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Daily Sudoku for August 8, 2026
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Available through: August 15, 2026
Four verified puzzles
Easy
| 8 | | | 4 | | | | | |
| | 3 | | | 1 | | 8 | | |
| 5 | | | | | | | 3 | 2 |
| | 7 | 2 | 9 | | | | | |
| | | 4 | 5 | | 1 | 9 | | |
| | | | | | 8 | 6 | 1 | |
| 3 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 |
| | | 1 | | 2 | | | 6 | |
| | | | | | 7 | | | 9 |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-25453765ae40dc3d73abee6ab9042db925aa32ef- 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 6 at row 5, column 1.
Medium
| | | 5 | 3 | | | | 7 | |
| | 9 | | | 5 | | | | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | | | 9 | | | |
| | 7 | | | | | 5 | | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | | 4 | | | | | 6 | |
| | | | 6 | | | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | | | | 4 | | | 5 | |
| | 5 | | | | 7 | 9 | | |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-5516b399f2daa35b3959a083df26710dba83dab0- Clue count
- 26
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 16
- Tier
- Medium
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Single
- Logical steps
- 55
Verified key step: Naked Single: place 2 at row 3, column 8.
Hard
| | | 9 | | 7 | | 1 | | |
| 2 | | | | | 5 | | | 3 |
| | | | 9 | 1 | | | 8 | |
| 3 | | | | 4 | | | 1 | |
| 5 | | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | 2 | 4 | | | | 8 | | 6 |
| | 4 | | 1 | | | | | 9 |
| | 6 | | | 9 | | 3 | 7 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-3502a355722b524cdb08ab543347f116521d7b38- Clue count
- 26
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 35
- Tier
- Hard
- Hardest technique
- Locked Candidates
- Logical steps
- 56
Verified key step: Hidden Single: place 7 at row 6, column 1.
Expert
| | | | | | | | | 7 |
| | | 2 | | 6 | | | | 1 |
| | | | 8 | | | 5 | | |
| 5 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | | 1 | | | 8 | 4 | | |
| | | | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | 7 | | | 3 | | 9 | 6 |
| | 6 | | 4 | | | | | 3 |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-42d3c46a2160e7b8e962386aa7779bb2a86e458a- Clue count
- 23
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 75
- Tier
- Expert
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Pair
- Logical steps
- 67
Verified key step: Hidden Single: place 4 at row 8, column 2.
2026-08-08 · LDI v0
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Verified puzzle facts
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-25453765ae40dc3d73abee6ab9042db925aa32ef- 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.