Sunday, September 20, 2026 · Puzzle #48
Daily Sudoku hints and answer for September 20, 2026
The hints run vaguest to plainest — take the smallest one that unsticks you. Not played it yet? Start puzzle #48, about 8 minutes.
At a glance
Daily Sudoku #48 in brief
- Rated hard: 25 of the 81 cells come pre-filled.
- The grid as it starts, row by row: .31....2. / .....7..6 / ...14.... / .94...8.. / ..26....9 / 713.2.... / ......2.. / 5.9..3.74 / ....7...3.
- The givens are not spread evenly — the busiest 3x3 box starts with 6, the barest with 2, and that thin box is where the grid will fight you.
- The digits 5, 8 are 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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