Kodiak Sudoku

Printable Expert Sudoku

Set er2k9p. 8 puzzles with an answer key, ready to print.

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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

    897
    913
    5681
    9543
    56
    28
    293
    72
    152

  2. Expert #2

    9568
    1
    8732
    34
    127
    95724
    57
    85
    39

  3. Expert #3

    36
    9
    54372
    29314
    173
    69
    379
    562

  4. Expert #4

    361
    1483
    29
    783
    841
    5
    916
    78
    45

  5. Expert #5

    952
    48935
    71
    3794
    2
    187
    36
    38
    569

  6. Expert #6

    89
    952
    7615
    96
    47
    2751
    94
    43
    512

  7. Expert #7

    17
    941
    34
    82
    52
    876
    9413
    81
    567

  8. Expert #8

    29
    5816
    38
    7354
    9
    647
    237
    472
    16

Answers are on the last page of the PDF.

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