NYT Pips Hints & Answers for September 17

Welcome to today's NYT Pips Hint! Today's puzzle requires careful attention to the placement of high-value dominoes in the corners.

Easy:

• Orange 0 indicates a breakthrough point.
• 1. Place the 3/0 domino from Pink 9 into Orange 0
• 2. Place the 3/1 from Pink 9 into Green 1
• 3. Place the 5/3 from Purple = into Pink 9

Medium:

• Purple 0 is the breakthrough point, requiring the sum of the tile to equal 0.
• 1. Place the 0/0 domino vertically on the topmost Purple 0
• 2. Place the 1/6 horizontally From blank into Pink 6
• 3. Place the 3/2 From Green 3 into Blue 6
• 4.Place the 4/2 From Orange = into Blue 6
• 5.Place the 4/5 From Orange = into Purple 5

Hard:

• Purple 0 is the breakthrough point, requiring the sum of the tile to equal 0.
• 1. Place the 0/2 domino vertically from Purple 0 into Blank
• 2. Place the 0/4 vertically from Green 0 into Orange ≠ and the 3/2 domino into Orange ≠.
• 3. Place the 1/1 domino from Pink ≠ into Orange ≠
• 4. Place the 4/2 domino vertically into Pink ≠
• 5. Place the 3/3 domino horizontally from blank to pink ≠ at the very top.
• 6. Place the 3/0 domino vertically from blank to pink 0 at the very bottom.

Remember: Every pips puzzle has a unique solution. Take your time and think logically through each placement!