Sudoku (Chicago Sun-Times)

About Sudoku (Chicago Sun-Times)

The Chicago Sun-Times games page sits beside its news and carries a crossword, a Chicago Mini, Word Flower, a word search, a Chicago jigsaw and this sudoku. The grid is served by Amuse Labs' PuzzleMe player, and while the page's description speaks of easy, medium or hard, the grid it serves each day is the numbered Easy Sudoku (No. 2654 on October 5, 2026).

Each day's puzzle is the classic 9x9 layout: fill the empty cells so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box holds the numbers 1 to 9 once. The grid opens on an info panel with the date and a Start button. Beside the board sit a number pad, a pencil for candidate notes, undo and redo, a Hint button and a switch that shows candidates for a cell or the whole grid. A timer runs while you play, and Print gives you a paper copy.

It is free on chicago.suntimes.com, which is funded by reader donations rather than a subscription. New puzzles go up at midnight Central time. It suits anyone who wants a daily sudoku from their local paper without an app or an account.

How to play Sudoku (Chicago Sun-Times)

1. Open Sudoku on the Sun-Times games page and press Start on the dated info panel.
2. Pick an empty cell and enter a number from 1 to 9 with the number pad or keyboard.
3. Make sure no number repeats in a row, a column or a 3x3 box.
4. Switch to the pencil to note candidates in a cell when you are not yet sure.
5. Fill every cell correctly to finish and stop the timer.

Tips

• Scan each 3x3 box for numbers that can go in only one cell before you start writing notes.
• Use the candidate notes on harder days, then clear them as cells are filled.
• Keep Hint for when you are truly stuck, so the solve stays your own.

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