Hints for SUDOKU #25

Difficulty: Medium

Spoiler-safe hints for the SUDOKU puzzle of October 15, 2026. Each hint is hidden until you open it; the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.

Hint 1

54 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 4, column 5. Look at what its row, column and box already hold.

Hint 3

Row 4, column 5 is a 9.

The answer

Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.

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