Sudoku
Fill the grid so each row, column, and 3 by 3 box contains the digits 1 through 9 exactly once.
DleBox's guide
The Sudoku row on this list is the New York Times daily, not a random generator. You are given a 9 by 9 grid with some digits filled. You place the rest so that every row, every column, and every 3 by 3 box contains each digit from 1 to 9 once. A digit that fits a row can still break a box. The pencil marks are part of the technique, and the Times interface has its own way of showing them.
The daily grid is shared. DleBox does not host the board and does not fill today's squares. The link opens the Times puzzle. Queens, also a placement game, uses colored regions and one mark per region instead of digits. Clues by Sam uses sentences. Sudoku uses the givens printed in the cells. The Mini is a crossword. None of those is a sudoku with a different coat of paint.
Difficulty on the Times ladder changes the number of techniques you need. This page does not label today's difficulty and does not teach a chain for the current grid. If the Times asks you to sign in, that requirement lives on their site. We do not sell a workaround.
Rules
- The grid is 9 by 9.
- Each row, column, and box holds 1 through 9 once.
- Given digits are fixed.
- One grid is the Times daily.
- DleBox does not solve it.
Why we like it
- ✓ The rules fit in a sentence and the grid does not.
- ✓ There is no word a friend can spoil in passing.
- ✓ Pencil marks make the deduction visible.
Play the daily sudoku when you want a silent grid. It has no word to overhear. Our hosted Krillion is loud by comparison: a prompt, a clock, and a rarity score. Both reset on a daily rhythm. Only the sudoku is a digit grid.
A digit that fits the row and breaks the box is the classic false friend. Pencil marks exist to show that conflict before you commit. DleBox does not write those marks for the Times grid. The Times puzzle is the board, including whatever difficulty they posted. We do not promise an easy grid. We promise that the rule is the ordinary sudoku rule, applied to their daily rather than to a random internet generator.
About the game
Sudoku is published by The New York Times. DleBox did not make that game. This page names the maker and links over. It does not speak for them.
- Category:
- Logic. Open the Logic category.
- Updates:
- Once a day on the original site.
- Reset:
- This page does not state their timezone. The original game shows the day's puzzle.