Loop hints — Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Draw one closed loop that satisfies every numbered clue. Reveal as little or as much as you need — each step below gives away a bit more, and the answers stay hidden until you open them. No full solutions, ever: the last step is one concrete opening, generated from the same seed as everyone's puzzle.
Easy (5×5) — gentler than usual
Step 1 · A gentle nudge
This grid has 5 zero-clues and 2 threes. A 0 switches every edge around it off; a 3 uses three of its four — the extreme clues do the most work, so start your scan there.
Step 2 · A technique to look for
There's a 3 in a corner today. Corner threes always use both of their border edges — free progress before any deduction.
Step 3 · The concrete opening (spoiler)
The 0 at row 1, column 1 clears four edges at once — start there and follow the ruled-out edges outward.
Medium (6×6) — one of the spiciest in weeks
Step 1 · A gentle nudge
This grid has 2 zero-clues and 2 threes. A 0 switches every edge around it off; a 3 uses three of its four — the extreme clues do the most work, so start your scan there.
Step 2 · A technique to look for
Work from the zeros: every edge around a 0 is off, and each edge you rule out tightens the clues beside it.
Step 3 · The concrete opening (spoiler)
The 0 at row 3, column 5 clears four edges at once — start there and follow the ruled-out edges outward.
Hard (8×8) — a spicy one
Step 1 · A gentle nudge
This grid has 9 zero-clues and 1 three. A 0 switches every edge around it off; a 3 uses three of its four — the extreme clues do the most work, so start your scan there.
Step 2 · A technique to look for
Work from the zeros: every edge around a 0 is off, and each edge you rule out tightens the clues beside it.
Step 3 · The concrete opening (spoiler)
The 0 at row 1, column 2 clears four edges at once — start there and follow the ruled-out edges outward.
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