Hints for SUDOKU #43

Difficulty: Gentle

Spoiler-safe hints for the SUDOKU puzzle of November 2, 2026. Each hint is hidden until you open it; the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.

Hint 1

46 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 2. Look at what its row, column and box already hold.

Hint 3

Row 1, column 2 is a 1.

The answer

Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.

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

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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.