The Solution

2 1 4 3

3 4 1 2

1 3 2 4

4 2 3 1

A Sudoku puzzle is solved when each row and

column has one of each number.

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 The Solution
2 1 4 3

The first row has the digits 1, 2, 3 and 4

Row by Row
4 1 3 2

What number is needed to

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complete this row?
Column by Column
3

What number is needed to

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complete this column?
 Row and Column
2 4 3 1

3
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What number is needed to complete this row and column?

Why must it be the same number?

 Simply Solve
3 2 4 1

1 4 2 3

4 3 1 2

2 1 3 4
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What numbers are needed for each coloured cell?

How do you solve the missing numbers in column 2?

 Corners
2 4

1 3

In many Sudoku puzzles there are certain squares

with one of each number.

This corner has the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4?

 Corners
1 2

4 3

3 1

2 4
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Which numbers are missing from the top left

and bottom right?
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2 1 4

3 4 2

4 3 1

Can you solve this Sudoku puzzle?

 Step 1
2 1 3 4

3 4 2 1

4 3 1 2

1 2

Find the numbers in these squares first as we already know

three of the numbers in each row or column.

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 Step 2
2 1 3 4

3 4 2 1

4 3 1 2

1 2 4 3

Now we can complete the puzzle as we already know

three of the numbers in each column.

Click the squares to see the answer.

 Answer
2 1 3 4

3 4 2 1

4 3 1 2

1 2 4 3