Hints for SUDOKU #48

Difficulty: Fiendish

Spoiler-safe hints for the SUDOKU puzzle of November 7, 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 8, column 1. Look at what its row, column and box already hold.

Hint 3

Row 8, column 1 is a 2.

The answer

Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.

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