Mini Sudoku · No. 401 · Wednesday edition
LinkedIn Mini Sudoku #401 Answer (Sep 16, 2026)
Hint: Find a row, column or box with only one or two empty cells and fill it by elimination.
Show Mini Sudoku #401 answer as text
- Row 1: 4 3 6 2 1 5
- Row 2: 5 1 2 3 4 6
- Row 3: 2 5 1 4 6 3
- Row 4: 3 6 4 5 2 1
- Row 5: 1 4 3 6 5 2
- Row 6: 6 2 5 1 3 4
About Mini Sudoku #401
- Mini Sudoku #401 gives 12 of 36 numbers, leaving 24 squares to fill.
- The most filled-in row is row 2, with 4 given numbers.
- It has 12 given numbers, fewer than the average of 12.6 across the previous 7 puzzles.
- This opening places 3 numbers using only singles, with no guessing.
- In the top-right box, the digit 1 can only go in R1C5, because the 1s already placed in column 4, column 6, and row 2 rule out every other empty square there.
- In the middle-left box, the digit 1 can only go in R3C3, because the 1s already placed in column 2 and row 4 rule out every other empty square there.
- In the middle-left box, the digit 4 can only go in R4C3, because the 4 already placed in column 2 rules out every other empty square there.