Daily Killer Sudoku July 1, 2026
The same puzzle everyone got on July 1, 2026 — deterministic, graded, and still playable.
| 1 | 24 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 17 | |||
| 9 | 12 | |||||||
| 15 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 22 | 6 | ||||||
| 3 | 10 | 2 | 14 | |||||
| 13 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 12 | 6 | |||
| 6 | 25 | |||||||
| 16 | 17 | 22 | ||||||
| 5 | 4 | 11 |
What it takes to solve
Our grader solved this puzzle in 130 steps. Every technique it needed, in ladder order:
- Naked single× 51
- Hidden single× 29
- Cage combinations× 50
Difficulty on Stillgrid is graded by the hardest technique a puzzle actually requires — this one earns Medium. How the technique ladder works.
Stuck on a cage? The killer sudoku calculator lists every combination a sum can take.
Also on July 1, 2026: the daily classic. Or jump to today's killer daily.