Daily Killer Sudoku July 9, 2026
The same puzzle everyone got on July 9, 2026 — deterministic, graded, and still playable.
| 13 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 19 | ||||
| 21 | 6 | 9 | 10 | |||||
| 5 | 15 | 10 | ||||||
| 11 | 19 | 20 | 6 | |||||
| 8 | 15 | 19 | 11 | |||||
| 11 | 6 | 16 | ||||||
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 18 | ||||
| 10 | 16 | 6 | 11 | |||||
| 11 | 3 |
What it takes to solve
Our grader solved this puzzle in 151 steps. Every technique it needed, in ladder order:
- Naked single× 61
- Hidden single× 20
- Cage combinations× 70
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 9, 2026: the daily classic.