Challenging Sudoku by KrazyDad, Volume 1, Book 1 Challenging Sudoku by KrazyDad, Volume 1, Book 1

Sudoku #1 Sudoku #2
2 8 9 1

He who reforms himself, has done more towards reforming the public, than a
9 2 4 4 3

Ask five economists and you'll get five different explanations (six if one
2 8 7 1 5 6 7 3

crowd of noisy, impotent patriots.

3 6 1 7

-- Edgar R. Fiedler
went to Harvard).
-- Lavater
7 9 8 1 2 4
6 4 2 9
8 6 4 1 7 3 5 1
9 2 7 4 6
2 9 8 9
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Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each 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. 3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9.

If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork. 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. 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 Use it to identify the next square you should solve. Or use the answers page
if you really get stuck. if you really get stuck.
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Sudoku #3 Sudoku #4
4 1 3 8 4 1
5 6 9 8 7 1

"Art is parasitic on life, just as criticism is parasitic on art."

Money is the root of all evil, and man needs roots

7 3 3 9
6 1 7 3

-- Harry S. Truman
8 4 4 3 1 6
5 2 8 2
7 1 6 2
8 4 7 5 8 6
2 9 6 5 4 9
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Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each 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. 3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9.

If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork. 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. 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 Use it to identify the next square you should solve. Or use the answers page
if you really get stuck. if you really get stuck.
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Sudoku #5 Sudoku #6
6 3 2 7 9 8 4
2 4 4 8 5

You cannot antagonize and persuade at the same time.

A seminar on Time Travel will be held two weeks ago.
1 7 6 7 3
5 7 6 4 7
5 6 6 9
8 5 2 5 7
1 4 7 3 1
5 8 2 1
3 7 2 9 3 9 5
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Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each 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. 3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9.

If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork. 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. 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 Use it to identify the next square you should solve. Or use the answers page
if you really get stuck. if you really get stuck.
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Sudoku #7 Sudoku #8
7 6 1 7 5
9 4 5 2 3 9

Or by mail: Krazydad, P.O. Box 303 Sun Valley, CA 91353 USA

"A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature."

Want to help me replace my broken pencil sharpener?

2 9 6 7 6

You can make a donation at http://krazydad.com

6 3 7 9 2 4

-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Thank you!
3 9 1
1 5 8 8 2 5 7
9 1 5 4 6
5 7 4 3 7 5
1 2 3 6 8
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Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each 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. 3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9.

If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork. 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. 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 Use it to identify the next square you should solve. Or use the answers page
if you really get stuck. if you really get stuck.
Hints Challenging Sudoku by KrazyDad, Volume 1, Book 1 Answers Challenging Sudoku by KrazyDad, Volume 1, Book 1
Sudoku #1 Sudoku #2 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
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24 20 21 22 12 1 4 2 5 6 6 5 3 2 9 8 4 7 1 1 8 2 5 6 7 4 3 9

38 39 7 32 8 16 17 53 41 57 34 19 46 49 1 3 6 5 4 2 7 8 9 6 4 3 8 9 2 5 1 7

44 15 46 2 57 36 53 36 25 21 35 17 5 8 4 7 6 9 3 1 2 8 5 1 6 7 3 2 9 4

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4 3 19 42 54 10 3 7 9 8 8 6 7 4 2 1 9 5 3 9 7 6 3 5 1 8 4 2
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23 47 43 34 35 18 9 56 40 26 22 23 27 51 2 1 9 3 5 7 8 6 4 4 1 8 7 2 6 9 5 3

Sudoku #3 Sudoku #4 Sudoku #3 Sudoku #4

44 36 19 25 31 47 57 36 39 48 49 12 9 4 6 1 3 7 5 2 8 4 7 5 1 6 9 8 2 3
55 37 56 32 21 10 27 31 42 14 30 43 1 7 3 8 2 5 6 4 9 6 2 9 8 7 3 4 5 1
38 45 39 33 6 7 24 50 51 20 18 21 52 13 5 8 2 9 6 4 1 7 3 3 1 8 5 4 2 7 9 6
46 57 47 40 48 34 11 32 40 35 26 41 5 6 3 2 7 6 4 1 9 8 5 9 5 6 4 1 7 2 3 8
49 58 20 1 17 28 50 1 22 3 23 2 8 6 5 3 7 9 2 1 4 2 4 3 9 8 5 1 6 7

59 51 52 41 53 54 23 44 4 15 33 7 27 24 4 9 1 5 8 2 3 6 7 1 8 7 2 3 6 9 4 5
35 12 5 8 9 15 29 53 34 10 37 38 17 45 7 1 9 2 5 8 4 3 6 5 6 4 7 9 1 3 8 2
42 43 4 13 26 30 22 29 28 11 25 19 6 5 8 4 1 3 7 9 2 7 9 2 3 5 8 6 1 4

2 3 14 16 18 54 16 55 9 8 56 46 2 3 4 7 9 6 8 5 1 8 3 1 6 2 4 5 7 9

Sudoku #5 Sudoku #6 Sudoku #5 Sudoku #6

36 24 57 22 54 7 16 43 35 21 12 4 6 5 3 2 9 7 1 8 7 9 3 5 1 2 8 4 6

1 25 15 5 55 49 23 22 14 17 18 10 13 7 2 1 6 5 8 9 3 4 4 2 6 3 9 8 7 1 5
37 18 30 16 38 19 35 36 44 45 2 3 1 9 3 8 4 1 7 2 5 6 8 5 1 6 7 4 3 9 2
47 3 56 32 33 50 25 52 46 15 53 37 27 3 5 7 2 8 4 1 6 9 3 4 5 7 2 9 1 6 8
39 20 31 51 48 8 10 4 54 55 56 20 57 29 2 1 9 5 3 6 8 4 7 6 7 8 1 4 3 5 2 9
40 28 4 52 41 53 19 38 58 47 48 39 24 6 8 4 7 9 1 5 2 3 9 1 2 8 6 5 4 7 3

43 17 29 7 45 9 44 30 31 49 40 28 26 8 9 6 1 4 5 3 7 2 5 6 7 2 3 1 9 8 4
11 42 14 6 12 26 34 32 8 41 33 11 42 5 5 7 2 9 6 3 4 8 1 2 8 4 9 5 7 6 3 1
27 21 13 46 2 6 50 51 23 34 9 1 4 3 8 7 2 6 9 5 1 3 9 4 8 6 2 5 7

Sudoku #7 Sudoku #8 Sudoku #7 Sudoku #8

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35 43 52 44 36 1 32 16 31 33 34 24 3 9 1 6 4 8 5 7 2 1 2 6 4 5 3 9 7 8
9 37 45 27 38 2 57 45 40 47 37 54 39 5 2 8 7 1 9 6 3 4 4 5 8 9 1 7 3 6 2
8 53 54 46 47 22 13 14 30 17 28 2 6 5 2 8 3 1 4 9 7 5 6 9 1 7 8 2 3 4

10 39 55 48 19 49 56 24 6 11 12 8 9 5 1 9 8 3 4 6 7 1 2 5 3 7 4 2 9 6 5 8 1

29 57 23 30 50 21 6 10 7 3 4 1 7 4 9 5 2 3 6 8 8 1 2 5 3 4 7 9 6
31 28 26 18 13 3 19 46 36 42 56 41 51 2 3 9 1 8 4 7 5 6 7 4 5 6 8 9 1 2 3
32 11 40 33 15 5 21 26 29 27 18 25 8 6 5 2 7 3 9 4 1 2 8 3 7 4 1 6 5 9
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