Printable Expert Sudoku

Set z267pr. 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

    73
    5
    1726
    3
    17
    48391
    146
    284
    89
  2. Expert #2

    72
    7584
    698
    13
    234
    51
    861
    42
    317
  3. Expert #3

    81
    13
    869
    325
    4
    597
    942
    193
    86
  4. Expert #4

    2586
    736
    8
    31
    849
    268
    436
    527
    594
  5. Expert #5

    32
    162
    2847
    378
    69
    5967
    1
    8234
    3
  6. Expert #6

    82
    2615
    456
    785
    4972
    897
    175
    4
  7. Expert #7

    53279
    78
    65
    513
    93
    781
    4736
    25
    72
  8. Expert #8

    53168
    4
    14
    56
    329
    87
    759
    31
    487

Answers are on the last page of the PDF.

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