Daily Killer Sudoku July 26, 2026
The same puzzle everyone got on July 26, 2026 — deterministic, graded, and still playable.
| 4 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 14 | ||||
| 8 | 19 | 8 | ||||||
| 9 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| 13 | 9 | 6 | 13 | |||||
| 13 | 10 | 21 | 24 | |||||
| 12 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | ||||
| 10 | 7 | 13 | ||||||
| 14 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 9 | ||||
| 9 | 12 | 2 |
What it takes to solve
Our grader solved this puzzle in 135 steps. Every technique it needed, in ladder order:
- Naked single× 59
- Hidden single× 21
- Cage combinations× 55
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 26, 2026: the daily classic.