Mini Sudoku · No. 354 · Friday edition
LinkedIn Mini Sudoku #354 Answer (Jul 31, 2026)
Hint: Find a row, column or box with only one or two empty cells and fill it by elimination.
Show Mini Sudoku #354 answer as text
- Row 1: 6 5 4 3 2 1
- Row 2: 1 3 2 5 6 4
- Row 3: 2 1 5 4 3 6
- Row 4: 4 6 3 1 5 2
- Row 5: 3 2 1 6 4 5
- Row 6: 5 4 6 2 1 3
About Mini Sudoku #354
- Mini Sudoku #354 gives 8 of 36 numbers, leaving 28 squares to fill.
- The most filled-in row is row 1, with 2 given numbers.
- It has 8 given numbers, fewer than the average of 11.4 across the previous 7 puzzles.
- This opening places 3 numbers using only singles, with no guessing.
- In the top-left box, the digit 1 can only go in R2C1, because the 1s already placed in row 1 and column 2 rule out every other empty square there.
- In the top-left box, the digit 3 can only go in R2C2, because the 3 already placed in row 1 rules out every other empty square there.
- In the top-right box, the digit 2 can only go in R1C5, because the 2 already placed in row 2 rules out every other empty square there.