Hints for SUDOKU #42

Difficulty: Hard

Spoiler-safe hints for the SUDOKU puzzle of November 1, 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 1, column 3. Look at what its row, column and box already hold.

Hint 3

Row 1, column 3 is a 3.

The answer

Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.

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