Daily Killer Sudoku July 3, 2026
The same puzzle everyone got on July 3, 2026 — deterministic, graded, and still playable.
| 25 | 22 | 16 | 14 | |||||
| 26 | 11 | 71 | ||||||
| 22 | 15 | 12 | ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 9 | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 14 | |||
| 21 | 14 | 17 | 5 | |||||
| 15 | 9 | |||||||
| 16 | 14 | 12 | ||||||
| 117 |
What it takes to solve
Our grader solved this puzzle in 127 steps. Every technique it needed, in ladder order:
- Naked single× 55
- Hidden single× 24
- Cage combinations× 48
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 3, 2026: the daily classic. Or jump to today's killer daily.