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Daily Sudoku for July 17, 2026
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Available through: August 15, 2026
Four verified puzzles
Easy
| 8 | | | | | 5 | 1 | 7 | |
| | | | 8 | | | | | 6 |
| | 6 | | | 3 | | | 4 | |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | 9 | 4 |
| | 3 | | | 2 | | | 8 | |
| 9 | 8 | | | | | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| | 7 | | | 8 | | | 2 | |
| 3 | | | | | 2 | | | |
| | 1 | 4 | 7 | | | | | 9 |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-01d0d48d9f38d1d983516ff987e526dd31d6e340- Clue count
- 31
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 0
- Tier
- Easy
- Hardest technique
- Naked Single
- Logical steps
- 50
Verified key step: Naked Single: place 3 at row 1, column 9.
Medium
| | | 8 | | 5 | 3 | 9 | | 6 |
| | 9 | | | | | 3 | | |
| | 6 | | 7 | | | | | 5 |
| | | | | 7 | 2 | | 1 | |
| 8 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| | 1 | | 4 | 8 | | | | |
| 5 | | | | | 7 | | 9 | |
| | | 3 | | | | | 8 | |
| 9 | | 7 | 8 | 3 | | 5 | | |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-063aa5ab9beb1ceb7bcd68ea19dbbd9bc7f21e62- Clue count
- 28
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 20
- Tier
- Medium
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Single
- Logical steps
- 53
Verified key step: Hidden Single: place 5 at row 2, column 3.
Hard
| | | | 1 | | | | | 3 |
| | | 3 | | 2 | 9 | | 1 | |
| 8 | | 6 | | | | | | 2 |
| 7 | | | 9 | | 5 | | | |
| | 6 | | | | | 1 | | 9 |
| 5 | | 1 | | | | | | |
| 9 | | | 4 | 7 | | | | |
| | | 8 | 5 | | | 2 | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | 9 | |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-06f160d8685b6dd8c174b53edaf45b979b41529e- Clue count
- 25
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 23
- Tier
- Hard
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Single
- Logical steps
- 56
Verified key step: Naked Single: place 4 at row 2, column 1.
Expert
| | | 6 | | 3 | | 5 | | |
| 2 | | | 5 | | | | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | | | 7 | | 1 | | 8 | |
| | | 9 | | | | 1 | | |
| | | | | | 5 | | | 4 |
| | | | | | 2 | | 3 | |
| 7 | | | 8 | | | | 9 | |
| | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | | | | | |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-07c296b8e4ff384332ad2017fd093e174b9e9ea3- Clue count
- 23
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 75
- Tier
- Expert
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Pair
- Logical steps
- 65
Verified key step: Hidden Single: place 7 at row 1, column 2.
2026-07-17 · LDI v0
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Verified puzzle facts
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-01d0d48d9f38d1d983516ff987e526dd31d6e340- LDI score (0–100)
- 0
- Clue count
- 31
- Logical steps
- 50
- Hardest technique
- Naked Single
Clue count is a board fact, not the difficulty verdict. The tier comes from this published LDI version.