Queens answer for Friday, 9 October 2026
These are the hints and answers for Queens Court's The Gauntlet #2, Friday, 9 October 2026: 10 boards (6×6, 6×6, 7×7, 7×7, 8×8, 8×8, 9×9, 9×9, 10×10, 10×10). Each board has three hints before the full solution, so open only as much as you need.
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Board 1: 6×6 medium
Hint 1: where to start
The emerald colour is a single tile, so its queen has to go there.
Hint 2: one queen
There is a queen in row 1, column 1.
Hint 3: 3 of the 6 queens
Queens go in row 1, column 1; row 2, column 4; row 3, column 6.
Full answer
Row 1: column 1 · Row 2: column 4 · Row 3: column 6 · Row 4: column 3 · Row 5: column 5 · Row 6: column 2
Board 2: 6×6 medium
Hint 1: where to start
The topaz colour is a single tile, so its queen has to go there.
Hint 2: one queen
There is a queen in row 1, column 1.
Hint 3: 3 of the 6 queens
Queens go in row 1, column 1; row 6, column 3; row 5, column 5.
Full answer
Row 1: column 1 · Row 2: column 4 · Row 3: column 6 · Row 4: column 2 · Row 5: column 5 · Row 6: column 3
Board 3: 7×7 medium
Hint 1: where to start
The jade colour is a single tile, so its queen has to go there.
Hint 2: one queen
There is a queen in row 3, column 1.
Hint 3: 4 of the 7 queens
Queens go in row 3, column 1; row 5, column 2; row 6, column 7; row 4, column 6.
Full answer
Row 1: column 3 · Row 2: column 5 · Row 3: column 1 · Row 4: column 6 · Row 5: column 2 · Row 6: column 7 · Row 7: column 4
Board 4: 7×7 medium
Hint 1: where to start
The jade colour is a single tile, so its queen has to go there.
Hint 2: one queen
There is a queen in row 5, column 4.
Hint 3: 4 of the 7 queens
Queens go in row 5, column 4; row 7, column 6; row 4, column 7; row 2, column 3.
Full answer
Row 1: column 5 · Row 2: column 3 · Row 3: column 1 · Row 4: column 7 · Row 5: column 4 · Row 6: column 2 · Row 7: column 6
Board 5: 8×8 hard
Hint 1: where to start
The ember colour is a single tile, so its queen has to go there.
Hint 2: one queen
There is a queen in row 2, column 8.
Hint 3: 4 of the 8 queens
Queens go in row 2, column 8; row 5, column 7; row 6, column 3; row 7, column 6.
Full answer
Row 1: column 5 · Row 2: column 8 · Row 3: column 4 · Row 4: column 1 · Row 5: column 7 · Row 6: column 3 · Row 7: column 6 · Row 8: column 2
Board 6: 8×8 hard
Hint 1: where to start
Every open tile of the emerald colour is in row 1, so its queen must go in row 1. No other colour can use row 1: cross out the rest of it.
Hint 2: one queen
There is a queen in row 4, column 7.
Hint 3: 4 of the 8 queens
Queens go in row 4, column 7; row 6, column 6; row 1, column 8; row 7, column 1.
Full answer
Row 1: column 8 · Row 2: column 5 · Row 3: column 3 · Row 4: column 7 · Row 5: column 2 · Row 6: column 6 · Row 7: column 1 · Row 8: column 4
Board 7: 9×9 hard
Hint 1: where to start
Every open tile of the amethyst colour is in row 9, so its queen must go in row 9. No other colour can use row 9: cross out the rest of it.
Hint 2: one queen
There is a queen in row 6, column 9.
Hint 3: 5 of the 9 queens
Queens go in row 6, column 9; row 8, column 8; row 2, column 3; row 1, column 1; row 7, column 2.
Full answer
Row 1: column 1 · Row 2: column 3 · Row 3: column 6 · Row 4: column 4 · Row 5: column 7 · Row 6: column 9 · Row 7: column 2 · Row 8: column 8 · Row 9: column 5
Board 8: 9×9 hard
Hint 1: where to start
The amethyst colour is a single tile, so its queen has to go there.
Hint 2: one queen
There is a queen in row 2, column 2.
Hint 3: 5 of the 9 queens
Queens go in row 2, column 2; row 6, column 1; row 8, column 8; row 9, column 6; row 1, column 9.
Full answer
Row 1: column 9 · Row 2: column 2 · Row 3: column 7 · Row 4: column 3 · Row 5: column 5 · Row 6: column 1 · Row 7: column 4 · Row 8: column 8 · Row 9: column 6
Board 9: 10×10 expert
Hint 1: where to start
The ember colour is a single tile, so its queen has to go there.
Hint 2: one queen
There is a queen in row 5, column 2.
Hint 3: 5 of the 10 queens
Queens go in row 5, column 2; row 7, column 1; row 1, column 3; row 8, column 10; row 3, column 9.
Full answer
Row 1: column 3 · Row 2: column 7 · Row 3: column 9 · Row 4: column 5 · Row 5: column 2 · Row 6: column 4 · Row 7: column 1 · Row 8: column 10 · Row 9: column 6 · Row 10: column 8
Board 10: 10×10 expert
Hint 1: where to start
The ember colour is a single tile, so its queen has to go there.
Hint 2: one queen
There is a queen in row 10, column 8.
Hint 3: 5 of the 10 queens
Queens go in row 10, column 8; row 1, column 7; row 7, column 9; row 8, column 4; row 4, column 5.
Full answer
Row 1: column 7 · Row 2: column 10 · Row 3: column 2 · Row 4: column 5 · Row 5: column 3 · Row 6: column 1 · Row 7: column 9 · Row 8: column 4 · Row 9: column 6 · Row 10: column 8
More for this day
- Daily Crown answers for 9 October 2026
- Play the 9 October 2026 puzzles
- The six solving techniques, if you'd like to need fewer hints