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Daily Sudoku for August 3, 2026
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Available through: August 15, 2026
Four verified puzzles
Easy
| 5 | 8 | | | 9 | | | | |
| 2 | | | | 1 | | 7 | | |
| | | 7 | | | 8 | | | 5 |
| 7 | | | | | 3 | 5 | | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | | 2 | 4 | | | | | 7 |
| 8 | | | 7 | | | 1 | | |
| | | 6 | | 4 | | | | 3 |
| | | | | 5 | | | 2 | 4 |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-199ec1f5ae4aa23d9fc1f9374d88e22cdc058ca0- Clue count
- 26
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 14
- Tier
- Easy
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Single
- Logical steps
- 55
Verified key step: Naked Single: place 8 at row 6, column 5.
Medium
| | | | | 3 | 2 | 7 | | |
| | 8 | 3 | 1 | | | | 4 | |
| 6 | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | | | | 7 | | | |
| | | | 6 | | 1 | | | |
| | | | 3 | | | | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | | | | | | | | 8 |
| | 7 | | | | 9 | 4 | 6 | |
| | | 5 | 7 | 8 | | | | |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-31571944e32c0363dc4966d9fbf2cf37576f2769- Clue count
- 26
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 18
- Tier
- Medium
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Single
- Logical steps
- 55
Verified key step: Hidden Single: place 6 at row 1, column 9.
Hard
| | | | | | | | 7 | |
| 2 | | 4 | | 9 | | | | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | 9 | | | | | | 4 |
| | | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| 6 | | | | | | 8 | | |
| | | 2 | | | | | | 5 |
| | | | | | 7 | | | |
| | | | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | | 6 |
| | | | | 8 | | | | |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-300ab214374085f21590acded56620e464b64493- Clue count
- 23
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 28
- Tier
- Hard
- Hardest technique
- Locked Candidates
- Logical steps
- 59
Verified key step: Hidden Single: place 5 at row 4, column 2.
Expert
| | | 7 | | | 1 | 2 | | |
| | 8 | | 4 | 2 | 9 | | | |
| | | | | 8 | | | 6 | 9 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 6 |
| | 1 | | | | | | 2 | |
| 5 | | | | | | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 7 | | | 5 | | | | |
| | | | 1 | 4 | 8 | | 7 | |
| | | 8 | 3 | | | 6 | | |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-339bcd37dbdc3270a73e466a363ac613dbdbca6a- Clue count
- 30
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 40
- Tier
- Expert
- Hardest technique
- Locked Candidates
- Logical steps
- 55
Verified key step: Hidden Single: place 7 at row 2, column 7.
2026-08-03 · LDI v0
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Verified puzzle facts
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-199ec1f5ae4aa23d9fc1f9374d88e22cdc058ca0- LDI score (0–100)
- 14
- Clue count
- 26
- Logical steps
- 55
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Single
Clue count is a board fact, not the difficulty verdict. The tier comes from this published LDI version.