Free Printable Hard Sudoku Puzzles (4 Per Page)

Four free printable hard Sudoku puzzles on a single sheet, with solutions on a separate page so you can check your work without spoiling the grid. Hard puzzles start with just 29–31 clues and rely on locked candidates and other intermediate patterns. Expect each one to take a good sitting — they are meant for a quiet evening or a weekend.

Prints on one Letter or A4 sheet, with solutions on page two. Use Ctrl+P / ⌘+P if the button doesn't open your print dialog.

Hard Sudoku Sheet — 4 Puzzles

Puzzle 1

29 clues · play online

3

2

8

5

2

3

9

6

7

2

7

8

3

2

9

1

5

4

8

3

7

5

6

7

4

9

1

Puzzle 2

30 clues · play online

3

5

4

8

7

2

3

7

6

9

2

1

5

9

6

2

6

1

7

5

8

9

7

3

1

6

9

1

3

4

Puzzle 3

30 clues · play online

9

7

5

8

6

8

1

6

7

6

2

4

6

5

2

4

9

8

4

6

4

1

4

9

6

8

1

2

7

9

Puzzle 4

29 clues · play online

4

7

8

2

5

1

9

5

4

1

3

4

9

2

6

8

3

6

4

7

2

8

5

6

4

3

9

2

7

Solutions

Solutions print on a separate page. Given numbers are shown in bold.

Solution 1

7

3

2

6

1

9

5

8

4

1

8

5

2

4

3

6

7

9

6

4

7

8

5

1

2

3

1

7

8

9

4

2

6

5

4

8

3

6

2

7

9

1

6

2

9

1

5

7

3

4

8

2

9

3

4

7

1

8

5

6

8

5

1

9

2

6

4

3

7

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7

6

5

3

8

9

1

2

Solution 2

3

7

8

2

6

9

4

1

5

1

6

4

8

5

7

2

9

3

2

5

9

3

1

4

7

8

6

4

3

7

5

9

8

6

2

1

8

2

1

7

3

6

9

5

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5

9

6

4

2

1

3

7

8

6

4

2

1

7

5

8

3

9

7

8

5

9

4

3

1

6

2

9

1

3

6

8

2

5

4

7

Solution 3

9

7

5

4

3

8

6

1

2

8

2

4

9

1

6

7

3

5

1

3

6

7

2

5

9

8

4

6

5

2

1

7

9

8

4

3

9

1

5

8

4

2

7

6

4

8

7

3

6

2

5

9

1

7

4

9

2

5

1

3

6

8

5

1

8

6

9

3

4

2

7

2

6

3

8

4

7

1

5

9

Solution 4

4

7

1

2

9

3

8

6

5

6

9

1

4

8

7

2

3

8

3

2

7

6

5

9

4

1

6

9

7

8

5

4

1

3

2

3

5

4

9

1

2

6

8

7

2

1

8

3

7

6

4

5

9

7

2

6

4

3

1

5

9

8

9

8

5

6

2

7

3

1

4

1

4

3

5

8

9

2

7

6

Tips for Hard Puzzles

Maintain full candidate notes; hard puzzles rarely give up placements without them.
When a candidate in a box is confined to one row or column, eliminate it from the rest of that line.
Stuck on paper? Play the same date online with the hint button from the daily archive. For even tougher grids, print any Expert daily puzzle.

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