skip to main content




Daily Sudoku Answer 



BrainBashers doesn't show adverts, and I continue to depend on the ongoing support from everyone who enjoys the site.

Please consider supporting BrainBashers [hide]
Loading

X

Loading

Feb 06 - Hard
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

Share link – www.brainbashers.com/s035877



Reasoning 



R7C6 can only be <5>

R3C1 is the only square in row 3 that can be <6>

R4C1 is the only square in row 4 that can be <4>

R7C9 is the only square in row 7 that can be <7>

R5C2 is the only square in column 2 that can be <7>

R6C5 is the only square in row 6 that can be <7>

R8C4 is the only square in column 4 that can be <6>

R2C5 is the only square in column 5 that can be <3>

R6C6 is the only square in column 6 that can be <6>

R4C4 is the only square in block 5 that can be <1>

R8C3 is the only square in block 7 that can be <1>

R8C1 is the only square in row 8 that can be <7>

R2C1 can only be <9>

R6C1 can only be <5>

R1C3 is the only square in row 1 that can be <5>

R2C3 is the only square in row 2 that can be <7>

R6C3 is the only square in column 3 that can be <9>

Squares R7C4 and R7C5 in row 7 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <29>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R7C7 - removing <2> from <123> leaving <13>

Squares R9C1 and R9C3 in row 9 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <23>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R9C7 - removing <23> from <23568> leaving <568>

R9C8 - removing <3> from <368> leaving <68>

R8C7 is the only square in column 7 that can be <2>

Squares R4C5 and R5C5 in column 5 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <58>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the column.

R3C5 - removing <8> from <2489> leaving <249>

R8C5 - removing <8> from <48> leaving <4>

R8C9 can only be <8>

R9C6 can only be <8>

R6C9 can only be <1>

R9C8 can only be <6>

R2C6 can only be <1>

R9C7 can only be <5>

R2C9 can only be <6>

R3C6 can only be <4>

R2C7 can only be <8>

R6C8 can only be <8>

R1C9 can only be <9>

R9C9 can only be <4>

R4C9 can only be <5>

R1C7 can only be <1>

R4C5 can only be <8>

R5C8 can only be <3>

R7C7 can only be <3>

R4C2 can only be <3>

R5C5 can only be <5>

R5C3 can only be <8>

R5C7 can only be <6>

R7C8 can only be <1>

R4C7 can only be <9>

R1C2 can only be <8>

R3C3 can only be <2>

R1C4 can only be <2>

R3C2 can only be <1>

R1C1 can only be <3>

R7C4 can only be <9>

R3C5 can only be <9>

R9C3 can only be <3>

R3C4 can only be <8>

R7C5 can only be <2>

R9C1 can only be <2>



Today's Sudoku Puzzles 



All daily items change at midnight GMT – set your local time zone.

Note: BrainBashers has a Dark Mode setting.