2026-08-03 daily answer

Step-by-step reasoning

1. Region 4 has only one safe cell left: R4C3.
2. R4C3 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
3. Region 5 has only one safe cell left: R5C5.
4. R5C5 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
5. A cat at R1C1 leaves no valid completion, so exclude it.
6. A cat at R1C2 leaves no valid completion, so exclude it.
7. A cat at R1C4 leaves no valid completion, so exclude it.
8. A cat at R1C6 leaves no valid completion, so exclude it.
9. Row 1 has only one safe cell left: R1C7.
10. R1C7 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
11. Region 3 has only one safe cell left: R3C6.
12. R3C6 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
13. A cat at R2C1 leaves no valid completion, so exclude it.
14. A cat at R2C4 leaves no valid completion, so exclude it.
15. Row 2 has only one safe cell left: R2C2.
16. R2C2 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
17. Row 6 has only one safe cell left: R6C1.
18. R6C1 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
19. Row 7 has only one safe cell left: R7C4.