Hints for SUDOKU #45

Difficulty: Easy

Spoiler-safe hints for the SUDOKU puzzle of November 4, 2026. Each hint is hidden until you open it; the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.

Hint 1

49 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 4. Look at what its row, column and box already hold.

Hint 3

Row 1, column 4 is a 7.

The answer

Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.

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

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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.