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Thursday, October 1, 2026 · edited by Ian Livengood

Easy 5 · Medium 7 · Hard 16 dominoes. The hard board has 32 regions and 2 doubles.

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 October 1, 2026, solved<4=1010>4

Where each domino goes

  1. 4–6: 4 on R2C3, 6 on R2C2
  2. 0–0: 0 on R3C1, 0 on R4C1
  3. 5–6: 5 on R4C4, 6 on R3C4
  4. 1–0: 1 on R1C1, 0 on R2C1
  5. 0–4: 0 on R3C2, 4 on R3C3

Every region, checked

  • R1C1 (must total less than 4): 1
  • R2C1, R3C1, R3C2, R4C1 (all the same number): 0 + 0 + 0 + 0
  • R2C2, R2C3 (must total 10): 6 + 4 = 10
  • R3C3, R3C4 (must total 10): 4 + 6 = 10
  • R4C4 (must total more than 4): 5

Medium Pips answer (7 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan)

Medium Pips for October 1, 2026, solved=>9<74<4<3

Where each domino goes

  1. 4–6: 4 on R2C3, 6 on R3C3
  2. 4–1: 4 on R2C5, 1 on R3C5
  3. 6–0: 6 on R1C4, 0 on R2C4
  4. 1–1: 1 on R1C2, 1 on R2C2
  5. 3–5: 3 on R4C2, 5 on R4C3
  6. 4–5: 4 on R3C1, 5 on R3C2
  7. 2–1: 2 on R4C4, 1 on R3C4

Every region, checked

  • R1C2, R2C2 (all the same number): 1 + 1
  • R2C3, R3C3 (must total more than 9): 4 + 6 = 10
  • R2C4, R2C5, R3C4, R3C5 (must total less than 7): 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 = 6
  • R3C1 (must total 4): 4
  • R4C2 (must total less than 4): 3
  • R4C4 (must total less than 3): 2

Hard Pips answer (16 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan)

Hard Pips for October 1, 2026, solved11225233650035160660112256664

Where each domino goes

  1. 1–3: 1 on R1C3, 3 on R2C3
  2. 2–6: 2 on R1C5, 6 on R2C5
  3. 1–5: 1 on R3C6, 5 on R2C6
  4. 6–0: 6 on R5C6, 0 on R4C6
  5. 1–2: 1 on R1C2, 2 on R2C2
  6. 5–6: 5 on R3C5, 6 on R4C5
  7. 2–3: 2 on R1C4, 3 on R2C4
  8. 6–6: 6 on R6C2, 6 on R6C3
  9. 2–0: 2 on R5C3, 0 on R4C3
  10. 3–6: 3 on R3C4, 6 on R4C4
  11. 0–0: 0 on R3C2, 0 on R3C3
  12. 4–1: 4 on R4C1, 1 on R5C1
  13. 3–5: 3 on R3C1, 5 on R2C1
  14. 2–4: 2 on R6C4, 4 on R6C5
  15. 2–5: 2 on R5C4, 5 on R5C5
  16. 1–6: 1 on R5C2, 6 on R4C2

Every region, checked

  • R1C2 (must total 1): 1
  • R1C3 (must total 1): 1
  • R1C4 (must total 2): 2
  • R1C5 (must total 2): 2
  • R2C1 (must total 5): 5
  • R2C2 (must total 2): 2
  • R2C3 (must total 3): 3
  • R2C4 (must total 3): 3
  • R2C5 (must total 6): 6
  • R2C6 (must total 5): 5
  • R3C2 (must total 0): 0
  • R3C3 (must total 0): 0
  • R3C4 (must total 3): 3
  • R3C5 (must total 5): 5
  • R3C6 (must total 1): 1
  • R4C2 (must total 6): 6
  • R4C3 (must total 0): 0
  • R4C4 (must total 6): 6
  • R4C5 (must total 6): 6
  • R4C6 (must total 0): 0
  • R5C1 (must total 1): 1
  • R5C2 (must total 1): 1
  • R5C3 (must total 2): 2
  • R5C4 (must total 2): 2
  • R5C5 (must total 5): 5
  • R5C6 (must total 6): 6
  • R6C2 (must total 6): 6
  • R6C3 (must total 6): 6
  • R6C5 (must total 4): 4
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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