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Pips September 29, 2026 answer — September 29, 2026

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Tuesday, September 29, 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 29, 2026, solved<2<2>4<2==>4

Where each domino goes

  1. 5–0: 5 on R2C3, 0 on R1C3
  2. 2–5: 2 on R4C2, 5 on R4C3
  3. 4–3: 4 on R5C2, 3 on R5C1
  4. 0–2: 0 on R2C2, 2 on R3C2
  5. 3–0: 3 on R4C1, 0 on R3C1

Every region, checked

  • R1C3 (must total less than 2): 0
  • R2C2 (must total less than 2): 0
  • R2C3 (must total more than 4): 5
  • R3C1 (must total less than 2): 0
  • R3C2, R4C2 (all the same number): 2 + 2
  • R4C1, R5C1 (all the same number): 3 + 3
  • R4C3 (must total more than 4): 5

Medium Pips answer (7 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan)

Medium Pips for September 29, 2026, solved=<7≠<12>81

Where each domino goes

  1. 4–5: 4 on R1C2, 5 on R1C3
  2. 2–6: 2 on R3C3, 6 on R2C3
  3. 1–2: 1 on R3C1, 2 on R3C2
  4. 4–4: 4 on R2C1, 4 on R2C2
  5. 6–6: 6 on R2C5, 6 on R3C5
  6. 3–3: 3 on R3C4, 3 on R4C4
  7. 0–5: 0 on R1C4, 5 on R2C4

Every region, checked

  • R1C2, R2C1, R2C2 (all the same number): 4 + 4 + 4
  • R1C3, R1C4 (must total less than 7): 5 + 0 = 5
  • R2C3, R3C3 (all different numbers): 6 + 2
  • R2C4, R3C4, R4C4 (must total less than 12): 5 + 3 + 3 = 11
  • R2C5, R3C5 (must total more than 8): 6 + 6 = 12
  • R3C1 (must total 1): 1

Hard Pips answer (14 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan)

Hard Pips for September 29, 2026, solved=4<13>5>1=>3<2973=42

Where each domino goes

  1. 6–3: 6 on R3C1, 3 on R3C2
  2. 3–3: 3 on R1C3, 3 on R1C4
  3. 3–2: 3 on R6C1, 2 on R7C1
  4. 1–1: 1 on R5C3, 1 on R6C3
  5. 5–5: 5 on R3C5, 5 on R4C5
  6. 5–3: 5 on R3C4, 3 on R2C4
  7. 2–5: 2 on R7C4, 5 on R6C4
  8. 1–6: 1 on R5C4, 6 on R5C5
  9. 0–3: 0 on R2C2, 3 on R2C3
  10. 4–4: 4 on R6C5, 4 on R7C5
  11. 3–4: 3 on R2C5, 4 on R1C5
  12. 4–2: 4 on R7C2, 2 on R7C3
  13. 1–4: 1 on R5C1, 4 on R4C1
  14. 2–0: 2 on R1C1, 0 on R2C1

Every region, checked

  • R1C3, R1C4, R2C4, R2C5 (all the same number): 3 + 3 + 3 + 3
  • R1C5 (must total 4): 4
  • R2C1 (must total less than 1): 0
  • R2C2, R2C3 (must total 3): 0 + 3 = 3
  • R3C1 (must total more than 5): 6
  • R3C2 (must total more than 1): 3
  • R3C4, R3C5, R4C5 (all the same number): 5 + 5 + 5
  • R4C1 (must total more than 3): 4
  • R5C1 (must total less than 2): 1
  • R5C3, R6C3, R6C4, R7C3 (must total 9): 1 + 1 + 5 + 2 = 9
  • R5C4, R5C5 (must total 7): 1 + 6 = 7
  • R6C1 (must total 3): 3
  • R6C5, R7C5 (all the same number): 4 + 4
  • R7C2 (must total 4): 4
  • R7C4 (must total 2): 2
Every cell of an equals region takes one value, so a double laid inside it fills two of its cells at once.
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