Meander hints — Sunday, August 16, 2026
Draw one path through every cell, meeting the numbers in order. 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
Today's grid shows 9 numbers and leaves 16 blank cells. The line has to thread every one of those blanks, so think of the numbers as checkpoints on a route that fills the whole board.
Step 2 · A technique to look for
Start in the corners. A corner touches only two cells, and every cell except the two ends of the line is entered once and left once — so unless a corner holds the first or last number, the line must use BOTH of its neighbours. That is free progress before any real deduction.
Step 3 · The concrete opening (spoiler)
The corner at row 1, column 1 holds neither the first nor the last number, so the line must pass straight through it — draw both of its edges and work outwards from there.
Medium (6×6) — a typical day
Step 1 · A gentle nudge
Today's grid shows 10 numbers and leaves 26 blank cells. The line has to thread every one of those blanks, so think of the numbers as checkpoints on a route that fills the whole board.
Step 2 · A technique to look for
Start in the corners. A corner touches only two cells, and every cell except the two ends of the line is entered once and left once — so unless a corner holds the first or last number, the line must use BOTH of its neighbours. That is free progress before any real deduction.
Step 3 · The concrete opening (spoiler)
The corner at row 1, column 6 holds neither the first nor the last number, so the line must pass straight through it — draw both of its edges and work outwards from there.
Hard (7×7) — a spicy one
Step 1 · A gentle nudge
Today's grid shows 11 numbers and leaves 38 blank cells. The line has to thread every one of those blanks, so think of the numbers as checkpoints on a route that fills the whole board.
Step 2 · A technique to look for
Start in the corners. A corner touches only two cells, and every cell except the two ends of the line is entered once and left once — so unless a corner holds the first or last number, the line must use BOTH of its neighbours. That is free progress before any real deduction.
Step 3 · The concrete opening (spoiler)
The corner at row 1, column 1 holds neither the first nor the last number, so the line must pass straight through it — draw both of its edges and work outwards from there.
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