Hints for SUDOKU #1
Spoiler-safe hints for the SUDOKU puzzle of September 21, 2026. Each hint is hidden until you open it; the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.
Hint 1
46 squares to fill. Work box by box: pick a number and see how many squares in the box it can still go in.
Hint 2
The easiest square on the board right now is row 2, column 2. Look at what its row, column and box already hold.
Hint 3
Row 2, column 2 is a 7.
The answer
Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.
2 8 4 | 6 5 1 | 7 9 3 1 7 5 | 3 9 8 | 4 2 6 6 3 9 | 7 4 2 | 1 8 5 --------------------- 4 6 1 | 5 2 3 | 8 7 9 8 5 7 | 9 6 4 | 2 3 1 9 2 3 | 1 8 7 | 6 5 4 --------------------- 7 9 6 | 8 1 5 | 3 4 2 5 4 8 | 2 3 6 | 9 1 7 3 1 2 | 4 7 9 | 5 6 8
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SUDOKU
The logic puzzle everyone knows: fill the grid so every row, every column and every 3×3 box holds 1 to 9 exactly once. One grid a day, gentle on Monday and hardest on Saturday, with pencil notes, undo and a check button whenever you want one.