Daily Sudoku Answer 

Share link – www.brainbashers.com/s017511

---

---

R1C8 is the only square in row 1 that can be <4>

R2C5 is the only square in row 2 that can be <9>

R4C2 is the only square in row 4 that can be <7>

R5C8 is the only square in row 5 that can be <1>

R9C1 is the only square in row 9 that can be <4>

R5C3 is the only square in row 5 that can be <4>

R7C7 is the only square in row 7 that can be <4>

R1C4 is the only square in column 4 that can be <1>

R9C6 is the only square in column 6 that can be <3>

Squares R5C4, R5C5 and R5C6 in row 5 form a simple naked triplet. These 3 squares all contain the 3 possibilities <578>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the row.

R5C1 - removing <58> from <2568> leaving <26>

R5C2 - removing <58> from <2589> leaving <29>

R5C7 - removing <58> from <23568> leaving <236>

R5C9 - removing <8> from <23689> leaving <2369>

R6C2 is the only square in block 4 that can be <8>

Intersection of row 2 with block 1. The values <12> only appears in one or more of squares R2C1, R2C2 and R2C3 of row 2. These squares are the ones that intersect with block 1. Thus, the other (non-intersecting) squares of block 1 cannot contain these values.

R1C1 - removing <2> from <2568> leaving <568>

R1C2 - removing <2> from <235> leaving <35>

Intersection of row 2 with block 3. The value <7> only appears in one or more of squares R2C7, R2C8 and R2C9 of row 2. These squares are the ones that intersect with block 3. Thus, the other (non-intersecting) squares of block 3 cannot contain this value.

R3C7 - removing <7> from <5678> leaving <568>

Intersection of row 7 with block 8. The value <8> only appears in one or more of squares R7C4, R7C5 and R7C6 of row 7. These squares are the ones that intersect with block 8. Thus, the other (non-intersecting) squares of block 8 cannot contain this value.

R8C5 - removing <8> from <2578> leaving <257>

Intersection of block 4 with column 3. The value <5> only appears in one or more of squares R4C3, R5C3 and R6C3 of block 4. These squares are the ones that intersect with column 3. Thus, the other (non-intersecting) squares of column 3 cannot contain this value.

R2C3 - removing <5> from <1235> leaving <123>

R3C3 - removing <5> from <56> leaving <6>

R8C3 - removing <5> from <12359> leaving <1239>

R1C9 is the only square in row 1 that can be <6>

R1C2 is the only square in row 1 that can be <3>

R8C3 is the only square in row 8 that can be <3>

R8C2 is the only square in row 8 that can be <1>

R2C3 is the only square in row 2 that can be <1>

R9C8 is the only square in row 9 that can be <6>

R6C8 can only be <5>

R6C3 can only be <2>

R4C7 can only be <8>

R4C8 can only be <9>

R3C7 can only be <5>

R4C3 can only be <5>

R6C7 can only be <6>

R7C3 can only be <9>

R5C1 can only be <6>

R5C2 can only be <9>

R7C4 can only be <8>

R7C6 can only be <2>

R3C4 can only be <7>

R3C6 can only be <8>

R5C4 can only be <5>

R1C6 can only be <5>

R5C6 can only be <7>

R9C4 can only be <9>

R5C5 can only be <8>

R9C9 can only be <2>

R9C2 can only be <5>

R5C9 can only be <3>

R8C7 can only be <7>

R1C1 can only be <8>

R1C5 can only be <2>

R5C7 can only be <2>

R2C9 can only be <8>

R8C5 can only be <5>

R8C8 can only be <8>

R2C7 can only be <3>

R8C9 can only be <9>

R2C8 can only be <7>

R9C5 can only be <7>

R2C2 can only be <2>

R8C1 can only be <2>

R2C1 can only be <5>

---

---

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