Sudoku (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Four daily sudokus from the Herald, from Gentle to Expert.
Every day: Four dated sudokus each day (Gentle, Easy, Intermediate and Expert), the same grids for every subscriber of the Herald and The Age. New puzzle: A new dated set each day (Sydney date); the next day's grids are listed on the puzzles page late in the evening.
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The Sydney Morning Herald publishes four sudokus every day, at Gentle, Easy, Intermediate and Expert levels, each on its own dated page. The Age carries the same puzzles in Melbourne. They are part of the Herald's Premium Digital Daily Puzzles.
About Sudoku (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Sudoku is one of the Daily Puzzles of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, Nine's Sydney and Melbourne papers, alongside the Quick, Cryptic and Mini crosswords and Target Time. Every level has its own page for each date, for example the Expert sudoku for Saturday 3 October 2026, and you can switch between Gentle, Easy, Intermediate and Expert from any of them.
The grids follow the classic rules: fill the 9x9 board so each row, column and 3x3 box contains 1 to 9 once. Gentle is the most forgiving start; Expert needs the full set of techniques. Because each puzzle lives at a dated address, everybody who opens a level on a given date gets the same grid.
The Herald's paywall lists Daily Crosswords, Sudoku and Target Time among the features of its Premium Digital subscription, and the app advertises Daily Sudoku for Premium subscribers. Non-subscribers see a prompt to subscribe.
It suits subscribers who want a sudoku pitched exactly at their level each day, with an easy way to step up.
How to play Sudoku (The Sydney Morning Herald)
- Open the sudoku page on smh.com.au or theage.com.au, or the Herald app, and log in with a Premium Digital subscription.
- Choose Gentle, Easy, Intermediate or Expert for today's date.
- Select an empty cell and enter a number from 1 to 9.
- Make sure each row, column and 3x3 box contains every number once.
- Finish the grid, then try the next level.
Tips
- Use Gentle or Easy as a warm-up before Intermediate.
- Look for a number that can only fit in one cell of a row, column or box.
- On Expert, write candidates early and look for pairs.
- The next day's grids appear late in the evening, Sydney time.
Questions
How many sudokus are there each day?
Four: Gentle, Easy, Intermediate and Expert.
Do I need a subscription?
Yes. Sudoku is part of the Herald's Premium Digital subscription.
Are they the same as The Age's?
Yes. Both papers carry the same daily puzzles.
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Quick Crossword (The Sydney Morning Herald)
The Herald's daily straight-clue crossword, from the same puzzles page.
Mini Crossword (The Sydney Morning Herald)
The Herald's small daily crossword, a quick partner to the sudoku.
Cryptic Crossword (The Sydney Morning Herald)
The Herald's daily cryptic, for a harder solve on the same site.
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