Welcome to your daily guide for the New York Times Pips puzzle! Here are hints and step-by-step answers for March 18, 2026.

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Easy Difficulty Hints, Answers for Dec. 16 Pips 🔗

  • Number (0): Completed by placing 0-0 vertically.
  • Number (1): Solved using 0-0 vertically and 3-1 horizontally.
  • Equal (3): Filled by placing 3-2 vertically and 3-4 vertically.
  • Greater Than (4): Completed with 3-4 placed vertically.
  • Number (8): Solved using 2-5 horizontally and 3-6 horizontally.
  • Number (6): Completed by placing 3-6 horizontally.

Medium Difficulty Hints and Answers for December 16 Pips 🔗

  • Number (3): Solved with 3-0 placed horizontally.
  • Equal (0) – Red: Completed using 3-0 horizontally and 0-1 horizontally.
  • Less Than (5): Filled by placing 4-4 vertically.
  • Less Than (2): Completed with 0-1 horizontally.
  • Equal (1): Solved using 1-1 placed vertically.
  • Not Equal: Completed using 4-4 vertically, 6-1 vertically, and 5-5 horizontally.
  • Number (3): Solved with 3-5 placed vertically.
  • Equal (5): Completed by placing 5-5 horizontally and 3-5 vertically.

Hard Difficulty Hints and Answers for December 16 Pips 🔗

  • Not Equal: Solved using 3-4 vertically and 3-5 horizontally.
  • Greater Than (4): Completed with 3-5 placed horizontally.
  • Number (2) – Light Blue: Filled using 6-1 vertically and 1-2 horizontally.
  • Number (2) – Yellow: Solved with 1-2 horizontally.
  • Less Than (4): Completed by placing 3-0 horizontally.
  • Equal (0): Filled using 3-0 horizontally, 0-0 vertically, 5-0 vertically, 6-0 vertically, 1-0 horizontally, and 0-2 vertically.
  • Less Than (6): Solved with 5-0 placed vertically.
  • Greater Than (3): Completed using 6-4 horizontally.
  • Less Than (2): Filled with 1-0 placed horizontally.
  • Number (2): Solved using 4-2 placed vertically.
  • Less Than (3): Completed with 0-2 placed vertically.

Easy Difficulty Hints, Answers for Dec. 15 Pips 🔗

    • Less Than (5) – Purple → Use 0-0 (vertical) and 4-5 (vertical).
    • Greater Than (6) → Place 5-5 (vertical) and 2-2 (vertical).
    • Equal (5) → Complete with 4-5 (vertical) and 5-5 (vertical).

Medium Difficulty Hints and Answers for December 15 Pips 🔗

    • Number (5) – Purple → Solved using 5-2 (vertical).
    • Number (5) – Red → Use 5-2 (vertical) and 3-3 (horizontal).
    • Greater Than (3) → Fill with 4-4 (horizontal).
    • Not Equal → Place 3-3 (horizontal), 4-4 (horizontal), 0-0 (vertical), 2-2 (vertical), 5-5 (vertical), 1-6 (horizontal).
    • Greater Than (4) – Dark Blue → Use 1-6 (horizontal).
    • Number (2) → Completed with 2-2 (vertical) and 5-5 (vertical).
    • Number (5) → Solve using 5-5 (vertical).

Hard Difficulty Hints and Answers for December 15 Pips 🔗

    • Number (4) – Purple → Use 4-5 (horizontal).
    • Number (11) – Red → Place 4-5 (horizontal) and 6-5 (horizontal).
    • Greater Than (4) – Light Blue → Completed with 6-5 (horizontal).
    • Number (3) – Yellow → Use 3-3 (horizontal).
    • Not Equal → Fill with 3-3 (horizontal), 4-4 (horizontal), 5-5 (horizontal), 0-0 (vertical), 6-1 (horizontal).
    • Number (4) – Green → Solved using 4-4 (horizontal).
    • Number (5) – Purple → Place 5-5 (horizontal).
    • Number (2) – Red → Use 2-3 (vertical).
    • Number (1) – Light Blue → Completed with 6-1 (vertical).
    • Number (0) – Yellow → Use 0-0 (vertical).
    • Number (4) – Dark Blue → Fill using 4-3 (vertical).
    • Greater Than (5) – Green → Place 6-3 (vertical).
    • Greater Than (4) – Purple → Use 5-3 (vertical).
    • Less Than (3) – Red → Completed with 0-3 (vertical).
    • Equal (5) → Solve using 4-3 (vertical), 6-3 (vertical), 5-3 (vertical), 0-3 (vertical).

Easy Difficulty Hints, Answers for Dec. 14 Pips 🔗

    • Equal (3) → Place 3-3 (vertical) and 3-6 (horizontal).
    • Number (6) → Complete using 4-6 (vertical).
    • Greater Than (5) → Solved with 4-6 (vertical).
    • Greater Than (1) → Fill using 2-0 (horizontal).

Medium Difficulty Hints and Answers for December 14 Pips 🔗

    • Number (11) → Use 4-3 (horizontal), 3-2 (vertical), and 4-1 (horizontal).
    • Equal (3) – Red → Place 4-3 (horizontal) and 3-1 (horizontal).
    • Equal (1) – Light Blue → Completed with 3-1 (horizontal), 4-1 (horizontal), and 1-2 (vertical).
    • Number (6) → Solve using 3-2 (vertical) and 2-2 (horizontal).
    • Number (3) → Fill with 1-2 (vertical) and 1-0 (horizontal).

Hard Difficulty Hints and Answers for December 14 Pips 🔗

    • Less Than (2) – Purple → Use 1-3 (vertical).
    • Less Than (2) – Red → Place 0-6 (horizontal).
    • Number (10) → Completed with 0-6 (horizontal) and 4-3 (vertical).
    • Number (12) – Red → Use 6-4 (vertical) and 6-3 (horizontal).
    • Number (6) – Yellow → Fill using 6-3 (horizontal) and 1-3 (vertical).
    • Number (2) – Dark Blue → Place 1-2 (horizontal) and 1-6 (vertical).
    • Number (2) – Green → Solved with 4-3 (vertical).
    • Greater Than (2) – Purple → Use 4-3 (vertical).
    • Greater Than (4) – Purple → Completed with 5-3 (horizontal).
    • Number (4) – Light Blue → Fill using 0-4 (horizontal), 5-3 (horizontal), and 1-0 (vertical).
    • Number (4) – Yellow → Use 0-4 (horizontal).
    • Equal (4) – Dark Blue → Place 6-4 (vertical), 4-4 (horizontal), and 4-2 (vertical).
    • Number (12) – Green → Completed with 1-6 (vertical) and 6-2 (vertical).
    • Number (2) – Red → Use 4-2 (vertical).
    • Equal (3) – Yellow → Solved with 3-3 (vertical).
    • Number (6) – Light Blue → Fill using 6-2 (vertical) and 2-2 (vertical).

Easy Difficulty Hints, Answers for Dec. 13 Pips 🔗

    • Number (0) → Complete using 0-6 (vertical).
    • Number (7) – Red → Solve with 0-6 (vertical) and 1-1 (vertical).
    • Number (7) – Light Blue → Use 1-1 (vertical), 4-3 (vertical), and 5-2 (horizontal).
    • Number (11) – Orange → Fill using 5-2 (horizontal) and 6-6 (horizontal).

Medium Difficulty Hints and Answers for December 13 Pips 🔗

    • Number (1) – Orange → Completed with 1-3 (vertical).
    • Number (3) → Use 1-3 (vertical) and 0-4 (horizontal).
    • Equal (4) → Place 0-4 (horizontal) and 4-3 (horizontal).
    • Number (8) → Solve with 4-3 (horizontal) and 5-1 (horizontal).
    • Number (1) → Completed using 5-1 (horizontal).
    • Number (2) → Fill with 2-4 (vertical) and 6-0 (vertical).
    • Number (9) → Use 6-0 (vertical) and 2-3 (horizontal).
    • Number (2) → Solve using 1-1 (vertical).
    • Equal (3) – Purple → Completed with 3-3 (horizontal).

Hard Difficulty Hints and Answers for December 13 Pips 🔗

    • Equal (5) – Orange → Use 5-5 (horizontal) and 5-2 (vertical).
    • Less Than (6) → Solve with 1-3 (horizontal).
    • Number (6) → Completed using 1-3 (horizontal) and 3-6 (vertical).
    • Equal (2) – Orange → Fill with 5-2 (vertical) and 2-1 (vertical).
    • Greater Than (3) → Use 4-1 (vertical).
    • Equal (1) – Green → Place 2-1 (vertical), 4-1 (vertical), and 1-1 (horizontal).
    • Equal (4) – Purple → Completed with 4-4 (horizontal) and 4-6 (horizontal).
    • Greater Than (2) → Solve using 4-6 (horizontal).

Easy Difficulty Hints, Answers for Dec. 12 Pips 🔗

    • Less Than (2) → Place 6-1 (horizontal) (still valid because only the half inside the zone must be <2).
    • Number (10) → Solve using 5-5 (horizontal) and 0-4 (vertical).
    • Number (6) → Completed with 6-6 (horizontal).
    • Equal (0) → Fill using 0-0 (horizontal).
    • Number (10) → Use 5-4 (vertical) and 5-6 (horizontal).

Medium Difficulty Hints and Answers for December 12 Pips 🔗

    • Number (2) → Use 1-3 (vertical) and 1-4 (horizontal).
    • Number (10) → Completed with 1-4 (horizontal) and 6-4 (vertical).
    • Number (8) → Solve using 1-3 (vertical) and 5-6 (vertical).
    • Number (6) → Fill with 6-4 (vertical) and 2-4 (vertical).
    • Less Than (3) → Use 0-3 (horizontal).
    • Number (9) – Green → Completed with 0-3 (horizontal) and 5-6 (vertical).
    • Number (7) → Use 2-4 (vertical) and 3-6 (horizontal).
    • Greater Than (3) → Place 3-6 (horizontal).

Hard Difficulty Hints and Answers for December 12 Pips 🔗

    • Not Equal → Fill with 0-4 (vertical) and 2-6 (horizontal).
    • Number (4) → Solve using 0-4 (vertical).
    • Number (5) → Completed with 2-5 (horizontal).
    • Equal (2) – Purple → Use 2-6 (horizontal), 2-5 (horizontal), 2-2 (vertical), 0-2 (horizontal), 2-1 (horizontal).
    • Not Equal – Light Blue → Fill with 6-4 (vertical) and 6-0 (vertical).
    • Equal (0) → Completed with 6-0 (vertical), 0-2 (horizontal), 0-5 (vertical).
    • Number (10) → Use 5-1 (horizontal).
    • Equal (1) – Purple → Fill with 2-1 (horizontal), 5-1 (horizontal), 1-1 (vertical).