NYT Pips #452 Answers
Easy solution
6×3 grid · 5 dominoes · 5 regions · set by Ian Livengood
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<3
4
9
9
Medium solution
4×4 grid · 7 dominoes · 6 regions · set by Ian Livengood
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9=
>5
<3
=
9
Hard solution
9×9 grid · 16 dominoes · 20 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan
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<40
3
>1
>6
>8
>7
>7
<4
0<5
<5
0
6
=6
=
About Pips #452
Pips #452 ran on Thursday, November 12, 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 16 dominoes against 5 on Easy, which is the usual way Pips scales difficulty: more pieces, more regions, fewer forced moves.
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