Suds (Mind Loft)
One classic 9x9 sudoku a day, the same grid for everyone.
Every day: One classic 9x9 sudoku a day, the same for every player, with a single logical solution. Sundays bring a harder edition with fewer clues. Daily leaderboard. New puzzle: Midnight US Eastern Time.
Suds is the free daily classic sudoku from Mind Loft. Each day there is one 9x9 grid with a set of printed clues, and you fill every row, column and 3x3 box with 1 to 9 once. One solution, reachable by logic, with a harder grid on Sundays.
About Suds (Mind Loft)
Suds is the classic sudoku on Mind Loft, a free site of daily browser games, and the base of its sudoku family. Each day everyone gets the same 9x9 grid with a set of printed digits. Fill in the rest so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box holds 1 to 9 exactly once. There is always a single solution that can be reached by logic, without guessing.
You tap a square and a number, or pick a number and tap squares. Notes let you pencil in candidates where a square could go two ways, and on a desktop the arrow keys and number row work too. Wrong entries are not flagged, so spotting your own slips is part of the solve, and a clean solve earns a perfect score.
A new grid goes up at midnight US Eastern Time, and the Sunday Edition is harder, with fewer clues. Mind Loft builds many variants around it, including Quilt (jigsaw), Cages (killer), Sando (sandwich), Mercury (thermo), Polka (kropki), Rim (outside) and Sixes (6x6), so Suds is the place to start before trying the others.
How to play Suds (Mind Loft)
- Open mindloftdaily.com/suds and press Start to show the day's grid.
- Fill every row with 1 to 9 once each.
- Fill every column and every 3x3 box with 1 to 9 once each as well.
- Tap a square then a number, or pick a number then tap squares; turn on Notes for candidates.
- Finish without mistakes for a perfect score; your time sets your place on the leaderboard.
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Tips
- Scan each digit across the three boxes of a band; two placed copies often force the third.
- Look for squares with only one candidate once rows, columns and boxes are checked.
- Use notes sparingly early on and more as the grid gets harder through the week.
- Wrong entries are not flagged, so check each box before you finish.
Questions
Is Suds a classic sudoku?
Yes. It is a standard 9x9 sudoku with no extra rules. Mind Loft's variants, such as Quilt and Cages, add rules on top.
Does Suds mark mistakes?
No. Wrong entries are not flagged, so you need to check your own work.
Is Suds free?
Yes. Suds runs in the browser on mindloftdaily.com at no cost. There is no app and no account to make; entering a display name only puts your result on the daily leaderboard.
When does a new Suds come out?
Every day at midnight US Eastern Time, with the same grid for every player. Sundays bring a harder edition with fewer clues.
Can I play old Suds grids?
Yes. Mind Loft keeps past days in its puzzle archive, together with each day's standings.
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