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Sudoku S-T5

Tough
5241845731865421612417919287

Fill every empty square so that each row, each column and each 3×3 box holds the digits 1 to 9 once. Needs at least one advanced step. For this one our solver needed: XY-wing ×3. Answer: S-T5 in the answer key.

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Sudoku S-T6

Tough
61748363244625122984739135

Fill every empty square so that each row, each column and each 3×3 box holds the digits 1 to 9 once. Needs at least one advanced step. For this one our solver needed: Naked triple, X-wing, XY-wing. Answer: S-T6 in the answer key.

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Sudoku S-T7

Tough
341997221932878384959365399817

Fill every empty square so that each row, each column and each 3×3 box holds the digits 1 to 9 once. Needs at least one advanced step. For this one our solver needed: XY-wing ×3, X-wing. Answer: S-T7 in the answer key.

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Sudoku S-T8

Tough
515468975572865394865591842394

Fill every empty square so that each row, each column and each 3×3 box holds the digits 1 to 9 once. Needs at least one advanced step. For this one our solver needed: X-wing ×2, XY-wing ×2. Answer: S-T8 in the answer key.

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Sudoku S-T9

Tough
8257612543641768469692435729

Fill every empty square so that each row, each column and each 3×3 box holds the digits 1 to 9 once. Needs at least one advanced step. For this one our solver needed: XY-wing ×3, Hidden triple. Answer: S-T9 in the answer key.

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Sudoku S-T10

Tough
42674912639423529538675398

Fill every empty square so that each row, each column and each 3×3 box holds the digits 1 to 9 once. Needs at least one advanced step. For this one our solver needed: X-wing ×2, XY-wing ×2. Answer: S-T10 in the answer key.

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Sudoku S-T11

Tough
5184247576941968365969854139

Fill every empty square so that each row, each column and each 3×3 box holds the digits 1 to 9 once. Needs at least one advanced step. For this one our solver needed: XY-wing ×4, Naked triple. Answer: S-T11 in the answer key.

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Sudoku S-T12

Tough
18572864932469368635854219

Fill every empty square so that each row, each column and each 3×3 box holds the digits 1 to 9 once. Needs at least one advanced step. For this one our solver needed: XY-wing ×6, X-wing. Answer: S-T12 in the answer key.

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Sudoku, four per page

S-T5 to S-T8
S-T5Tough
5241845731865421612417919287
S-T6Tough
61748363244625122984739135
S-T7Tough
341997221932878384959365399817
S-T8Tough
515468975572865394865591842394

Fill every empty square so that each row, each column and each 3×3 box holds the digits 1 to 9 once. Answers are in the answer key, by id.

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Sudoku, four per page

S-T9 to S-T12
S-T9Tough
8257612543641768469692435729
S-T10Tough
42674912639423529538675398
S-T11Tough
5184247576941968365969854139
S-T12Tough
18572864932469368635854219

Fill every empty square so that each row, each column and each 3×3 box holds the digits 1 to 9 once. Answers are in the answer key, by id.

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Answers

S-T5 to S-T10
S-T5Tough · XY-wing ×3
356241798218679435497853612972314856543786921681592347825437169739165284164928573
S-T6Tough · Naked triple, X-wing, XY-wing
839624175724851396561739824458312769372496518916578432295187643687243951143965287
S-T7Tough · XY-wing ×3, X-wing
756342819394178265218569374532491687679853421841726953427985136165234798983617542
S-T8Tough · X-wing ×2, XY-wing ×2
763125498125984763489736215957642831816573942234891657572369184641258379398417526
S-T9Tough · XY-wing ×3, Hidden triple
418253697275469183936187254367598412129746538854321769692814375741935826583672941
S-T10Tough · X-wing ×2, XY-wing ×2
935421678864973512712865943379682154126549837548317269297154386481236795653798421

Bold digits were printed on the puzzle; the lighter ones are the answer.

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S-T11 to S-T12
S-T11Tough · XY-wing ×4, Naked triple
257136984681249753943857126576398241194572368832461579728914635369785412415623897
S-T12Tough · XY-wing ×6, X-wing
941385726532976481876421395793148652428659173615732849267893514189564237354217968

Bold digits were printed on the puzzle; the lighter ones are the answer.