Easy hint: Use the less-than regions and the 9-total areas as early anchors. Medium hint: The equality columns reduce the grid quickly if you test them before the loose cells. Hard hint: Several low totals and equality regions make the hard board easier when solved from the tightest constraints outward. General hint: When a domino fits one region, check whether it leaves a legal neighbor before committing.

Easy #1015, Medium #1036, Hard #1053

What are today's NYT Pips puzzle IDs?

Today's Pips puzzles are Easy #1015, Medium #1036, and Hard #1053.

How should I start today's Pips?

Begin with the tightest less-than, equality, or low-total regions, then test every domino against neighboring constraints.

Is today's Pips one answer or three?

It has three daily grids: Easy, Medium, and Hard.

NYT Pips Today Hints and Answers for Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Today's Pips set is three separate logic grids: Easy #1015, Medium #1036, and Hard #1053. The solve path is about placing dominoes so each region's arithmetic rule stays true. The Easy grid gives useful less-than and 9-total anchors, the Medium grid leans on equality columns, and the Hard grid rewards working from low totals and equality clusters first.

Date	Puzzle	Answer
Tue, Jun 16, 2026	1015/1036/1053	Easy #1015, Medium #1036, Hard #1053
Mon, Jun 15, 2026	951/953/966	Easy #951, Medium #953, Hard #966
Sun, Jun 14, 2026	989/990/991	Easy #989, Medium #990, Hard #991

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