2026-10-06 daily answer

Step-by-step reasoning

1. Region 4 has only one safe cell left: R4C1.
2. R4C1 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. Region 7 has only one safe cell left: R7C6.
6. R7C6 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
7. A cat at R1C2 leaves no valid completion, so exclude it.
8. Column 2 has only one safe cell left: R2C2.
9. R2C2 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
10. Column 4 has only one safe cell left: R1C4.
11. R1C4 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
12. Region 3 has only one safe cell left: R3C7.
13. R3C7 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
14. Row 5 has only one safe cell left: R5C5.