Daily Killer Sudoku July 2, 2026
The same puzzle everyone got on July 2, 2026 — deterministic, graded, and still playable.
| 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 21 | ||||
| 24 | 8 | 18 | 8 | |||||
| 21 | 11 | |||||||
| 13 | 12 | |||||||
| 6 | 20 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 8 | 12 | 9 | |||||
| 20 | 12 | 3 | 16 | |||||
| 13 | 12 | 9 | ||||||
| 6 | 8 |
What it takes to solve
Our grader solved this puzzle in 136 steps. Every technique it needed, in ladder order:
- Naked single× 59
- Hidden single× 20
- Naked pair× 1
- Cage combinations× 56
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 2, 2026: the daily classic. Or jump to today's killer daily.