NYT Crossword Clues and Solutions for April 17, 2026

Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest addition to the New York Times catalogue. Released in August 2025, Pips offers a delightful twist on dominoes, providing a charming solo gaming experience that may effortlessly weave into your daily routine. If you find yourself at a crossroads in the game, it typically reveals the entire puzzle, encouraging you to move on to a new difficulty level. But don’t worry! We have prepared some gentle hints for you to navigate through each challenge with ease.

How to play Pips

If you’re familiar with dominoes, you’ll feel right at home with Pips. In this game, tiles can be positioned either vertically or horizontally, connecting harmoniously with one another. Unlike traditional dominoes, Pips introduces captivating color-coded conditions to consider. It’s perfectly fine if touching tiles don’t match.

The requirements you need to fulfill pertain specifically to the color-coded spaces. For instance, when presented with a single number, every side of a tile in that space must sum up to that number. You may even find that only half a tile sits within a color-coded area.

Here are some common examples you might encounter as you progress through the levels:

• Number: All the pips in this space must add up to the indicated number.
• Equal: Every domino half in this space must display the same number of pips.
• Not Equal: Every domino half in this space must have completely different numbers of pips.
• Less than: Each domino half in this space must sum to less than the given number.
• Greater than: Each domino half in this space must sum to more than the specified number.
• If an area has no color coding, this indicates there are no conditions on the domino portions within those spaces.

Easy difficulty hints, answers for April 17 Pips

– **Greater Than (4)**: The domino half in this purple space must exceed 4 pips. The answer is 5-3, placed vertically.
– **Number (2)**: The domino half in this red space must show 2 pips. The answer is 2-3, placed vertically.
– **Equal (6)**: Every domino half in this light blue space must display 6 pips. The answers are 6-2, placed vertically; 0-6, placed vertically.
– **Equal (5)**: Every domino half in this yellow space must present 5 pips. The answer is 5-5, placed vertically.
– **Less Than (4)**: The domino half in this dark blue space must be less than 4 pips. The answer is 2-3, placed vertically.
– **Number (2)**: The domino half in this green space must have 2 pips. The answer is 6-2, placed vertically.

Medium difficulty hints, answers for April 17 Pips

– **Number (7)**: Everything in this purple space must add up to 7. The answer is 1-5, placed horizontally; 2-0, placed vertically.
– **Equal (3)**: Each domino half in this red space must have 3 pips. The answer is 3-3, placed vertically.
– **Less Than (2)**: Everything in this light blue space must sum to less than 2. The answer is 0-0, placed horizontally.
– **Equal (5)**: Every domino half in this yellow space must display 5 pips. The answers are 5-4, placed vertically; 5-3, placed horizontally.
– **Number (3)**: The domino half in this dark blue space must show 3 pips. The answer is 5-3, placed horizontally.
– **Number (0)**: The domino half in this green space must have 0 pips. The answer is 2-0, placed vertically.
– **Equal (4)**: Every domino half in this purple space must present 4 pips. The answers are 4-6, placed vertically; 5-4, placed vertically.
– **Greater Than (4)**: The domino half in this red space must have more than 4 pips. The answer is 4-6, placed vertically.

Hard difficulty hints, answers for April 17 Pips

– **Number (5)**: The domino half in this purple space must display 5 pips. The answer is 5-2, placed horizontally.
– **Equal (2)**: Every domino half in this red space must show 2 pips. The answers are 5-2, placed horizontally; 2-4, placed horizontally.
– **Number (5)**: Everything in this light blue space must sum to 5. The answers are 2-4, placed horizontally; 1-4, placed vertically.
– **Less Than (3)**: Every domino half in this yellow space must add up to less than 3. The answer is 1-1, placed vertically.
– **Does Not Equal**: Every domino half in this dark blue space must show a different number of pips. The answers are 1-4, placed vertically; 6-5, placed horizontally; 3-3, placed horizontally; and 5-0, placed vertically.
– **Number (10)**: Everything in this green space must sum to 10. The answers are 6-5, placed horizontally; 5-1, placed vertically.
– **Number (4)**: The domino half in this purple space must display 4 pips. The answer is 4-5, placed horizontally.
– **Number (8)**: Everything in this red space must add up to 8. The answers are 4-5, placed horizontally; 3-3, placed horizontally.
– **Number (2)**: Each domino half in this light blue space must show 2 pips. The answers are 5-1, placed vertically; 1-2, placed vertically.
– **Less Than (2)**: Everything in this yellow space must sum to less than 2. The answers are 5-0, placed vertically; 0-4, placed horizontally.
– **Number (6)**: Everything in this dark blue space must add up to 6. The answers are 0-4, placed horizontally; 1-2, placed vertically.

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