Daily Classic Sudoku June 18, 2026
The same puzzle everyone got on June 18, 2026 — deterministic, graded, and still playable.
| 4 | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | 9 | 7 | ||||||
| 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |||||
| 3 | ||||||||
| 5 | 7 | |||||||
| 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 5 | 8 | |||||||
| 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| 5 | 9 | 3 |
What it takes to solve
Our grader solved this puzzle in 59 steps. Every technique it needed, in ladder order:
- Naked single× 29
- Hidden single× 24
- Naked pair× 3
- Pointing pair× 1
- X-Wing× 1
- XY-Wing× 1
Difficulty on Stillgrid is graded by the hardest technique a puzzle actually requires — this one earns Diabolical. How the technique ladder works.
Also on June 18, 2026: the daily killer. Or jump to today's classic daily.