Hints for SUDOKU #14

Difficulty: Hard

Spoiler-safe hints for the SUDOKU puzzle of October 4, 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 2, column 2. Look at what its row, column and box already hold.

Hint 3

Row 2, column 2 is a 2.

The answer

Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.

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

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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.