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Daily Sudoku — 5 July 2026

The puzzle

  • 5 July 2026
  • Medium
  • 34 clues
Puzzle
2··49···3
4971·3·8·
··3···4·7
85···2·3·
6·4······
···6··85·
5··7··3·9
7······16
34·5·6·2·
Solution
285497163
497163285
163285497
851972634
634851972
972634851
516728349
728349516
349516728

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Step-by-step solution

Every cell below is filled by the same hint engine the app uses, in the order it can be deduced — 47 steps using 2 techniques.

Techniques used

  • Hidden Single — inside one row, column or box this digit fits in only one cell, so it must go there
  • Naked Single — every other digit is already used in this cell's row, column or box, so only one candidate is left
  1. R1C3 = 5 · Hidden SingleIn the top-left 3×3 box, 5 fits in only one cell. Looking at the other empty cells:- Because column 2 already has a 5, R1C2 and R3C2 cannot hold 5.- Because column 1 already has a 5, R3C1 cannot hold 5.So 5 must go in R1C3.
  2. R1C6 = 7 · Hidden SingleIn the top-centre 3×3 box, 7 fits in only one cell. Looking at the other empty cells:- Because row 2 already has a 7, R2C5 cannot hold 7.- Because row 3 already has a 7, R3C4, R3C5 and R3C6 cannot hold 7.So 7 must go in R1C6.
  3. R1C7 = 1 · Hidden SingleIn the top-right 3×3 box, 1 fits in only one cell. Looking at the other empty cells:- Because column 8 already has a 1, R1C8 and R3C8 cannot hold 1.- Because row 2 already has a 1, R2C7 and R2C9 cannot hold 1.So 1 must go in R1C7.
  4. R3C8 = 9 · Hidden SingleIn the top-right 3×3 box, 9 fits in only one cell. Looking at the other empty cells:- Because row 1 already has a 9, R1C8 cannot hold 9.- Because row 2 already has a 9, R2C7 and R2C9 cannot hold 9.So 9 must go in R3C8.
  5. R4C7 = 6 · Hidden SingleIn the middle-right 3×3 box, 6 fits in only one cell. Looking at the other empty cells:- Because column 9 already has a 6, R4C9 cannot hold 6.- Because row 5 already has a 6, R5C7, R5C8 and R5C9 cannot hold 6.- Because row 6 already has a 6, R6C9 cannot hold 6.So 6 must go in R4C7.
  6. R1C8 = 6 · Hidden SingleIn the top-right 3×3 box, 6 fits in only one cell. Looking at the other empty cells:- Because column 7 already has a 6, R2C7 cannot hold 6.- Because column 9 already has a 6, R2C9 cannot hold 6.So 6 must go in R1C8.
  7. R1C2 = 8 · Naked SingleLooking at R1C2:- Row 1 already has 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9 → ruled out.So this cell can only be 8.
  8. R3C2 = 6 · Hidden SingleIn the top-left 3×3 box, 6 fits in only one cell. Looking at the other empty cells:- Because column 1 already has a 6, R3C1 cannot hold 6.So 6 must go in R3C2.
  9. R3C1 = 1 · Naked SingleLooking at R3C1:- Row 3 already has 3, 4, 6, 7 and 9 → ruled out.- Column 1 already has 2, 5 and 8 → ruled out.So this cell can only be 1.
  10. R6C1 = 9 · Naked SingleLooking at R6C1:- Row 6 already has 5, 6 and 8 → ruled out.- Column 1 already has 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 → ruled out.So this cell can only be 9.
  11. R2C5 = 6 · Hidden SingleIn the top-centre 3×3 box, 6 fits in only one cell. Looking at the other empty cells:- Because row 3 already has a 6, R3C4, R3C5 and R3C6 cannot hold 6.So 6 must go in R2C5.
  12. R5C7 = 9 · Hidden SingleIn the middle-right 3×3 box, 9 fits in only one cell. Looking at the other empty cells:- Because column 9 already has a 9, R4C9 and R5C9 cannot hold 9.- Because column 8 already has a 9, R5C8 cannot hold 9.- Because row 6 already has a 9, R6C9 cannot hold 9.So 9 must go in R5C7.
  13. R4C4 = 9 · Hidden SingleIn the centre 3×3 box, 9 fits in only one cell. Looking at the other empty cells:- Because column 5 already has a 9, R4C5 cannot hold 9.- Because row 5 already has a 9, R5C4, R5C5 and R5C6 cannot hold 9.- Because row 6 already has a 9, R6C5 and R6C6 cannot hold 9.So 9 must go in R4C4.
  14. R5C8 = 7 · Hidden SingleIn the middle-right 3×3 box, 7 fits in only one cell. Looking at the other empty cells:- Because column 9 already has a 7, R4C9, R5C9 and R6C9 cannot hold 7.So 7 must go in R5C8.
  15. R7C8 = 4 · Naked SingleLooking at R7C8:- Row 7 already has 3, 5, 7 and 9 → ruled out.- Column 8 already has 1, 2, 6 and 8 → ruled out.So this cell can only be 4.
  16. R6C2 = 7 · Hidden SingleIn the middle-left 3×3 box, 7 fits in only one cell. Looking at the other empty cells:- Because column 3 already has a 7, R4C3 and R6C3 cannot hold 7.- Because row 5 already has a 7, R5C2 cannot hold 7.So 7 must go in R6C2.
  17. R5C2 = 3 · Hidden SingleIn the middle-left 3×3 box, 3 fits in only one cell. Looking at the other empty cells:- Because row 4 already has a 3, R4C3 cannot hold 3.- Because column 3 already has a 3, R6C3 cannot hold 3.So 3 must go in R5C2.
  18. R6C3 = 2 · Hidden SingleIn the middle-left 3×3 box, 2 fits in only one cell. Looking at the other empty cells:- Because row 4 already has a 2, R4C3 cannot hold 2.So 2 must go in R6C3.
  19. R4C3 = 1 · Naked SingleLooking at R4C3:- Row 4 already has 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 9 → ruled out.- Column 3 already has 4 and 7 → ruled out.So this cell can only be 1.
  20. R6C5 = 3 · Hidden SingleIn the centre 3×3 box, 3 fits in only one cell. Looking at the other empty cells:- Because row 4 already has a 3, R4C5 cannot hold 3.- Because row 5 already has a 3, R5C4, R5C5 and R5C6 cannot hold 3.- Because column 6 already has a 3, R6C6 cannot hold 3.So 3 must go in R6C5.
  21. R4C5 = 7 · Hidden SingleIn the centre 3×3 box, 7 fits in only one cell. Looking at the other empty cells:- Because row 5 already has a 7, R5C4, R5C5 and R5C6 cannot hold 7.- Because row 6 already has a 7, R6C6 cannot hold 7.So 7 must go in R4C5.
  22. R4C9 = 4 · Naked SingleLooking at R4C9:- Row 4 already has 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 → ruled out.So this cell can only be 4.
  23. R6C6 = 4 · Hidden SingleIn the centre 3×3 box, 4 fits in only one cell. Looking at the other empty cells:- Because row 5 already has a 4, R5C4, R5C5 and R5C6 cannot hold 4.So 4 must go in R6C6.
  24. R6C9 = 1 · Naked SingleLooking at R6C9:- Row 6 already has 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 → ruled out.So this cell can only be 1.
  25. R5C9 = 2 · Naked SingleLooking at R5C9:- Row 5 already has 3, 4, 6, 7 and 9 → ruled out.- Column 9 already has 1 → ruled out.- The middle-right 3×3 box already has 5 and 8 → ruled out.So this cell can only be 2.
  26. R2C7 = 2 · Hidden SingleIn the top-right 3×3 box, 2 fits in only one cell. Looking at the other empty cells:- Because column 9 already has a 2, R2C9 cannot hold 2.So 2 must go in R2C7.
  27. R2C9 = 5 · Naked SingleLooking at R2C9:- Row 2 already has 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 → ruled out.So this cell can only be 5.
  28. R9C9 = 8 · Naked SingleLooking at R9C9:- Row 9 already has 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 → ruled out.- Column 9 already has 1, 7 and 9 → ruled out.So this cell can only be 8.
  29. R7C2 = 1 · Hidden SingleIn the bottom-left 3×3 box, 1 fits in only one cell. Looking at the other empty cells:- Because column 3 already has a 1, R7C3 and R9C3 cannot hold 1.- Because row 8 already has a 1, R8C2 and R8C3 cannot hold 1.So 1 must go in R7C2.
  30. R8C2 = 2 · Naked SingleLooking at R8C2:- Row 8 already has 1, 6 and 7 → ruled out.- Column 2 already has 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9 → ruled out.So this cell can only be 2.
  31. R7C3 = 6 · Hidden SingleIn the bottom-left 3×3 box, 6 fits in only one cell. Looking at the other empty cells:- Because row 8 already has a 6, R8C3 cannot hold 6.- Because row 9 already has a 6, R9C3 cannot hold 6.So 6 must go in R7C3.
  32. R8C3 = 8 · Hidden SingleIn the bottom-left 3×3 box, 8 fits in only one cell. Looking at the other empty cells:- Because row 9 already has a 8, R9C3 cannot hold 8.So 8 must go in R8C3.
  33. R9C3 = 9 · Naked SingleLooking at R9C3:- Row 9 already has 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 → ruled out.- Column 3 already has 1 and 7 → ruled out.So this cell can only be 9.
  34. R9C5 = 1 · Hidden SingleIn the bottom-centre 3×3 box, 1 fits in only one cell. Looking at the other empty cells:- Because row 7 already has a 1, R7C5 and R7C6 cannot hold 1.- Because row 8 already has a 1, R8C4, R8C5 and R8C6 cannot hold 1.So 1 must go in R9C5.
  35. R9C7 = 7 · Naked SingleLooking at R9C7:- Row 9 already has 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 → ruled out.So this cell can only be 7.
  36. R8C7 = 5 · Naked SingleLooking at R8C7:- Row 8 already has 1, 2, 6, 7 and 8 → ruled out.- Column 7 already has 3, 4 and 9 → ruled out.So this cell can only be 5.
  37. R5C6 = 1 · Hidden SingleIn the centre 3×3 box, 1 fits in only one cell. Looking at the other empty cells:- Because column 4 already has a 1, R5C4 cannot hold 1.- Because column 5 already has a 1, R5C5 cannot hold 1.So 1 must go in R5C6.
  38. R5C5 = 5 · Hidden SingleIn the centre 3×3 box, 5 fits in only one cell. Looking at the other empty cells:- Because column 4 already has a 5, R5C4 cannot hold 5.So 5 must go in R5C5.
  39. R5C4 = 8 · Naked SingleLooking at R5C4:- Row 5 already has 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9 → ruled out.So this cell can only be 8.
  40. R3C6 = 5 · Hidden SingleIn the top-centre 3×3 box, 5 fits in only one cell. Looking at the other empty cells:- Because column 4 already has a 5, R3C4 cannot hold 5.- Because column 5 already has a 5, R3C5 cannot hold 5.So 5 must go in R3C6.
  41. R3C5 = 8 · Hidden SingleIn the top-centre 3×3 box, 8 fits in only one cell. Looking at the other empty cells:- Because column 4 already has a 8, R3C4 cannot hold 8.So 8 must go in R3C5.
  42. R3C4 = 2 · Naked SingleLooking at R3C4:- Row 3 already has 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 → ruled out.So this cell can only be 2.
  43. R8C4 = 3 · Naked SingleLooking at R8C4:- Row 8 already has 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8 → ruled out.- Column 4 already has 4 and 9 → ruled out.So this cell can only be 3.
  44. R7C5 = 2 · Hidden SingleIn the bottom-centre 3×3 box, 2 fits in only one cell. Looking at the other empty cells:- Because column 6 already has a 2, R7C6 cannot hold 2.- Because row 8 already has a 2, R8C5 and R8C6 cannot hold 2.So 2 must go in R7C5.
  45. R7C6 = 8 · Naked SingleLooking at R7C6:- Row 7 already has 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9 → ruled out.So this cell can only be 8.
  46. R8C5 = 4 · Naked SingleLooking at R8C5:- Row 8 already has 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 → ruled out.- Column 5 already has 9 → ruled out.So this cell can only be 4.
  47. R8C6 = 9 · Naked SingleLooking at R8C6:- Row 8 already has 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 → ruled out.So this cell can only be 9.

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