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Sudoku #1
2 8
He who reforms himself, has done more towards reforming the public, than a
9 2 4
2 8 7 1
-- Lavater
7 9
6 4
8 6 4 1
9 2 7
2 9
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Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each
3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9.
If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork.
Need a little help? The hints page shows a logical order to solve the puzzle.
Use it to identify the next square you should solve. Or use the answers page
if you really get stuck.
Challenging Sudoku by KrazyDad, Volume 1, Book 1
Sudoku #2
9 1
4 3
Ask five economists and you'll get five different explanations (six if one
5 6 7 3
1 7
-- Edgar R. Fiedler
went to Harvard).
8 1 2 4
2 9
7 3 5 1
4 6
8 9
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Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each
3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9.
If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork.
Need a little help? The hints page shows a logical order to solve the puzzle.
Use it to identify the next square you should solve. Or use the answers page
if you really get stuck.
Challenging Sudoku by KrazyDad, Volume 1, Book 1
Sudoku #3
4 1 3 8
5 6
-- Harry S. Truman
8 4
5 2
7 1
8 4
2 9 6 5
© 2013 KrazyDad.com
Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each
3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9.
If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork.
Need a little help? The hints page shows a logical order to solve the puzzle.
Use it to identify the next square you should solve. Or use the answers page
if you really get stuck.
Challenging Sudoku by KrazyDad, Volume 1, Book 1
Sudoku #4
4 1
9 8 7 1
Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each
3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9.
If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork.
Need a little help? The hints page shows a logical order to solve the puzzle.
Use it to identify the next square you should solve. Or use the answers page
if you really get stuck.
Challenging Sudoku by KrazyDad, Volume 1, Book 1
Sudoku #5
6 3 2 7
2 4
Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each
3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9.
If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork.
Need a little help? The hints page shows a logical order to solve the puzzle.
Use it to identify the next square you should solve. Or use the answers page
if you really get stuck.
Challenging Sudoku by KrazyDad, Volume 1, Book 1
Sudoku #6
9 8 4
4 8 5
Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each
3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9.
If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork.
Need a little help? The hints page shows a logical order to solve the puzzle.
Use it to identify the next square you should solve. Or use the answers page
if you really get stuck.
Challenging Sudoku by KrazyDad, Volume 1, Book 1
Sudoku #7
7 6 1
9 4 5
Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each
3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9.
If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork.
Need a little help? The hints page shows a logical order to solve the puzzle.
Use it to identify the next square you should solve. Or use the answers page
if you really get stuck.
Challenging Sudoku by KrazyDad, Volume 1, Book 1
Sudoku #8
7 5
2 3 9
Thank you!
3 9 1
8 2 5 7
4 6
3 7 5
6 8
© 2013 KrazyDad.com
Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each
3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9.
If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork.
Need a little help? The hints page shows a logical order to solve the puzzle.
Use it to identify the next square you should solve. Or use the answers page
if you really get stuck.
Hints Challenging Sudoku by KrazyDad, Volume 1, Book 1
Sudoku #1 Sudoku #2
a square you haven't solved yet. This square (or the one or two immediately after it) is a good candidate to solve next.
the same order you would use, but it's probably close. Follow the numbered squares in order 1,2,3,... until you find
INSTRUCTIONS: These hint grids reveal the order in which the squares were solved by my computer. It's not necessarily
55 27 45 11 48 50 13 18 29 44 24 47 31 30
1 37 31 51 52 10 52 42 11 12 16 32 33
24 20 21 22 12 1 4 2 5 6
38 39 7 32 8 16 17 53 41 57 34 19 46 49
44 15 46 2 57 36 53 36 25 21 35 17
14 6 56 33 40 49 41 15 45 13 48 54 38 37
4 3 19 42 54 10 3 7 9 8
28 25 26 29 5 30 55 39 43 14 20 28 50
23 47 43 34 35 18 9 56 40 26 22 23 27 51
Sudoku #3 Sudoku #4
44 36 19 25 31 47 57 36 39 48 49 12
55 37 56 32 21 10 27 31 42 14 30 43
38 45 39 33 6 7 24 50 51 20 18 21 52 13
46 57 47 40 48 34 11 32 40 35 26 41 5 6
49 58 20 1 17 28 50 1 22 3 23 2
59 51 52 41 53 54 23 44 4 15 33 7 27 24
35 12 5 8 9 15 29 53 34 10 37 38 17 45
42 43 4 13 26 30 22 29 28 11 25 19
2 3 14 16 18 54 16 55 9 8 56 46
Sudoku #5 Sudoku #6
36 24 57 22 54 7 16 43 35 21 12
1 25 15 5 55 49 23 22 14 17 18 10 13
37 18 30 16 38 19 35 36 44 45 2 3 1
47 3 56 32 33 50 25 52 46 15 53 37 27
39 20 31 51 48 8 10 4 54 55 56 20 57 29
40 28 4 52 41 53 19 38 58 47 48 39 24
43 17 29 7 45 9 44 30 31 49 40 28 26
11 42 14 6 12 26 34 32 8 41 33 11 42 5
27 21 13 46 2 6 50 51 23 34 9
Sudoku #7 Sudoku #8
7 42 25 34 20 4 53 52 38 15 48 55 50
35 43 52 44 36 1 32 16 31 33 34 24
9 37 45 27 38 2 57 45 40 47 37 54 39
8 53 54 46 47 22 13 14 30 17 28 2
10 39 55 48 19 49 56 24 6 11 12 8 9 5 1
29 57 23 30 50 21 6 10 7 3 4
31 28 26 18 13 3 19 46 36 42 56 41 51
32 11 40 33 15 5 21 26 29 27 18 25
17 14 51 12 41 16 44 43 20 35 49 22 23
Answers Challenging Sudoku by KrazyDad, Volume 1, Book 1
Sudoku #1 Sudoku #2
4 7 1 6 3 5 2 9 8 7 3 9 2 8 4 1 6 5
9 2 8 1 7 4 5 3 6 5 6 4 1 3 9 7 2 8
6 5 3 2 9 8 4 7 1 1 8 2 5 6 7 4 3 9
1 3 6 5 4 2 7 8 9 6 4 3 8 9 2 5 1 7
5 8 4 7 6 9 3 1 2 8 5 1 6 7 3 2 9 4
7 9 2 8 1 3 6 4 5 2 9 7 4 1 5 3 8 6
8 6 7 4 2 1 9 5 3 9 7 6 3 5 1 8 4 2
3 4 5 9 8 6 1 2 7 3 2 5 9 4 8 6 7 1
2 1 9 3 5 7 8 6 4 4 1 8 7 2 6 9 5 3
Sudoku #3 Sudoku #4
9 4 6 1 3 7 5 2 8 4 7 5 1 6 9 8 2 3
1 7 3 8 2 5 6 4 9 6 2 9 8 7 3 4 5 1
5 8 2 9 6 4 1 7 3 3 1 8 5 4 2 7 9 6
3 2 7 6 4 1 9 8 5 9 5 6 4 1 7 2 3 8
8 6 5 3 7 9 2 1 4 2 4 3 9 8 5 1 6 7
4 9 1 5 8 2 3 6 7 1 8 7 2 3 6 9 4 5
7 1 9 2 5 8 4 3 6 5 6 4 7 9 1 3 8 2
6 5 8 4 1 3 7 9 2 7 9 2 3 5 8 6 1 4
2 3 4 7 9 6 8 5 1 8 3 1 6 2 4 5 7 9
Sudoku #5 Sudoku #6
4 6 5 3 2 9 7 1 8 7 9 3 5 1 2 8 4 6
7 2 1 6 5 8 9 3 4 4 2 6 3 9 8 7 1 5
9 3 8 4 1 7 2 5 6 8 5 1 6 7 4 3 9 2
3 5 7 2 8 4 1 6 9 3 4 5 7 2 9 1 6 8
2 1 9 5 3 6 8 4 7 6 7 8 1 4 3 5 2 9
6 8 4 7 9 1 5 2 3 9 1 2 8 6 5 4 7 3
8 9 6 1 4 5 3 7 2 5 6 7 2 3 1 9 8 4
5 7 2 9 6 3 4 8 1 2 8 4 9 5 7 6 3 1
1 4 3 8 7 2 6 9 5 1 3 9 4 8 6 2 5 7
Sudoku #7 Sudoku #8
7 4 6 3 2 5 8 1 9 9 3 7 8 6 2 4 1 5
3 9 1 6 4 8 5 7 2 1 2 6 4 5 3 9 7 8
5 2 8 7 1 9 6 3 4 4 5 8 9 1 7 3 6 2
6 5 2 8 3 1 4 9 7 5 6 9 1 7 8 2 3 4
9 8 3 4 6 7 1 2 5 3 7 4 2 9 6 5 8 1
1 7 4 9 5 2 3 6 8 8 1 2 5 3 4 7 9 6
2 3 9 1 8 4 7 5 6 7 4 5 6 8 9 1 2 3
8 6 5 2 7 3 9 4 1 2 8 3 7 4 1 6 5 9
4 1 7 5 9 6 2 8 3 6 9 1 3 2 5 8 4 7