Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for July 3, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for July 3, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions1 free opening13 deduction stepstechniques: confinement, attack-all

4 ranked finishes sampled. Best 49.4s, top-list average 78.6s.

Hints
  1. the D color region has only one open cell left — that's a forced cat.
  2. One color region only fits along Column 2; every other open cell on that line can be pawed out (✕).
  3. One color region only fits along Column 7; every other open cell on that line can be pawed out (✕).
Show the answer
  1. Row 1: column 5 (A region)
  2. Row 2: column 2 (B region)
  3. Row 3: column 6 (C region)
  4. Row 4: column 8 (D region)
  5. Row 5: column 1 (E region)
  6. Row 6: column 3 (F region)
  7. Row 7: column 7 (G region)
  8. Row 8: column 4 (H region)

Solved board

e b a a @ a c c
e @ a a a a c c
e b a a a @ c c
e e e f f c c @
@ e e f f f f f
e f @ f f f f f
f f f h f f @ f
f f f @ f f g g

Lowercase letters mark the color regions; @ marks each sleeping cat.

Catnap is a Queens / Star Battle logic puzzle: one cat per row, column, and color region, none touching. Every daily board has a single solution reachable by pure deduction.