Daily Killer Sudoku September 2, 2026
The same puzzle everyone got on September 2, 2026 — deterministic, graded, and still playable.
| 19 | 7 | 29 | 3 | 138 | 4 | |||
| 14 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 22 | ||||
| 16 | 12 | |||||||
| 18 | 3 | 26 | ||||||
| 20 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 8 | ||||
| 3 | 15 | |||||||
| 12 | 9 | 20 | ||||||
| 4 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | ||||
| 13 | 3 |
What it takes to solve
Our grader solved this puzzle in 124 steps. Every technique it needed, in ladder order:
- Naked single× 46
- Hidden single× 33
- Cage combinations× 45
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 2, 2026: the daily classic.