Printable Expert Sudoku

Set 19fwnur. 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

    6
    1
    9847
    76
    16285
    2491
    872
    15
    3
  2. Expert #2

    2
    897
    1438
    9781
    7862
    3
    59
    14
    748
  3. Expert #3

    69
    74
    9358
    249
    76
    91
    2938
    713
  4. Expert #4

    539
    67
    1
    7253
    682
    14
    6548
    4
    92
  5. Expert #5

    9435
    384
    56
    28
    615
    571
    12
    4
    469
  6. Expert #6

    7981
    2
    239
    48
    135
    72
    76953
    6
    389
  7. Expert #7

    3571
    543
    2
    246
    63
    829
    2458
    352
    781
  8. Expert #8

    64
    78
    328
    64213
    36
    924
    7682
    53
    231

Answers are on the last page of the PDF.

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