2026-08-22 daily answer

Step-by-step reasoning

1. Region 1 has only one safe cell left: R1C7.
2. R1C7 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
3. Region 3 has only one safe cell left: R3C8.
4. R3C8 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
5. Region 4 has only one safe cell left: R4C4.
6. R4C4 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
7. Region 5 has only one safe cell left: R5C9.
8. R5C9 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
9. Region 6 has only one safe cell left: R6C3.
10. R6C3 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
11. Region 2 has only one safe cell left: R2C5.
12. R2C5 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
13. A cat at R7C6 leaves no valid completion, so exclude it.
14. Row 7 has only one safe cell left: R7C1.
15. R7C1 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
16. Row 8 has only one safe cell left: R8C6.
17. R8C6 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
18. Row 9 has only one safe cell left: R9C2.