Daily Classic Sudoku August 27, 2026
The same puzzle everyone got on August 27, 2026 — deterministic, graded, and still playable.
| 6 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |||||
| 1 | 9 | |||||||
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 6 | |||||
| 9 | 8 | 5 | ||||||
| 6 | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | 6 | |||||||
| 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 |
What it takes to solve
Our grader solved this puzzle in 55 steps. Every technique it needed, in ladder order:
- Naked single× 46
- Hidden single× 7
- Naked pair× 1
- Hidden pair× 1
Difficulty on Stillgrid is graded by the hardest technique a puzzle actually requires — this one earns Medium. How the technique ladder works.
Also on August 27, 2026: the daily killer.