Printable Expert Sudoku

Set ki0y4e. 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

Expert #1
6 1 5
3 2 9
7 6
8 3
4 8 3 5
3 2 7 9
7 9 4 2
5
4 6
Expert #2
8
9 7
4 5 1
7 6 2 5
5 9
8 6 1 4
3 1 2 4 7 9
9
3 2
Expert #3
8
6 1 7
7 6 3
3 9 6
8 2
1 8 5
4 6 1 5
7 9
2 4 3
Expert #4
5 3 1
6 7 4
3 9 5 2
1 7
6 2 3 1
6 8
1 2
9 4
4 8 6
Expert #5
7 1
2 3 6 7 4
8 3
4 2
8 3
8 6 7 1 4
9 6 2
4 3 8
Expert #6
3 9
7 9 6
7 8 4
8 9
1 2 5 6
9 5 2 7
8 4
8
1 6 7
Expert #7
3 6 4 2
8 5 7 4
6
7 1
8 2
6 9 5 3
2 9
9 5 6
3 8 5
Expert #8
4 3 9 7
7 2 8 9
2
8 7 6
9 1 3
5 8 7
3 7 1
9 5 4 2

Answers are on the last page of the PDF.

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