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Daily Sudoku for August 9, 2026
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Available through: August 15, 2026
Four verified puzzles
Easy
| | | 2 | | | | 8 | | 1 |
| | 7 | 8 | 6 | | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | 9 | |
| | | | | 9 | 5 | | | |
| 5 | | | 1 | | 8 | | | |
| | | | | 6 | | 4 | | 9 |
| | | | | | 7 | | | 3 |
| 1 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | | | | 8 | 6 |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-25ad32240003230913a0fa5158f1cfa5fbff3415- Clue count
- 24
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 6
- Tier
- Easy
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Single
- Logical steps
- 57
Verified key step: Naked Single: place 2 at row 6, column 6.
Medium
| 4 | | 9 | 3 | | 8 | 6 | | |
| 7 | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 3 |
| 2 | | | | 5 | | 7 | | |
| | 1 | 5 | | | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | | | 8 | 1 | |
| | | 6 | | 8 | | | | 7 |
| 8 | | | 1 | | | 5 | | 2 |
| | | 2 | 5 | | 7 | 9 | | 8 |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-56c093f7a7e400f34de083b5eb96d05aef58e7c8- Clue count
- 30
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 18
- Tier
- Medium
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Single
- Logical steps
- 51
Verified key step: Naked Single: place 5 at row 1, column 2.
Hard
| | | | 5 | | | 8 | 6 | |
| 5 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| | | 4 | 7 | | | 1 | | |
| | 7 | | 9 | | | | 3 | |
| 8 | | | | | | | 1 | |
| | 1 | 6 | | | 7 | | | |
| 6 | | | | | 5 | | | |
| | | 3 | 1 | | | 9 | 5 | |
| 7 | | 9 | | 4 | | | | |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-3556eff23a63498d7b6af4581ff78571451b2e55- Clue count
- 25
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 30
- Tier
- Hard
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Single
- Logical steps
- 56
Verified key step: Naked Single: place 9 at row 3, column 8.
Expert
| | | 3 | 4 | 5 | | 2 | | |
| 5 | 8 | | | | 2 | | | |
| | | | | 8 | | | 9 | |
| | 3 | | | | | 5 | 6 | |
| | | 6 | | | 9 | 4 | | |
| | 7 | | | | | | 2 | |
| | | | | | | 1 | 5 | |
| | | | 8 | 7 | 4 | | | |
| 9 | | | | | 5 | | | |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-43e32d30386493d110a70740d2d35d8df901a938- Clue count
- 24
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 66
- Tier
- Expert
- Hardest technique
- Naked Pair
- Logical steps
- 67
Verified key step: Naked Single: place 3 at row 8, column 8.
2026-08-09 · LDI v0
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Verified puzzle facts
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-25ad32240003230913a0fa5158f1cfa5fbff3415- LDI score (0–100)
- 6
- Clue count
- 24
- Logical steps
- 57
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Single
Clue count is a board fact, not the difficulty verdict. The tier comes from this published LDI version.