Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for September 18, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for September 18, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions1 free opening15 deduction stepstechniques: confinement, attack-all

3 ranked finishes sampled. Best 43.2s, top-list average 167.8s.

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

Solved board

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

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.