Pips Hints Today — Monday, October 26, 2026
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Puzzles by Easy: Ian Livengood · Medium: Rodolfo Kurchan · Hard: Rodolfo Kurchan · Edited by Ian Livengood
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Today's Pips in short
The NYT Pips puzzles for Monday, October 26, 2026 are Easy (5 dominoes, by Ian Livengood), Medium (7 dominoes, by Rodolfo Kurchan) and Hard (16 dominoes, by Rodolfo Kurchan), edited by Ian Livengood. Use the hints above one level at a time, or open the answers below if you just want to check.
Show today's answers in brief (spoilers)
Easy: the “=” region at the top-left holds 1, 1, 1; the 7 region at the bottom-left holds 2, 5; the 7 region at the bottom-right holds 1, 6; the 11 region at the bottom holds 5, 6.
Medium: the “=” region at the top holds 1, 1, 1; the “≠” region at the left holds 5, 6; the 5 region at the right holds 1, 4; the single-cell “>2” region at the top-left holds 3.
Hard: the “=” region at the left holds 1, 1, 1, 1; the “=” region at the bottom-right holds 0, 0, 0, 0; the 4 region at the center holds 0, 4; the “>8” region at the bottom-right holds 3, 6.
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