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Daily Sudoku for August 5, 2026
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Available through: August 15, 2026
Four verified puzzles
Easy
| 1 | | 7 | | 3 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | | | |
| | | | 4 | | | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | | | | | | 9 | | |
| 6 | 4 | | 2 | | 7 | | 8 | 3 |
| | | 8 | | | | | | 6 |
| 8 | 5 | 4 | | | 3 | | | |
| | | | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | 9 | | 6 | | 5 |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-238e739614ed5b4b5837d9b5d5f4cd6919ddf0ee- Clue count
- 28
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 9
- Tier
- Easy
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Single
- Logical steps
- 53
Verified key step: Naked Single: place 4 at row 1, column 7.
Medium
| | | 7 | | | | 1 | | 5 |
| 8 | | 3 | | | 1 | | | |
| | 2 | | | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | | | |
| | | | 1 | | | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| | | | 8 | | | | | |
| 9 | | 4 | | | | 6 | | |
| 3 | 8 | | | | | | | 4 |
| | 6 | | 5 | 8 | | | | 2 |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-3ca1438c99649cac83f179716f7b24d461f5c340- Clue count
- 24
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 19
- Tier
- Medium
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Single
- Logical steps
- 57
Verified key step: Naked Single: place 1 at row 9, column 3.
Hard
| | | 2 | | | | | | 6 |
| | | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | 5 | | | | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| | | | 6 | | | 7 | | 3 |
| | | | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| 1 | 9 | | | | | | 7 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | | 3 | | | | | 9 | |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-338da6462cf49257ebe7b9653b1d523b80d3ff9e- Clue count
- 24
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 33
- Tier
- Hard
- Hardest technique
- Locked Candidates
- Logical steps
- 58
Verified key step: Naked Single: place 5 at row 6, column 3.
Expert
| 8 | 9 | | | | | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | 9 | |
| | | | | 1 | | 2 | 8 | |
| | 3 | | | | 2 | 6 | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | 5 | | 6 | | | | 4 |
| | 6 | | | | 3 | | | 8 |
| 4 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | | | 6 | 4 | | 5 | | 2 |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-39c39f2d394ea1e556d3abd24b363c191e63406e- Clue count
- 26
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 79
- Tier
- Expert
- Hardest technique
- XY-Wing
- Logical steps
- 58
Verified key step: Naked Single: place 3 at row 9, column 8.
2026-08-05 · LDI v0
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Verified puzzle facts
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-238e739614ed5b4b5837d9b5d5f4cd6919ddf0ee- LDI score (0–100)
- 9
- 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.