Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for July 21, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for July 21, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions3 free openings12 deduction stepstechniques: attack-all, subsets

3 ranked finishes sampled. Best 89.1s, top-list average 234.0s.

Hints
  1. the D color region has only one open cell left — that's a forced cat.
  2. the E color region has only one open cell left — that's a forced cat.
  3. the H color region has only one open cell left — that's a forced cat.
Show the answer
  1. Row 1: column 2 (A region)
  2. Row 2: column 8 (B region)
  3. Row 3: column 6 (C region)
  4. Row 4: column 4 (D region)
  5. Row 5: column 7 (E region)
  6. Row 6: column 1 (F region)
  7. Row 7: column 3 (G region)
  8. Row 8: column 5 (H region)

Solved board

a @ a a a b b b
a g a c c c b @
g g g c c @ c c
g g g @ c c c c
f g g g g c @ c
@ f f g g g g g
f g @ g g g g g
f g g g @ g 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.