Daily Classic Sudoku July 10, 2026
The same puzzle everyone got on July 10, 2026 — deterministic, graded, and still playable.
| 8 | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| 9 | 5 | |||||||
| 9 | 4 | 8 | ||||||
| 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| 6 | 8 | 2 | ||||||
| 5 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| 8 | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | 5 | 1 |
What it takes to solve
Our grader solved this puzzle in 66 steps. Every technique it needed, in ladder order:
- Naked single× 37
- Hidden single× 16
- Pointing pair× 4
- X-Wing× 1
- XY-Wing× 3
- Forcing chain× 5
Difficulty on Stillgrid is graded by the hardest technique a puzzle actually requires — this one earns Nightmare. How the technique ladder works.
Also on July 10, 2026: the daily killer.