NYT Pips #393 Answers
Easy solution
4×3 grid · 5 dominoes · 5 regions · set by Ian Livengood
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>1
Medium solution
4×6 grid · 7 dominoes · 8 regions · set by Ian Livengood
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2
6
8
57
<22
Hard solution
9×7 grid · 15 dominoes · 16 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan
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10
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1=
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4
5
5>4
3
3
15
4
About Pips #393
Pips #393 ran on Monday, September 14, 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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