Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for August 21, 2026

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

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions2 free openings14 deduction stepstechniques: confinement, attack-all

4 ranked finishes sampled. Best 62.3s, top-list average 78.3s.

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

Solved board

c c a a a @ a a
c c c @ a a a a
c @ c h a a d f
c h h h h a @ f
@ h h h a a d f
h h g h h h f @
h h @ h h h h h
h h h h @ h h h

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.