Daily Classic Sudoku July 22, 2026
The same puzzle everyone got on July 22, 2026 — deterministic, graded, and still playable.
| 3 | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | 5 | 8 | ||||||
| 2 | 9 | 1 | ||||||
| 7 | 2 | |||||||
| 1 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
| 9 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |||||
| 4 | 8 | 5 | 9 | |||||
| 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| 1 | 9 |
What it takes to solve
Our grader solved this puzzle in 71 steps. Every technique it needed, in ladder order:
- Naked single× 42
- Hidden single× 11
- Naked pair× 3
- Pointing pair× 3
- Forcing chain× 12
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 22, 2026: the daily killer.