Hints for SUDOKU #35

Difficulty: Hard

Spoiler-safe hints for the SUDOKU puzzle of October 25, 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 8. Look at what its row, column and box already hold.

Hint 3

Row 2, column 8 is a 5.

The answer

Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.

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

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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.