Mini Sudoku · No. 357 · Monday edition
LinkedIn Mini Sudoku #357 Answer (Aug 3, 2026)
Hint: Find a row, column or box with only one or two empty cells and fill it by elimination.
Show Mini Sudoku #357 answer as text
- Row 1: 4 6 1 2 5 3
- Row 2: 5 2 3 4 6 1
- Row 3: 3 4 6 5 1 2
- Row 4: 1 5 2 6 3 4
- Row 5: 6 1 4 3 2 5
- Row 6: 2 3 5 1 4 6
About Mini Sudoku #357
- Mini Sudoku #357 gives 16 of 36 numbers, leaving 20 squares to fill.
- The most filled-in row is row 3, with 4 given numbers.
- It has 16 given numbers, more than the average of 11.1 across the previous 7 puzzles.
- This opening places 3 numbers using only singles, with no guessing.
- In the top-left box, the digit 4 can only go in R1C1, because the 4s already placed in column 2 and row 2 rule out every other empty square there.
- In the top-left box, the digit 5 can only go in R2C1, because the 5 already placed in column 2 rules out every other empty square there.
- In the top-left box, the digit 2 can only go in R2C2, because the 2 already placed in row 1 rules out every other empty square there.