2026-08-29 daily answer

Step-by-step reasoning

1. Region 3 has only one safe cell left: R3C8.
2. R3C8 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
3. Region 4 has only one safe cell left: R4C2.
4. R4C2 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
5. Region 7 has only one safe cell left: R7C3.
6. R7C3 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
7. Region 8 has only one safe cell left: R8C9.
8. R8C9 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
9. Region 9 has only one safe cell left: R9C4.
10. R9C4 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
11. Region 6 has only one safe cell left: R6C1.
12. R6C1 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
13. A cat at R1C5 leaves no valid completion, so exclude it.
14. A cat at R1C6 leaves no valid completion, so exclude it.
15. Row 1 has only one safe cell left: R1C7.
16. R1C7 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
17. Row 2 has only one safe cell left: R2C5.
18. R2C5 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
19. Row 5 has only one safe cell left: R5C6.