Daily Kakuro (SudokuWiki)
Rate itAndrew Stuart's numbered daily kakuro on SudokuWiki, graded from Gentle to Diabolical across the week.
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The Daily Kakuro is a free cross-sum puzzle published every day on SudokuWiki.org by Andrew Stuart, who also created Str8ts. Each puzzle has a running number and a grade, and you can solve it on the page or print it.
About Daily Kakuro (SudokuWiki)
SudokuWiki.org is Andrew Stuart's long-running site about solving strategies for sudoku and related number puzzles. Alongside its solvers and articles it publishes a set of daily puzzles, among them the Daily Kakuro, whose page was created in January 2023.
Kakuro is a crossword made of numbers. Each white run of cells has a clue giving its total, and you fill the run with the digits 1 to 9, without repeating a digit inside a run. The page lets you type numbers straight into the grid, with a timer, undo, a check button, pencil notes and an optional on-screen number pad for phones, or print the puzzle for pencil and paper. Below the grid, a picker shows the solutions of the last 30 days, and Yesterday's Solution is one button away.
The grade follows the day of the week: Gentle on Sunday and Tuesday, Moderate on Wednesday and Saturday, Tough on Friday and Diabolical on Monday and Thursday. Supporters with All-Access can see every grade every day. Each puzzle has a number, such as 5713 for 21 October 2026, and the comments thread below has regular solvers comparing notes.
The new grid does not arrive at midnight: on 22 October the puzzle of 21 October was still being served after midnight UTC, as on SudokuWiki's other dailies, which change at about 03:00 to 03:15 UTC.
It suits number-puzzle fans who have outgrown sudoku and want a daily grid with a clear difficulty ladder.
How to play Daily Kakuro (SudokuWiki)
- Open the Daily Kakuro page on SudokuWiki.org; today's numbered puzzle is shown.
- Read the clue totals for each horizontal and vertical run.
- Enter digits 1 to 9 so each run adds up to its clue, with no repeated digit in a run.
- Complete the grid on the page, or print it and solve on paper.
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Tips
- Learn the unique combinations: two cells totalling 3 must be 1 and 2, two cells totalling 17 must be 8 and 9.
- Start where a short run crosses a run with few possible combinations.
- Expect the hardest grids on Monday and Thursday.
- Type more than one digit in a cell, or start with 0, to keep pencil notes.
Questions
Is the Daily Kakuro free?
Yes. All-Access supporters can also see the other grades each day.
How hard is it?
It depends on the day: Gentle on Sunday and Tuesday, Moderate on Wednesday and Saturday, Tough on Friday, Diabolical on Monday and Thursday.
Can I print it?
Yes, the page offers a print version.
Can I see the solution to an earlier puzzle?
Yes. The page has a Yesterday's Solution button and a picker with the solutions of the last 30 days, but past grids are not offered to play.
What time does the Daily Kakuro change?
The page does not say. SudokuWiki's daily puzzles keep the previous day's grid until roughly 03:00 to 03:15 UTC; on 22 October 2026 the 21 October Kakuro (#5713) was still live at 00:36 UTC.
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