Hints for SUDOKU #6

Difficulty: Fiendish

Spoiler-safe hints for the SUDOKU puzzle of September 26, 2026. Each hint is hidden until you open it; the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.

Hint 1

55 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 1, column 3. Look at what its row, column and box already hold.

Hint 3

Row 1, column 3 is a 9.

The answer

Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.

2 7 9 | 4 1 6 | 5 3 8
5 4 3 | 2 9 8 | 1 6 7
1 8 6 | 7 5 3 | 4 9 2
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9 1 2 | 3 6 5 | 7 8 4
6 5 7 | 8 4 1 | 3 2 9
4 3 8 | 9 2 7 | 6 1 5
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3 9 1 | 5 8 4 | 2 7 6
8 6 5 | 1 7 2 | 9 4 3
7 2 4 | 6 3 9 | 8 5 1

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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.