Mini Sudoku · No. 409 · Thursday edition
LinkedIn Mini Sudoku #409 Answer (Sep 24, 2026)
Hint: Find a row, column or box with only one or two empty cells and fill it by elimination.
Show Mini Sudoku #409 answer as text
- Row 1: 2 5 3 6 1 4
- Row 2: 6 1 4 3 5 2
- Row 3: 3 2 5 4 6 1
- Row 4: 4 6 1 5 2 3
- Row 5: 5 3 2 1 4 6
- Row 6: 1 4 6 2 3 5
About Mini Sudoku #409
- Mini Sudoku #409 gives 10 of 36 numbers, leaving 26 squares to fill.
- The most filled-in row is row 3, with 3 given numbers.
- It has 10 given numbers, fewer than the average of 11.0 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 R4C3, because the 1s already placed in row 3 and column 2 rule out every other empty square there.
- In the middle-right box, the digit 4 can only go in R3C4, because the 4s already placed in column 5 and row 4 rule out every other empty square there.
- In the top-right box, the digit 4 can only go in R1C6, because the 4s already placed in column 4 and column 5 rule out every other empty square there.