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Easy Sudoku #2

Tip: download the PDF for Letter or A4 paper, print it at 100% and use a pencil or crayon. Tap "Show solution" to check your answer, or print it as an answer key.

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A 9×9 sudoku for beginners and children from about age 8, with plenty of numbers given, so each empty square can be found by looking for the one number that is missing. 37 of the 81 squares are filled in. Fill the rest so that every row, column and 3×3 box has the numbers 1 to 9 once each. Every puzzle here has been checked by a solver to have exactly one solution.

Text version of the puzzle
2 . 7 | 3 . . | . . .
6 8 . | 2 . 4 | . 3 .
. 4 . | 8 . . | . 7 .
. . 8 | 4 . 9 | . . 3
. 3 9 | 5 6 7 | 8 2 .
7 . . | 1 . 8 | 9 . .
. 2 . | . . 3 | . 1 .
. 7 . | 9 . 1 | . 8 6
. . . | . . 2 | 3 . 4

A dot is an empty square; a bar separates the boxes.

More puzzles: Nonograms · Mazes · Large-print sudoku

For teachers and parents

What it practises
Logical reasoning, working through options one at a time, number (or picture) recognition
How to use it
Look at one row, column or box and ask which number is missing. Write in only the numbers you are sure of; a pencil and eraser help. Check with “Show solution” or the answer key on page 2.
Time
About 10–20 minutes

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Printing tips

  • Print at 100% (actual size) and solve in pencil so mistakes rub out.
  • Print page 2 separately as the answer key.
  • For picture sudoku, print page 1 twice: one to solve, one to cut the pieces from.