Tango · No. 696 · Thursday edition
LinkedIn Tango #696 Answer (Sep 3, 2026)
Hint: Two identical symbols side by side force the opposite symbol on both ends.
Show Tango #696 answer as text
- Row 1: ☀☀☾☾☀☾
- Row 2: ☀☾☾☀☾☀
- Row 3: ☾☾☀☀☾☀
- Row 4: ☾☀☀☾☀☾
- Row 5: ☀☾☾☀☀☾
- Row 6: ☾☀☀☾☾☀
About Tango #696
- Tango #696 starts with 8 of 36 squares filled: 3 suns and 5 moons.
- It has 1 equals sign and 1 cross sign between neighboring squares.
- It has 8 pre-filled squares, more than the average of 6.0 across the previous 7 puzzles.
- This opening fills 5 squares by pure deduction from the 8 pre-filled symbols, with no guessing.
- R1C3 and R1C4 are neighboring moons in row 1, and a third moon beside them would make three in a row, so R1C2 and R1C5 on both ends must be suns.
- R2C2 and R3C2 are neighboring moons in column 2, and a third moon beside them would make three in a column, so R4C2 next to them must be a sun.
- R4C5 and R5C5 are neighboring suns in column 5, and a third sun beside them would make three in a column, so R3C5 and R6C5 on both ends must be moons.