Hard Sudoku

Hard Sudoku rewards careful candidate tracking. The next move may come from a relationship between a 3×3 box and a row or column, rather than from an obvious empty cell.

Sudoku
Difficulty
Mistakes
0/3
Time
00:00

About Hard Sudoku

Comfortable solvers looking for a longer, more deliberate puzzle.

Write candidates first. If all possible positions for one digit in a box lie on the same row, remove that digit from the rest of that row outside the box. This box-line interaction can reveal a single.

How to play

  1. Fill each empty cell with a digit from 1 to 9.
  2. Use each digit once in every row, column and 3×3 box.
  3. Use Notes to record candidates; use Hint if you get stuck. Your current puzzle saves automatically in this browser.

On a keyboard, use the arrow keys to move between cells and N to toggle notes. Read the beginner guide or try a worked naked-single example.