2026-08-14 daily answer

Step-by-step reasoning

1. Region 5 has only one safe cell left: R5C7.
2. R5C7 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
3. Region 7 has only one safe cell left: R7C8.
4. R7C8 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
5. Region 8 has only one safe cell left: R8C1.
6. R8C1 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
7. Region 6 has only one safe cell left: R6C2.
8. R6C2 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
9. A cat at R1C3 leaves no valid completion, so exclude it.
10. A cat at R1C5 leaves no valid completion, so exclude it.
11. A cat at R1C6 leaves no valid completion, so exclude it.
12. Row 1 has only one safe cell left: R1C4.
13. R1C4 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
14. Row 2 has only one safe cell left: R2C6.
15. R2C6 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
16. Row 3 has only one safe cell left: R3C3.
17. R3C3 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
18. Row 4 has only one safe cell left: R4C5.