Tango · No. 654 · Thursday edition
LinkedIn Tango #654 Answer (Jul 23, 2026)
Hint: Two identical symbols side by side force the opposite symbol on both ends.
Show Tango #654 answer as text
- Row 1: ☀☀☾☾☀☾
- Row 2: ☾☀☀☾☾☀
- Row 3: ☾☾☀☀☾☀
- Row 4: ☀☀☾☾☀☾
- Row 5: ☀☾☾☀☀☾
- Row 6: ☾☾☀☀☾☀
About Tango #654
- Tango #654 starts with 5 of 36 squares filled: 1 sun and 4 moons.
- It has 2 equals signs and 2 cross signs between neighboring squares.
- It has 5 pre-filled squares, fewer than the average of 7.0 across the previous 4 puzzles.
- This opening fills 5 squares by pure deduction from the 5 pre-filled symbols, with no guessing.
- R2C4 and R2C5 are neighboring moons in row 2, and a third moon beside them would make three in a row, so R2C3 and R2C6 on both ends must be suns.
- R1C4 and R2C4 are neighboring moons in column 4, and a third moon beside them would make three in a column, so R3C4 next to them must be a sun.
- R2C5 and R3C5 are neighboring moons in column 5, and a third moon beside them would make three in a column, so R1C5 and R4C5 on both ends must be suns.