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Daily Sudoku for August 2, 2026
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Available through: August 15, 2026
Four verified puzzles
Easy
| | | | | 1 | | | 9 | |
| 5 | | | | | 8 | 4 | 1 | |
| | 4 | 1 | | | 9 | | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | 5 | | 7 | | 2 | | 8 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | 7 | 2 |
| 7 | 1 | | 3 | | | 6 | 4 | |
| | 9 | 4 | 8 | | | | | 7 |
| | 2 | | | 4 | | | | |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-18c06d6bd0ad87c6881d940c93c1aa328cf32221- Clue count
- 32
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 0
- Tier
- Easy
- Hardest technique
- Naked Single
- Logical steps
- 49
Verified key step: Naked Single: place 3 at row 2, column 9.
Medium
| 4 | 2 | | | | | 8 | | |
| | | | | 5 | 1 | | 7 | |
| 5 | | | | | 2 | | 6 | |
| | | | | | | 4 | | |
| 8 | | | | 2 | | 1 | | |
| | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | | 7 | | | | | | 3 |
| 1 | | | | | 6 | | 9 | |
| | | 3 | 9 | 8 | | 2 | | |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-2de98c3f8cc7f2b4a381748cc5bbe170a5ed69b4- Clue count
- 23
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 16
- Tier
- Medium
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Single
- Logical steps
- 58
Verified key step: Naked Single: place 6 at row 9, column 1.
Hard
| | 6 | | | | 3 | | | |
| | | 4 | | | | | | 2 |
| 9 | | 2 | | 6 | 5 | | | |
| 6 | 7 | | | | 4 | | 2 | |
| | | | | 7 | | | | |
| | 1 | | 6 | | | | 9 | 3 |
| | | | 4 | 8 | | 1 | | 5 |
| 8 | | | | | | 6 | | |
| | | | 9 | | | | 7 | |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-2ea5c9b1ee8b313c07b3ffaf882e65596047466e- Clue count
- 25
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 29
- Tier
- Hard
- Hardest technique
- Locked Candidates
- Logical steps
- 57
Verified key step: Naked Single: place 3 at row 7, column 8.
Expert
| | 3 | 1 | 9 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | | 7 | |
| | | | 6 | | | 5 | | |
| 4 | | | | | | | 6 | |
| 9 | | | | | 8 | | 1 | |
| | | 3 | | | | | 9 | |
| | | | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| 1 | | 2 | | 8 | | 4 | | |
| | | 7 | | | 6 | | | 2 |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-2fc599de3526f4290484487d50433f16254a6eed- Clue count
- 23
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 95
- Tier
- Expert
- Hardest technique
- XY-Wing
- Logical steps
- 68
Verified key step: Hidden Single: place 2 at row 7, column 6.
2026-08-02 · LDI v0
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Verified puzzle facts
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-18c06d6bd0ad87c6881d940c93c1aa328cf32221- LDI score (0–100)
- 0
- Clue count
- 32
- Logical steps
- 49
- Hardest technique
- Naked Single
Clue count is a board fact, not the difficulty verdict. The tier comes from this published LDI version.