Daily Classic Sudoku October 5, 2026
The same puzzle everyone got on October 5, 2026 — deterministic, graded, and still playable.
| 2 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 1 | 9 | |||||||
| 5 | 9 | 4 | ||||||
| 8 | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 9 | 8 | 5 | ||||||
| 5 | ||||||||
| 8 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
What it takes to solve
Our grader solved this puzzle in 54 steps. Every technique it needed, in ladder order:
- Naked single× 33
- Hidden single× 20
- Naked 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 October 5, 2026: the daily killer.