Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for September 13, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for September 13, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

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

3 ranked finishes sampled. Best 64.9s, top-list average 89.7s.

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

Solved board

d d d a a @ a a
d d d a a a a @
d d d @ a e a a
@ d d c c e a a
d e @ e e e a a
h h e e @ e a a
h h e e f f @ a
h @ e e e e e e

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.