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Daily Sudoku for July 26, 2026
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Available through: August 15, 2026
Four verified puzzles
Easy
| | | | 8 | | 7 | 1 | | |
| | 3 | | 4 | 9 | | | 5 | |
| | | | | | | 7 | 3 | |
| | | 6 | | | | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| | | 3 | | | | 5 | | |
| 5 | 9 | 1 | | | | 6 | | |
| | 8 | 9 | | | | | | |
| | 5 | | | 6 | 4 | | 7 | |
| | | 7 | 1 | | 8 | | | |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-0a24b0382e895c2d758311fcbe716fbb8d503b45- Clue count
- 28
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 11
- Tier
- Easy
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Single
- Logical steps
- 53
Verified key step: Naked Single: place 2 at row 8, column 3.
Medium
| | | | | | | 5 | 3 | |
| | | | 3 | | 9 | | 7 | 4 |
| | 3 | 1 | 7 | | | 2 | 6 | |
| | | | | 9 | 1 | | | |
| | | 7 | 2 | | 8 | 4 | | |
| | | | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | 7 | 2 | | | 3 | 8 | 4 | |
| 5 | 8 | | 1 | | 2 | | | |
| | 4 | 9 | | | | | | |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-24ea8d7ae1469a3c5a81edda7d672c7b43d6a5a2- Clue count
- 30
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 15
- Tier
- Medium
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Single
- Logical steps
- 51
Verified key step: Naked Single: place 1 at row 2, column 7.
Hard
| | | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | 5 | 3 | 7 | | | | 8 |
| | 5 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 3 | 8 | | | 9 | | | 4 | |
| 9 | | | | 2 | | | | 7 |
| | | | | | | | 8 | |
| | 7 | | | | 1 | 4 | | |
| | | 9 | 8 | | | | 3 | 6 |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-1b0bbdd0c0edd0da302e52a2471ed4c4506804c4- Clue count
- 26
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 32
- Tier
- Hard
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Single
- Logical steps
- 55
Verified key step: Naked Single: place 5 at row 9, column 5.
Expert
| | 9 | | | | | | 7 | 4 |
| | | 4 | | | | 1 | | 2 |
| | 2 | | | | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
| | | | | 2 | | | 5 | |
| | 8 | 3 | | | | 4 | | 9 |
| | | | | 4 | 6 | | | |
| | 5 | | 3 | | | | | 1 |
| | | | | | | | 4 | |
| | | 2 | | 7 | 1 | | | |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-21e04a757c04b7a0817273b8855ce6a87d1f224b- Clue count
- 25
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 39
- Tier
- Expert
- Hardest technique
- Naked Pair
- Logical steps
- 59
Verified key step: Naked Single: place 3 at row 3, column 9.
2026-07-26 · LDI v0
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Verified puzzle facts
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-0a24b0382e895c2d758311fcbe716fbb8d503b45- LDI score (0–100)
- 11
- Clue count
- 28
- Logical steps
- 53
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Single
Clue count is a board fact, not the difficulty verdict. The tier comes from this published LDI version.