NYT Pips #353 Answers

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 · Easy, Medium and Hard

Easy solution

6×3 grid · 5 dominoes · 7 regions · set by Ian Livengood

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>48
8
<2
<2

Medium solution

5×5 grid · 7 dominoes · 7 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan

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=
=
>2<4
1>4
=

Hard solution

5×7 grid · 15 dominoes · 16 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan

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>33
=
>3
3
=
<3>3
12
>3
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>4=
12
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About Pips #353

Pips #353 ran on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. Each board shows every domino in its solved position: the colour of a half is the region it belongs to, and the small badge marks that region's rule — a target sum, “=” for all-equal, or a “<”/“>” limit. This Hard board used 15 dominoes against 5 on Easy, which is the usual way Pips scales difficulty: more pieces, more regions, fewer forced moves.

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