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Sunday, October 25, 2026 · edited by Ian Livengood

Easy 5 · Medium 7 · Hard 16 dominoes. The hard board has 32 regions and 0 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 25, 2026, solved>4<1>2=6

Where each domino goes

  1. 3–5: 3 on R1C2, 5 on R1C1
  2. 4–1: 4 on R4C3, 1 on R4C2
  3. 1–0: 1 on R3C2, 0 on R2C2
  4. 0–2: 0 on R2C3, 2 on R3C3
  5. 3–0: 3 on R1C4, 0 on R1C3

Every region, checked

  • R1C1 (must total more than 4): 5
  • R1C3, R2C2, R2C3 (must total less than 1): 0 + 0 + 0 = 0
  • R1C4 (must total more than 2): 3
  • R3C2, R4C2 (all the same number): 1 + 1
  • R3C3, R4C3 (must total 6): 2 + 4 = 6

Medium Pips answer (7 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan)

Medium Pips for October 25, 2026, solved0<2=36>2>46

Where each domino goes

  1. 2–4: 2 on R4C2, 4 on R4C3
  2. 6–0: 6 on R3C4, 0 on R4C4
  3. 3–3: 3 on R3C1, 3 on R3C2
  4. 1–3: 1 on R2C2, 3 on R1C2
  5. 6–5: 6 on R5C3, 5 on R5C2
  6. 2–3: 2 on R2C3, 3 on R3C3
  7. 0–0: 0 on R1C3, 0 on R1C4

Every region, checked

  • R1C4 (must total 0): 0
  • R2C2 (must total less than 2): 1
  • R3C1, R3C2 (all the same number): 3 + 3
  • R3C3 (must total 3): 3
  • R3C4 (must total 6): 6
  • R4C3 (must total more than 2): 4
  • R5C2 (must total more than 4): 5
  • R5C3 (must total 6): 6

Hard Pips answer (16 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan)

Hard Pips for October 25, 2026, solved25325003433336251441200150145142

Where each domino goes

  1. 0–1: 0 on R5C5, 1 on R5C6
  2. 0–2: 0 on R2C1, 2 on R1C1
  3. 0–3: 0 on R2C2, 3 on R3C2
  4. 0–4: 0 on R5C2, 4 on R4C2
  5. 0–5: 0 on R4C6, 5 on R3C6
  6. 1–2: 1 on R4C4, 2 on R4C5
  7. 1–3: 1 on R4C1, 3 on R3C1
  8. 1–4: 1 on R5C3, 4 on R4C3
  9. 1–5: 1 on R6C4, 5 on R5C4
  10. 2–3: 2 on R3C5, 3 on R2C5
  11. 2–4: 2 on R6C6, 4 on R6C5
  12. 2–5: 2 on R1C4, 5 on R1C5
  13. 3–4: 3 on R2C3, 4 on R2C4
  14. 3–5: 3 on R1C3, 5 on R1C2
  15. 4–5: 4 on R6C2, 5 on R6C3
  16. 3–6: 3 on R3C3, 6 on R3C4

Every region, checked

  • R1C1 (must total 2): 2
  • R1C2 (must total 5): 5
  • R1C3 (must total 3): 3
  • R1C4 (must total 2): 2
  • R1C5 (must total 5): 5
  • R2C1 (must total 0): 0
  • R2C2 (must total 0): 0
  • R2C3 (must total 3): 3
  • R2C4 (must total 4): 4
  • R2C5 (must total 3): 3
  • R3C1 (must total 3): 3
  • R3C2 (must total 3): 3
  • R3C3 (must total 3): 3
  • R3C4 (must total 6): 6
  • R3C5 (must total 2): 2
  • R3C6 (must total 5): 5
  • R4C1 (must total 1): 1
  • R4C2 (must total 4): 4
  • R4C3 (must total 4): 4
  • R4C4 (must total 1): 1
  • R4C5 (must total 2): 2
  • R4C6 (must total 0): 0
  • R5C2 (must total 0): 0
  • R5C3 (must total 1): 1
  • R5C4 (must total 5): 5
  • R5C5 (must total 0): 0
  • R5C6 (must total 1): 1
  • R6C2 (must total 4): 4
  • R6C3 (must total 5): 5
  • R6C4 (must total 1): 1
  • R6C5 (must total 4): 4
  • R6C6 (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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