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Sunday, August 23, 2026 · Puzzle #20

Daily Sudoku hints and answer for August 23, 2026

The hints run vaguest to plainest — take the smallest one that unsticks you. Not played it yet? Start puzzle #20, about 8 minutes.

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At a glance

Daily Sudoku #20 in brief

  • Rated hard: 27 of the 81 cells come pre-filled.
  • The grid as it starts, row by row: ...3....7 / ....6.52. / 4.7.82.9. / ........9 / 7....6213 / ..37.8... / 38......5 / ......... / 9.2.7.1.4.
  • The givens are not spread evenly — the busiest 3x3 box starts with 4, the barest with 1, and that thin box is where the grid will fight you.
  • The digits 1, 4, 5, 6 are the scarcest among the givens.

Step by step

Daily Sudoku hints

Each hint reveals a little more than the last. Open only as many as you need.

  1. Hint 1

  2. Hint 2

  3. Hint 3

  4. Hint 4 — the big one

Spoiler

Daily Sudoku answer

Last chance to go back and try a hint instead.

Full solution

The other nine answers

Word Guess answer — August 23, 2026Word Groups answer — August 23, 2026Mini Crossword answer — August 23, 2026Nonogram answer — August 23, 2026Math Guess answer — August 23, 2026Word Ladder answer — August 23, 2026Trivia Five answer — August 23, 2026Word Search answer — August 23, 2026Anagram Rush answer — August 23, 2026

Play something else

NonogramSolve the numbers, reveal the hidden picture.Word GuessSix tries, five letters, one new word every day.Word GroupsSixteen words. Four hidden connections. One grid.Mini CrosswordTen clues, a 5x5 grid, and about five minutes.