Daily Killer Sudoku August 27, 2026
The same puzzle everyone got on August 27, 2026 — deterministic, graded, and still playable.
| 11 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 9 | ||||
| 5 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 21 | ||||
| 16 | 14 | |||||||
| 9 | 7 | 16 | 15 | |||||
| 12 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 2 | ||||
| 16 | 19 | |||||||
| 16 | 9 | 22 | 3 | |||||
| 17 | 9 | 22 | ||||||
| 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
What it takes to solve
Our grader solved this puzzle in 131 steps. Every technique it needed, in ladder order:
- Naked single× 46
- Hidden single× 34
- Cage combinations× 51
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 August 27, 2026: the daily classic.