NYT Pips #403 Answers
Easy solution
7×3 grid · 5 dominoes · 7 regions · set by Ian Livengood
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>4
2=
>5
=
Medium solution
7×4 grid · 8 dominoes · 9 regions · set by Ian Livengood
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==
<2
=
=
8
>42
Hard solution
9×9 grid · 15 dominoes · 18 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan
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4
10
4
4=
>3=
>10<3
3
=
23
1
615
>4
About Pips #403
Pips #403 ran on Thursday, September 24, 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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