Kodiak Sudoku

Printable Expert Sudoku

Set 1lwc8w4. 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

    5
    916
    745
    12
    36
    468
    2437
    19
    924

  2. Expert #2

    49
    275
    185
    451
    19
    652
    396
    179
    78

  3. Expert #3

    978
    63
    214
    342
    9
    145
    76
    1648
    32

  4. Expert #4

    3
    48
    72491
    568
    3
    7932
    52
    1
    8174

  5. Expert #5

    476
    5317
    45
    27
    16
    42951
    671
    891
    34

  6. Expert #6

    2185
    453
    4
    937
    726
    1743
    82
    69254

  7. Expert #7

    42
    635
    78
    792
    8642
    5789
    41
    84
    516

  8. Expert #8

    4713
    39
    54
    65
    612
    3146
    92
    37
    689

Answers are on the last page of the PDF.

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