Daily Sudoku Archive

Daily Sudoku for Oct 16, 2026

The Oct 16, 2026 daily is a stable Easy classic Sudoku with 40 given digits. It is not the same grid as yesterday. Notes and hints stay available while you play.

What is different about this date

40 cells are filled and 41 are open. The puzzle seed is fixed, so Oct 16, 2026 always rebuilds this grid.

Row 7 already contains 7 digits, more than any other row. Close that row before you jump around the board.

Technique to try first

Choose one unit with several empty cells and pencil in only the legal digits. Delete a candidate as soon as that digit is placed in the same row, column, or box.

Hint for this date

Scan for cells where only one digit fits. Filling those anchors often unlocks a row or column.

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