September 2026: Hint Singles

My experience with this puzzle was very similar to my experience with the June 2026 puzzle; both were of a similar nature — figure out what to do with some cryptic info — which also happens to be the kind of puzzle that Fred Vu and I like to collaborate on. Much like in June, I was occupied with a career event, so most of the heavy lifting was done by Fred and I only managed to contribute a couple minor pieces of information. This was a pretty fun one and I enjoyed finding the solution with Fred as always, but it was also another relatively quick solve that left us wanting a little more.

Stats:

Difficulty: 3/10

Enjoyability: 5/10

Leaderboard Placing: 5/?

The approach:

Notes to come in October!