Printable Expert Sudoku

Set 1ktal9o. 8 puzzles with an answer key, ready to print.

Expert puzzles are our hardest tier, with sparse grids usually in the mid-20s for givens. Expect to fill in every candidate and hunt for x-wings and swordfish. A printed copy and a sharp pencil is the classic way to tackle them.

Each free PDF has 8 puzzles, four to a page on US Letter paper, plus an answer key with every solution. Every puzzle has exactly one solution. A new set appears here every day, or you can grab a different set any time.

Puzzles in this set

  1. Expert #1

    724
    6795
    91
    71469
    35
    8374
    42
    376
  2. Expert #2

    692
    135
    851
    43
    472
    6
    2176
    418
    98
  3. Expert #3

    978
    213
    35
    6
    8142
    79
    9238
    64329
    6
  4. Expert #4

    948
    1
    642
    271
    9
    86
    6124
    739
    243
  5. Expert #5

    4
    267
    581
    2
    76
    1649
    712
    196
    925
  6. Expert #6

    39
    371
    51
    481
    8192
    347
    126
    765
    42
  7. Expert #7

    14
    85
    5319
    7
    5462
    71
    169
    7958
    3
  8. Expert #8

    25
    8472
    367
    521
    78
    78
    167
    43
    145

Answers are on the last page of the PDF.

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