Hints for SUDOKU #36

Difficulty: Gentle

Spoiler-safe hints for the SUDOKU puzzle of October 26, 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 8. Look at what its row, column and box already hold.

Hint 3

Row 1, column 8 is a 4.

The answer

Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.

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

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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.