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Daily Sudoku for August 1, 2026
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Available through: August 15, 2026
Four verified puzzles
Easy
| | | | | | | 9 | 1 | |
| | 4 | | | | | | | 7 |
| 8 | | | 5 | | | 6 | | |
| | | | | 2 | 5 | | 6 | |
| | 5 | | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | | | 3 | | | | 8 | |
| 9 | 6 | | | 1 | | | | |
| | | 4 | 8 | | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | 9 | |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-17f5dc595dd1779ec0eea2ae153c85d82b2eaa3e- Clue count
- 24
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 14
- Tier
- Easy
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Single
- Logical steps
- 57
Verified key step: Naked Single: place 2 at row 7, column 4.
Medium
| 2 | 9 | | 3 | | | | | 8 |
| | | | | 9 | | 7 | | |
| | | 4 | | | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
| | | 6 | | | 9 | | | 5 |
| | 3 | | | | | | 4 | |
| 5 | | | 1 | | | 6 | | |
| | 1 | 8 | 6 | | | 3 | | |
| | | 2 | | 7 | | | | |
| 4 | | | | | 3 | | 9 | 6 |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-2c57a5019f13fe1edfcd238ce2ad915b488e3d56- Clue count
- 28
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 19
- Tier
- Medium
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Single
- Logical steps
- 53
Verified key step: Hidden Single: place 9 at row 3, column 9.
Hard
| | | 6 | | 3 | | | 9 | |
| | 9 | | 1 | | | 8 | | 4 |
| | | | | | 5 | 1 | | |
| | | 3 | 9 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | 6 | |
| 8 | | | | | 7 | | | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 |
| | | | | | | | 1 | |
| | | | | | | 9 | | |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-2cd0968634193a71ef7670ad9e28c26c6a6d265c- Clue count
- 22
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 30
- Tier
- Hard
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Single
- Logical steps
- 59
Verified key step: Hidden Single: place 9 at row 3, column 5.
Expert
| 1 | | 3 | | | | | | 9 |
| | | | | | | | 3 | 5 |
| | | | 2 | | | 4 | | |
| | | | | 1 | | 9 | | |
| | 8 | | | 9 | | | 7 | 6 |
| | 7 | | 5 | | | 8 | | 4 |
| | | 2 | | 7 | | 6 | | |
| 7 | | | | | 8 | | | |
| 5 | | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-2fa61b5fcb7053a95f612c4b45dbc47644d0ed7a- Clue count
- 25
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 36
- Tier
- Expert
- Hardest technique
- Naked Pair
- Logical steps
- 60
Verified key step: Naked Single: place 4 at row 5, column 4.
2026-08-01 · LDI v0
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Verified puzzle facts
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-17f5dc595dd1779ec0eea2ae153c85d82b2eaa3e- LDI score (0–100)
- 14
- Clue count
- 24
- Logical steps
- 57
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Single
Clue count is a board fact, not the difficulty verdict. The tier comes from this published LDI version.