Hints for SUDOKU #26

Difficulty: Medium

Spoiler-safe hints for the SUDOKU puzzle of October 16, 2026. Each hint is hidden until you open it; the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.

Hint 1

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

Hint 3

Row 2, column 3 is a 5.

The answer

Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.

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