Challenging Sudoku Puzzles by KrazyDad, Book 1

Sudoku #1
2
9 2
2

4
8

8
7 1

3 6
6 4
8 6
2

4
9

1
2 7

9
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Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each
3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9.
If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork.
Need a little help? The hints page shows a logical order to solve the puzzle.
Use it to identify the next square you should solve. Or use the answers page
if you really get stuck.

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Sudoku #2
9
4

1
3
5 6 7

3
1 7
2
4

8
1
2 9
7
3 5 1
4
6
8
9

2008 KrazyDad.com

Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each
3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9.
If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork.
Need a little help? The hints page shows a logical order to solve the puzzle.
Use it to identify the next square you should solve. Or use the answers page
if you really get stuck.

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Sudoku #3
4

1 3

8
5 6
7 3

4
5

7 1
8 4
2

9 6

5
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Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each
3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9.
If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork.
Need a little help? The hints page shows a logical order to solve the puzzle.
Use it to identify the next square you should solve. Or use the answers page
if you really get stuck.

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Sudoku #4
4

1
9 8 7

3
4 3
8
2
6
7

1
9
7
3
1 6
2

5 8 6
4

9
2008 KrazyDad.com

Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each
3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9.
If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork.
Need a little help? The hints page shows a logical order to solve the puzzle.
Use it to identify the next square you should solve. Or use the answers page
if you really get stuck.

KRAZYDAD.COM/PUZZLES

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Sudoku #5
6
2

3 2

7
4

1 7
5 7

6
5

5 2
1 4

5
3

8
9

7 2

2008 KrazyDad.com

Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each
3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9.
If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork.
Need a little help? The hints page shows a logical order to solve the puzzle.
Use it to identify the next square you should solve. Or use the answers page
if you really get stuck.

KRAZYDAD.COM/PUZZLES

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Sudoku #6
9

8 4

8
6 7
7

5
3

9
7

5
3 1

1
3 9

5
2008 KrazyDad.com

Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each
3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9.
If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork.
Need a little help? The hints page shows a logical order to solve the puzzle.
Use it to identify the next square you should solve. Or use the answers page
if you really get stuck.

KRAZYDAD.COM/PUZZLES

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Sudoku #7
7

6
9
2

1
4

5
9 6

9 1
5
7
1

5
4
2

3
2008 KrazyDad.com

Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each
3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9.
If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork.
Need a little help? The hints page shows a logical order to solve the puzzle.
Use it to identify the next square you should solve. Or use the answers page
if you really get stuck.

KRAZYDAD.COM/PUZZLES

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Sudoku #8
7

3 9
7
6
9
2
4
3
9
1
8
2 5
7
4
6
3 7
5
6
8
2008 KrazyDad.com

Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each
3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9.
If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork.
Need a little help? The hints page shows a logical order to solve the puzzle.
Use it to identify the next square you should solve. Or use the answers page
if you really get stuck.

KRAZYDAD.COM/PUZZLES

Hints

Challenging Sudoku Puzzles by KrazyDad, Book 1

Sudoku #1

Sudoku #2

55 27 45 11 48 50
1

37 31

24 20 21

22

38

39

44 15 46
14

32

13

28 25 26

29

23

12

12 21 13

16 17

38 45 39 33

46 57 47

40

55 39 43 11

7
4

27

25 15

28

27 21

14

22 54

56 32 33
48

50
8

52 41

23

15 33

2
7

29 28 11
54 16 55

27 24

25 19
8

56 46

16 43 35 21

36 44 45
25

10

9
1

52
3

12
13
2

11

46 15 53 37 27

54 55 56 20 57 29

19 38 58 47 48

39

44

30 31

40 28 26

12 26

34

32

46

45

49
7

41 33 10 42

24

50 51 23 34

Sudoku #8

42 25 34 20
44

53 54

38 14

57 40 34 42 43
19

40
5

33 28 45

8
1

30 50 21
26 18

33 12

11 23

15

27
7

16

41

32 31 46 54 56

29

46 47 22

29 57 23

52 51

36 13

39 55 48 19 49 56 24

11 51

22

13

53

13

37 45 27

16

14 30 43

22 14 17 18

38 19 35

32 10

36 39 48 49 12

32 40 35 26 41

55 49 23

31 28

27 51

Sudoku #6

43 52

26 18 19

34 10 37 38 17 45

35

28 50

53

Sudoku #7
17

25

19 25 29

15 26 30 21

43 17 29
11 42 14

48 54 38 37

51
4

44

37 18 30 16

39 20 31

53 54 22

57

16 24 17

31 42

Sudoku #5
24

32 33

50 51 20 18 21 52

11 12 13

40

56 40

23
48 34

41

36

15

47 57

49 58 18 10 16 28 50

42 43

45

30

55 37 56 32 20

47

17 24 31

23 14 35

10

Sudoku #4

36

35

36

19 42 54

47 43 34 35 18

59 51 52

31 30

53 41 57 34 22 46 49

41

Sudoku #3
44

44 20 47

52 42

57 36 53

29

51 52 10

56 33 40 49
4

21

30 14
53
25
9

20
4

22 17
41

49

15
10

35 36 55 48 50
26 24

39 37 38 44 47

18
12 13

Answers
Sudoku #1
4 7 1 6
9 2 8 1
6 5 3 2
1 3 6 5
5 8 4 7
7 9 2 8
8 6 7 4
3 4 5 9
2 1 9 3
Sudoku #3
9 4 6 1
1 7 3 8
5 8 2 9
3 2 7 6
8 6 5 3
4 9 1 5
7 1 9 2
6 5 8 4
2 3 4 7
Sudoku #5
4 6 5 3
7 2 1 6
9 3 8 4
3 5 7 2
2 1 9 5
6 8 4 7
8 9 6 1
5 7 2 9
1 4 3 8
Sudoku #7
7 4 6 3
3 9 1 6
5 2 8 7
6 5 2 8
9 8 3 4
1 7 4 9
2 3 9 1
8 6 5 2
4 1 7 5

Challenging Sudoku Puzzles by KrazyDad, Book 1

3
7
9
4
6
1
2
8
5

2
6
4
7
8
5
1
9

5
4
8

2
9

3
1

6
7

9 8
5 3 6
4 7 1
7 8 9
3 1 2
6 4 5
9 5 3
1 2 7
8 6 4
2

9 7
5 8 9
1 7 2
8 4 1
3 6 8
9 1 5
4 5 3
6 3 4
7 2 6

2 5
4 8
1 9
3 1
6 7
5 2
8 4
7 3
9 6

8
5
6

4
1
3
7
9
2

8 4 1
3 9 7
6 7 4
9 2 5
7 3 2
1 5 3
5 1 8
4 8 6
2 6 9

6 5
2 8
3 9
1

9
8
4
7
5

7
6
2
1

Sudoku #4
4 7 5 1
6 2 9 8
3 1 8 5
9 5 6 4
2 4 3 9
1 8 7 2
5 6 4 7
7 9 2 3
8 3 1 6

1 8
3 4
5 6
6 9
4 7
2 3
7 2
8 1
9 5

Sudoku #6
7 9 3 5
4 2 6 3
8 5 1 6
3 4 5 7
6 7 8 1
9 1 2 8
5 6 7 2
2 8 4 9
1 3 9 4

1 2 8
9 8 7
7 4 3
2 9 1
4 3 5
6 5 4
3 1 9
5 7 6
8 6 2

9
7 2
3 4
9 7
2 5
6 8
5 6
4 1
8 3

Sudoku #8
9 3 7 8
1 2 6 4
4 5 8 9
5 6 9 1
3 7 4 2
8 1 2 5
7 4 5 6
2 8 3 7
6 9 1 3

6 2 4 1
5 3 9 7
1 7 3 6
7 8 2 3
9 6 5 8
3 4 7 9
8 9 1 2
4 1 6 5
2 5 8 4

7 5 2
5 6 4
4 1 7
1 9 8
9 2 1
2 3 6
8 4 3
3 7 9
6 8 5

Sudoku #2
7 3 9 2
5 6 4 1
1 8 2 5
6 4 3 8
8 5 1 6
2 9 7 4
9 7 6 3
3 2 5 9
4 1 8 7

9
3

5
4

6 9
7 3
4 2
1 7
8 5
3 6
9 1
5

6
2
1
3

8 2 3
4 5 1
7 9 6
2 3 8
1 6 7
9 4 5
3 8 2
6 1 4
5 7 9

1 5
9 2
6 8
2 9
7 3
8 4
3 1
5 7

8
2
4
1

6
3
9
7