Mini Sudoku · No. 374 · Thursday edition
LinkedIn Mini Sudoku #374 Answer (Aug 20, 2026)
Hint: Find a row, column or box with only one or two empty cells and fill it by elimination.
Show Mini Sudoku #374 answer as text
- Row 1: 2 6 5 4 1 3
- Row 2: 3 4 1 6 2 5
- Row 3: 4 1 2 3 5 6
- Row 4: 5 3 6 1 4 2
- Row 5: 6 5 4 2 3 1
- Row 6: 1 2 3 5 6 4
About Mini Sudoku #374
- Mini Sudoku #374 gives 10 of 36 numbers, leaving 26 squares to fill.
- The most filled-in row is row 4, with 4 given numbers.
- It has 10 given numbers, fewer than the average of 12.3 across the previous 7 puzzles.
- This opening places 3 numbers using only singles, with no guessing.
- In the middle-left box, the digit 5 can only go in R4C1, because the 5 already placed in row 3 rules out every other empty square there.
- In the top-left box, the digit 5 can only go in R1C3, because the 5s already placed in column 1 and column 2 rule out every other empty square there.
- In the top-right box, the digit 5 can only go in R2C6, because the 5s already placed in row 1 and column 5 rule out every other empty square there.