Novice Sudoku Puzzles, Volume 1, Book 18

Sudoku #1

3

2
4 1

4

3 6 4 7
9
5
5 2
5 8
2 7
6 3
6
5
7
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Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each
3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9.
If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork.
Need a little help? The hints page shows a logical order to solve the puzzle.
Use it to identify the next square you should solve. Or use the answers page
if you really get stuck.

Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not

seen.
-- Hebrews XI, 1.

1
8
2 3
5 7
9
6
3
7 4 8


Novice Sudoku Puzzles, Volume 1, Book 18

Sudoku #2
8 1
9
6 2

6 2
4 5

7
5 8
8 4 6
9 5 1
7 2
4 3
1

6 7
7
4 1
5
6 5
4
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Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each
3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9.
If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork.
Need a little help? The hints page shows a logical order to solve the puzzle.
Use it to identify the next square you should solve. Or use the answers page
if you really get stuck.

Carelessly planned projects take three times longer to complete than expected;
Carefully planned projects only twice as long.

9
8


Novice Sudoku Puzzles, Volume 1, Book 18

Sudoku #3
7 8 1
4

2 9
5 7

2
6 1

3 9 6
3
6 5
2 7
5 6
8 1
4
4 1
9
7
8
© 2013 KrazyDad.com

Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each
3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9.
If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork.
Need a little help? The hints page shows a logical order to solve the puzzle.
Use it to identify the next square you should solve. Or use the answers page
if you really get stuck.

I like work; it fascinates me; I can sit and look at it for hours.

2


Novice Sudoku Puzzles, Volume 1, Book 18


Sudoku #4
2

7
2
4
7 9 5
1
4

9
2
1 6 4 3
5 1 6 2
3
9
7 2 9 3
1
2
7 9 5
© 2013 KrazyDad.com

Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each
3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9.
If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork.
Need a little help? The hints page shows a logical order to solve the puzzle.
Use it to identify the next square you should solve. Or use the answers page
if you really get stuck.

Keep the juices going by jangling around gently as you move.

-- Satchel Paige

2 5 1


Novice Sudoku Puzzles, Volume 1, Book 18

Sudoku #5
4

6 8

© 2013 KrazyDad.com

Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each
3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9.
If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork.
Need a little help? The hints page shows a logical order to solve the puzzle.
Use it to identify the next square you should solve. Or use the answers page
if you really get stuck.

Decision maker, n.:
The person in your office who was unable to form a task force
before the music stopped.

3 2 1
9
6
5 3 4 2
1

3
9
6
7
7
5
1
4 5 2 3
7
9
8 2 6
7 6
9


Novice Sudoku Puzzles, Volume 1, Book 18

Sudoku #6
9

2

4 8

7
3 4
8
5
6 2
7 3

9
1 2
9 8

© 2013 KrazyDad.com

Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each
3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9.
If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork.
Need a little help? The hints page shows a logical order to solve the puzzle.
Use it to identify the next square you should solve. Or use the answers page
if you really get stuck.

University: Like a software house, except the software's free, and it's
usable, and it works, and if it breaks they'll quickly tell you how to
fix it, and ...

3

4 7
8 5
6 2
8
4
7
8 6
3
1
5



Novice Sudoku Puzzles, Volume 1, Book 18

Sudoku #7
9 3

8 7
3 4 1

5
3
5

7 2
6
9
4 1 8
7 2

2
5
8 9

3
4
7

6
1 6
© 2013 KrazyDad.com


Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each
3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9.
If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork.
Need a little help? The hints page shows a logical order to solve the puzzle.
Use it to identify the next square you should solve. Or use the answers page
if you really get stuck.

What is a magician but a practising theorist?
-- Obi-Wan Kenobi

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Novice Sudoku Puzzles, Volume 1, Book 18

Sudoku #8
4
7
1 3

5 8
5
6 9
1
2
4 9
6 5 3
1 7
8

7
6 8
1 7
2
1 4
2
5
9
3
© 2013 KrazyDad.com

Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each
3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9.
If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork.
Need a little help? The hints page shows a logical order to solve the puzzle.
Use it to identify the next square you should solve. Or use the answers page
if you really get stuck.

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Hints


Novice Sudoku Puzzles, Volume 1, Book 18

Sudoku #1
42

46 36 43

21 37
5

47

22 38 23
6

44 39 40 24

25 26 17
27

18
7

1

8

2
9


33 34 35 36 37 38

31 20 13

19

33

34 15 12

7

38 39 26

9

27 19 20
43 28

8

16

6

35 51 36

1

9


3
40

41

42 14

5

16 11

6

17 12

44 45 46 26 27
28

29 30 31 32

43 33
20 21

19
22

9

24 25

36

37
39 40

42 15 43 44

8

4

19

44 45
10

27 37

35 48 36
12

1

38 39 30

17

45 46 47

4


Sudoku #7

28 29
31 40 41

13 14
5

23

11 26

46 47 34

29 17
3

18
5

15 16
2

3

6

42 32
7


8

Sudoku #8

42 43 44 45 30

23 24

31 20

44 25 38

26 14 45

46

9

16

32 46 47

21 22 23

15

24 25 33 34

26 10 11


27 28 29 47 39

1

3
32 17

13

14

2

27

48 49 28 15

3

4

5

35 36 37
38 39

6

4


25 10
15

12

18

12

2

23

24 43

9
23 10

16

9

20 21 22

8

Sudoku #6

27 49 14


8

26

1

47 30 48

34 25 13 35

19

5

38 18 19

39 48
44 45

32 33 21 22

7

21

7

15 33 49 34


20

7

18 47 19

47 33 34 35 36 37

13

Sudoku #5

6

4

27 28 29 30 31 32

21

5

41

9

3

22 23 24 25


22

16 50

2

2

18 40 41 42

31 23 32 24

28

44 45 15

4

1

46

26 38

7

Sudoku #4

4


24 11

14 42 43

20

11 12 13 14

30 48 31

1

14 10

10

29

41 13

16 46 17

35

2
3

6

8


Sudoku #3
37 25 17

39 40 11 12

28 29 30
3

32 41 11

10

16

19

17 29 18

50 51 40 41

1

8
2
30 31
4

33 34 18 35 10
20


12 40
21 22

7

11
41

48 36 43

6

5
42
37 13

INSTRUCTIONS: These hint grids reveal the order in which the squares were solved by my computer. It's not necessarily
the same order you would use, but it's probably close. Follow the numbered squares in order 1,2,3,... until you find
a square you haven't solved yet. This square (or the one or two immediately after it) is a good candidate to solve next.

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Sudoku #2


Answers

Novice Sudoku Puzzles, Volume 1, Book 18


Sudoku #1
1 9 8 6 2 3 7 5
2 3 7 5 4 1 6 8
4 6 5 7 8 9 2 3
5 2 1 9 3 6 4 7
6 8 3 4 1 7 9 2
9 7 4 8 5 2 3 1
7 1 6 3 9 5 8 4
8 5 9 2 7 4 1 6
3 4 2 1 6 8 5 9
Sudoku #3
3 4 2 5
8 6 9 7
1 5 7 4
4 8 3 9
2 9 1 3
5 7 6 8
7 2 4 1
9 3 5 6
6 1 8 2
Sudoku #5
5 2 3 4
6 8 4 9
9 1 7 6
1 4 5 7
2 3 6 1
8 7 9 5

9 6 7
2 1 3

8 3 9
6 5 1
4 7 8
1 2 4
5 9 6
7 8 2
3 4 5

8

9
1
8
5

6
2
3
7

1

4 5
6 2
2

7

5


6

9
3
1
7

3
8
4
9

Sudoku #4
4 6 3 8 9 7
2 5 1 6 4 3
8 7 9 2 5 1
9 3 7 5 1 6
6 1 2 4 3 8
5 8 4 7 2 9
7 9 5 1 6 2
1 2 6 3 8 4
3 4 8 9 7 5

8

1

5

9


6

2

9 6
1 7
4 3
7 8
2 5
3 4

5 2 1
8 7 9
6

4

3

8
9 5
3 1
4 3

4
7
6
8


7

5

2

9

1 6 2

7
3

8 4 7
1 6 8
7 3 9
4 8 6
5 9 4
2 7 5
9 2 1
6 5 3
3 1 2

4 2 8 7
9 3 4 1
2 6 9 5
5 7 2 8
8 9 6 3
7 1 5 4
1 8 7 2

6 5 3 9
3 4 1 6

Sudoku #8
9 8 4 2
6 3 1 4
2 5 7 1
3 7 6 8
4 9 2 6
8 1 5 7
5 6 8 3
1 4 3 9
7 2 9 5

6 5 1 7
7 9 2 5
3 8 6 9
9 1 5 4
5 3 8 1
4 2 9 3
1 7 4 2
2 6 7 8
8 4 3 6

7 1 9

6

3


7 5

6
8
7
9
1
3
4
2
5

4 6 7
1 3 4
8 7 3
5 8 2
3 9 5
2 1 8
9 5 6
6 4 1
7 2 9

Sudoku #6
9 5 6 2
2 7 3 9
4 8 1 5
5 2 7 3
3 6 8 1
1 9 4 6
7 3 5 4

8 1 2 7
6 4 9 8

2

1

8 5 3 4
2 3 8 9
9 8 7 5
4 6 2 3
4 5 2 3 1 7 6 8
3 9 8 2 6 4 5 1
7 6 1 8 5 9 4 2

Sudoku #7
9 3 5 1
2 7 6 5
1 8 4 3
3 6 1 4
5 4 7 2
8 9 2 6
6 5 3 9
4 1 8 7
7 2 9 8

4

Sudoku #2
9 2 3 5

8 7 6 2
1 4 5 9
3 1 7 4
2 8 4 6
5 6 9 7
4 3 2 1
7 9 8 3
6 5 1 8

8

2

6
4
1
9

1 3
5 4
6

2

9 1
2 7
3 8
8

6


4 9
7 5

3
8

4
2
7

6
9
5

1