Saturday, October 24, 2026 · Puzzle #82
Daily Sudoku hints and answer for October 24, 2026
The hints run vaguest to plainest — take the smallest one that unsticks you. Not played it yet? Start puzzle #82, about 8 minutes.
At a glance
Daily Sudoku #82 in brief
- Rated hard: 25 of the 81 cells come pre-filled.
- The grid as it starts, row by row: ..8...4.. / ....41.68 / 7.46..2.9 / .69..3..4 / ......... / .......1. / .7.8...4. / 9....4.56 / ..2.9.....
- 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 digits 3, 5 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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