Daily Classic Sudoku October 6, 2026
The same puzzle everyone got on October 6, 2026 — deterministic, graded, and still playable.
| 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 7 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| 5 | 6 | |||||||
| 8 | 9 | 3 | ||||||
| 5 | 1 | 9 | ||||||
| 4 | 5 | |||||||
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 7 | 2 | 4 |
What it takes to solve
Our grader solved this puzzle in 61 steps. Every technique it needed, in ladder order:
- Naked single× 41
- Hidden single× 12
- Naked pair× 3
- Pointing pair× 2
- X-Wing× 2
- 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 October 6, 2026: the daily killer.