Daily Classic Sudoku October 20, 2026
The same puzzle everyone got on October 20, 2026 — deterministic, graded, and still playable.
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||||
| 3 | 9 | |||||||
| 2 | 6 | 4 | ||||||
| 1 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | |||||
| 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | |||||
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 5 | 1 | 2 |
What it takes to solve
Our grader solved this puzzle in 57 steps. Every technique it needed, in ladder order:
- Naked single× 39
- Hidden single× 14
- Naked pair× 3
- Pointing 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 20, 2026: the daily killer.