Daily Killer Sudoku September 1, 2026
The same puzzle everyone got on September 1, 2026 — deterministic, graded, and still playable.
| 9 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 215 | 21 | |||
| 19 | 4 | |||||||
| 22 | 6 | 9 | 16 | |||||
| 5 | 15 | 3 | ||||||
| 9 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | 20 | 12 | 8 | |||||
| 20 | 12 | |||||||
| 13 | 9 | |||||||
| 12 | 15 | 8 | 10 |
What it takes to solve
Our grader solved this puzzle in 134 steps. Every technique it needed, in ladder order:
- Naked single× 61
- Hidden single× 19
- Cage combinations× 54
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 September 1, 2026: the daily classic.