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Daily Sudoku for August 14, 2026
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Available through: August 15, 2026
Four verified puzzles
Easy
| | 8 | | | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | |
| | 9 | 7 | | 1 | | | | |
| | 3 | | | | 6 | | | 9 |
| | 4 | | | 9 | | | | |
| | | | 6 | | 4 | | | |
| | | | | 7 | | | 6 | |
| 1 | | | 4 | | | | 9 | |
| | | | | 2 | | 3 | 8 | |
| | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | | | 1 | |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-3757376d78d68229a1edb147923cd212b4334560- Clue count
- 28
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 12
- Tier
- Easy
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Single
- Logical steps
- 53
Verified key step: Naked Single: place 2 at row 1, column 4.
Medium
| | | | 6 | | | 2 | | |
| 9 | | | 4 | | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | | 8 | |
| 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | 5 | | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | |
| 1 | 6 | | 8 | | | 4 | | |
| | | | | | 8 | 7 | 5 | |
| | 8 | 4 | 9 | | 1 | | | |
| | | | | 6 | | | 1 | |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-5d4c1691490bc66ffb9da471978799304f245c43- Clue count
- 25
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 18
- Tier
- Medium
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Single
- Logical steps
- 56
Verified key step: Naked Single: place 8 at row 5, column 1.
Hard
| | | | 1 | | 3 | | | 8 |
| | 6 | | | | 5 | | | |
| 8 | 5 | | | 7 | | 4 | 3 | |
| 7 | | | | | 6 | | 4 | |
| | 9 | | | | | | 8 | |
| | 2 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 4 | | | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | | |
| | | 8 | 9 | 6 | | 5 | | |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-3873053587f3bc594960dc95b852c8ed8fbd0fae- Clue count
- 24
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 22
- Tier
- Hard
- Hardest technique
- Hidden Single
- Logical steps
- 57
Verified key step: Hidden Single: place 5 at row 1, column 8.
Expert
| | 2 | | | | | 1 | 9 | |
| | | | | 8 | 4 | | | 2 |
| | | 8 | | | | 6 | | |
| | 7 | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | 6 | | | | | | 5 |
| | | | | 7 | 3 | | 2 | |
| | 3 | | | | 1 | | 4 | |
| | | 2 | | 6 | | | | |
| 1 | | | 8 | | | | 6 | 9 |
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-45739073e6095de216de4c186c9b9a3ef058407e- Clue count
- 24
- Unique solution
- Verified
- LDI v0 score
- 47
- Tier
- Expert
- Hardest technique
- Naked Pair
- Logical steps
- 60
Verified key step: Hidden Single: place 8 at row 1, column 9.
2026-08-14 · LDI v0
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Verified puzzle facts
- Puzzle ID
LDI0-3757376d78d68229a1edb147923cd212b4334560- LDI score (0–100)
- 12
- 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.