Printable Expert Sudoku

Set 15fnhqt. 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

    1589
    83
    4726
    914
    6
    839
    4
    29
    375
  2. Expert #2

    32
    693
    52
    314
    46
    8
    49178
    67
    5321
  3. Expert #3

    8647
    517
    43
    39
    421
    73862
    5381
    2
  4. Expert #4

    438
    9342
    1
    8
    271
    961
    948
    83179
  5. Expert #5

    58
    943
    9821
    865
    452
    3
    49
    46
    267
  6. Expert #6

    81
    54
    4216
    413
    7915
    52
    72
    68
    1495
  7. Expert #7

    495
    3514
    89
    147
    719
    26
    918
    6
    6937
  8. Expert #8

    6312
    95
    481
    47
    31
    87251
    897
    23
    6

Answers are on the last page of the PDF.

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