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Daily Sudoku for August 4, 2026
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Available through: August 15, 2026
Four verified puzzles
Easy
| 6 | | 7 | | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | | 8 | |
| 5 | | 8 | 3 | | | 7 | | 6 |
| | 7 | | | | | | | 5 |
| | 4 | | | 3 | | | 2 | |
| 3 | | | | | | | 9 | |
| 2 | | 1 | | | 6 | 3 | | 8 |
| | 8 | | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | | 4 | | 2 |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-236fcd437056507d2ba8a63d20ceacabf3fd63ca- Clue count
- 27
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 12
- Tier
- Easy
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Single
- Logical steps
- 54
Verified key step: Naked Single: place 4 at row 7, column 5.
Medium
| | | 6 | | 9 | 5 | 2 | | |
| | | 8 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | | | | | | 1 | | |
| | | | 4 | | 9 | | | |
| | | | | 3 | 1 | | | 6 |
| | 3 | | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 9 | | | | | 8 | | | 1 |
| | 6 | 2 | | | 4 | | | 8 |
| | | 4 | | | | | 6 | |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-33ad2807fb9b6aced25bc92024e590d2a7097ddc- Clue count
- 25
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 15
- Tier
- Medium
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Single
- Logical steps
- 56
Verified key step: Naked Single: place 2 at row 6, column 6.
Hard
| | | | 7 | | | | | |
| | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | | | 3 | | | 6 | 2 | |
| | | 8 | | | | | | |
| 6 | | | | 5 | | 3 | | 9 |
| 3 | | 2 | 8 | | 1 | | | 7 |
| | | | | | | | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | 7 | | | | |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-3071b8de049cead81d7ae2282a63659a3aac94d1- Clue count
- 23
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 22
- Tier
- Hard
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Single
- Logical steps
- 58
Verified key step: Hidden Single: place 8 at row 5, column 8.
Expert
| | | 5 | | | | 8 | | |
| | | 7 | | | 1 | | | 4 |
| 3 | 4 | | | 6 | 2 | 7 | | |
| 6 | | | | | | | 2 | |
| | | | | 4 | | | 1 | |
| 8 | | | 7 | | | 9 | | |
| | | | | 8 | | | | |
| 9 | | | 5 | | | 1 | | |
| | | | 3 | | 7 | | 8 | |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-39453d695d09aba252de8bdeddb5b326033e8bc5- Clue count
- 24
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 66
- Tier
- Expert
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Pair
- Logical steps
- 62
Verified key step: Naked Single: place 2 at row 2, column 1.
2026-08-04 · LDI v0
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Verified puzzle facts
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-236fcd437056507d2ba8a63d20ceacabf3fd63ca- LDI score (0–100)
- 12
- Clue count
- 27
- Logical steps
- 54
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Single
Clue count is a board fact, not the difficulty verdict. The tier comes from this published LDI version.