Saturday, August 22, 2026 · Puzzle #19
Daily Sudoku hints and answer for August 22, 2026
The hints run vaguest to plainest — take the smallest one that unsticks you. Not played it yet? Start puzzle #19, about 8 minutes.
At a glance
Daily Sudoku #19 in brief
- Rated hard: 26 of the 81 cells come pre-filled.
- The grid as it starts, row by row: .5......9 / 9...4..13 / 8......7. / ..1.7...2 / ..582.... / 6....5..1 / .6.....97 / ...3.2.6. / .1.....25.
- The givens are not spread evenly — the busiest 3x3 box starts with 5, the barest with 1, and that thin box is where the grid will fight you.
- The digit 4 is the scarcest among the givens.
Step by step
Daily Sudoku hints
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Hint 1
Hint 2
Hint 3
Hint 4 — the big one
Spoiler
Daily Sudoku answer
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Full solution
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