Hints for SUDOKU #22

Difficulty: Gentle

Spoiler-safe hints for the SUDOKU puzzle of October 12, 2026. Each hint is hidden until you open it; the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.

Hint 1

45 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 7. Look at what its row, column and box already hold.

Hint 3

Row 1, column 7 is a 2.

The answer

Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.

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

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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.