Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for September 21, 2026

Catnap daily hints and spoiler-free help for September 21, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions1 free opening20 deduction stepstechniques: confinement, attack-all

4 ranked finishes sampled. Best 72.7s, top-list average 253.2s.

Hints
  1. the G color region has only one open cell left — that's a forced cat.
  2. One color region only fits along Column 7; every other open cell on that line can be pawed out (✕).
  3. Every open cell in Row 5 attacks the same square, so no cat can sleep there — paw it out (✕).
When is the answer available?

Today's exact cat positions are held back until tomorrow so the leaderboard stays fair.

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.