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Pips October 27, 2026 answer — October 27, 2026

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Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · edited by Ian Livengood

Today's Pips: easy has 5 dominoes, medium has 7 dominoes, hard has 13 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 October 27, 2026, solved<2==2>22

Where each domino goes

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

Every region, checked

  • R1C2 (must total less than 2): 0
  • R2C2, R2C3 (all the same number): 1 + 1
  • R2C4, R2C5 (all the same number): 3 + 3
  • R3C1 (must total 2): 2
  • R3C3 (must total more than 2): 5
  • R3C5 (must total 2): 2

Medium Pips answer (7 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan)

Medium Pips for October 27, 2026, solved<4>7<1<347>2

Where each domino goes

  1. 2–0: 2 on R3C4, 0 on R2C4
  2. 1–6: 1 on R4C4, 6 on R5C4
  3. 4–4: 4 on R3C2, 4 on R4C2
  4. 0–3: 0 on R1C2, 3 on R2C2
  5. 2–3: 2 on R4C3, 3 on R5C3
  6. 2–6: 2 on R2C1, 6 on R3C1
  7. 6–0: 6 on R3C3, 0 on R2C3

Every region, checked

  • R1C2, R2C2, R2C3 (must total less than 4): 0 + 3 + 0 = 3
  • R2C1, R3C1 (must total more than 7): 2 + 6 = 8
  • R2C4 (must total less than 1): 0
  • R3C4 (must total less than 3): 2
  • R4C2 (must total 4): 4
  • R4C4, R5C4 (must total 7): 1 + 6 = 7
  • R5C3 (must total more than 2): 3

Hard Pips answer (13 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan)

Hard Pips for October 27, 2026, solved615>3=7≠4>4<4<25=

Where each domino goes

  1. 5–3: 5 on R10C3, 3 on R9C3
  2. 1–2: 1 on R7C8, 2 on R8C8
  3. 0–3: 0 on R6C8, 3 on R6C7
  4. 2–6: 2 on R4C3, 6 on R5C3
  5. 5–5: 5 on R7C3, 5 on R8C3
  6. 4–4: 4 on R6C5, 4 on R6C6
  7. 2–4: 2 on R6C3, 4 on R6C4
  8. 4–0: 4 on R7C4, 0 on R7C5
  9. 1–3: 1 on R7C6, 3 on R8C6
  10. 0–1: 0 on R9C6, 1 on R10C6
  11. 1–1: 1 on R2C1, 1 on R2C2
  12. 1–4: 1 on R3C2, 4 on R3C3
  13. 6–1: 6 on R1C3, 1 on R2C3

Every region, checked

  • R1C3 (must total 6): 6
  • R4C3, R5C3, R6C3, R7C3 (must total 15): 2 + 6 + 2 + 5 = 15
  • R3C3 (must total more than 3): 4
  • R6C4, R6C5, R7C4 (all the same number): 4 + 4 + 4
  • R6C6, R6C7 (must total 7): 4 + 3 = 7
  • R6C8, R7C8, R8C8 (all different numbers): 0 + 1 + 2
  • R7C5, R7C6, R8C6 (must total 4): 0 + 1 + 3 = 4
  • R8C3 (must total more than 4): 5
  • R9C3 (must total less than 4): 3
  • R9C6, R10C6 (must total less than 2): 0 + 1 = 1
  • R10C3 (must total 5): 5
  • R2C1, R2C2, R2C3, R3C2 (all the same number): 1 + 1 + 1 + 1
Count the tray before you start: if a value appears once, the region that needs it has only one candidate.
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