2026-09-08 daily answer

Step-by-step reasoning

1. Region 3 has only one safe cell left: R3C4.
2. R3C4 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
3. Region 6 has only one safe cell left: R6C3.
4. R6C3 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 R1C6 leaves no valid completion, so exclude it.
8. A cat at R1C7 leaves no valid completion, so exclude it.
9. Row 1 has only one safe cell left: R1C5.
10. R1C5 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
11. Row 2 has only one safe cell left: R2C7.
12. R2C7 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
13. Column 2 has only one safe cell left: R4C2.
14. R4C2 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
15. Row 5 has only one safe cell left: R5C6.
16. R5C6 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
17. Row 7 has only one safe cell left: R7C1.