Daily Killer Sudoku September 16, 2026
The same puzzle everyone got on September 16, 2026 — deterministic, graded, and still playable.
| 7 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 19 | ||||
| 7 | 16 | 8 | ||||||
| 15 | 12 | 6 | 9 | |||||
| 1 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 8 | ||||
| 11 | 28 | |||||||
| 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| 13 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 179 | 6 | |||
| 9 | 14 | |||||||
| 1 | 24 | 10 | 3 |
What it takes to solve
Our grader solved this puzzle in 140 steps. Every technique it needed, in ladder order:
- Naked single× 59
- Hidden single× 21
- Cage combinations× 60
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 16, 2026: the daily classic. Or jump to today's killer daily.