  10. 4–6: 4 on R7C1, 6 on R7C2
  11. 0–5: 0 on R5C1, 5 on R4C1
  12. 1–3: 1 on R1C2, 3 on R2C2
  13. 2–4: 2 on R3C2, 4 on R3C3
  14. 4–4: 4 on R4C2, 4 on R5C2

Every region, checked

  • R1C2, R1C3, R1C4, R1C5 (all the same number): 1 + 1 + 1 + 1
  • R2C1, R2C2, R3C1 (must total 7): 4 + 3 + 0 = 7
  • R2C3, R3C2, R3C3 (must total 8): 2 + 2 + 4 = 8
  • R2C5 (must total more than 4): 5
  • R3C5, R4C5 (must total 1): 1 + 0 = 1
  • R4C1, R5C1, R6C1 (must total 7): 5 + 0 + 2 = 7
  • R4C2 (must total 4): 4
  • R5C2 (must total 4): 4
  • R5C4, R5C5, R6C4, R6C5 (all the same number): 3 + 3 + 3 + 3
  • R6C2 (must total 2): 2
  • R7C1, R7C2 (must total more than 9): 4 + 6 = 10
  • R7C3, R7C4, R7C5 (must total more than 14): 5 + 4 + 6 = 15
Place the one-cell regions with a fixed number first: each one tells you a half you must find in the tray.
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