Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for July 20, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for July 20, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions2 free openings13 deduction stepstechniques: confinement, attack-all

2 ranked finishes sampled. Best 32.6s, top-list average 191.6s.

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

Solved board

d d d d c c a @
d @ d d c c c c
d d d d c @ c c
@ d d d e c c c
d d e @ e c c c
d d e e f f @ c
d d e e @ g f c
d d @ g g g f c

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.