Mini Sudoku · No. 402 · Thursday edition
LinkedIn Mini Sudoku #402 Answer (Sep 17, 2026)
Hint: Find a row, column or box with only one or two empty cells and fill it by elimination.
Show Mini Sudoku #402 answer as text
- Row 1: 3 4 1 2 6 5
- Row 2: 2 6 5 4 1 3
- Row 3: 4 2 6 5 3 1
- Row 4: 5 1 3 6 2 4
- Row 5: 6 3 4 1 5 2
- Row 6: 1 5 2 3 4 6
About Mini Sudoku #402
- Mini Sudoku #402 gives 10 of 36 numbers, leaving 26 squares to fill.
- The most filled-in row is row 1, with 2 given numbers.
- It has 10 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 middle-left box, the digit 1 can only go in R4C2, because the 1s already placed in row 3 and column 3 rule out every other empty square there.
- In the middle-left box, the digit 2 can only go in R3C2, because the 2 already placed in column 3 rules out every other empty square there.
- In the top-left box, the digit 2 can only go in R2C1, because the 2s already placed in row 1, column 2, and column 3 rule out every other empty square there.