Hints for SUDOKU #23

Difficulty: Easy

Spoiler-safe hints for the SUDOKU puzzle of October 13, 2026. Each hint is hidden until you open it; the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.

Hint 1

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

Hint 3

Row 2, column 7 is a 9.

The answer

Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.

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

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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.