2026-08-27 daily answer

Step-by-step reasoning

1. Region 1 has only one safe cell left: R1C2.
2. R1C2 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
3. Region 2 has only one safe cell left: R2C6.
4. R2C6 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
5. Region 3 has only one safe cell left: R3C1.
6. R3C1 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
7. A cat at R4C3 leaves no valid completion, so exclude it.
8. A cat at R4C4 leaves no valid completion, so exclude it.
9. A cat at R4C7 leaves no valid completion, so exclude it.
10. Row 4 has only one safe cell left: R4C5.
11. R4C5 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
12. Row 5 has only one safe cell left: R5C3.
13. R5C3 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
14. Row 6 has only one safe cell left: R6C7.
15. R6C7 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
16. Row 7 has only one safe cell left: R7C4.