Puzzle enthusiasts and logic lovers, prepare for your next mental workout. The Guardian has just released its latest brain-teasing challenge: Sudoku 7,124 at the expert level.
How to Solve the Expert Challenge
The objective of this classic Sudoku remains the same, but the expert difficulty ensures a serious test for your deductive skills. Your goal is to fill the entire nine-by-nine grid following one core rule: every row, every column, and every 3x3 box must contain all the numbers from 1 to 9, with no repetitions.
For those who prefer the tactile experience of pen and paper, a print-friendly version of the puzzle is readily available. Simply click through to access the format that is perfect for solving offline.
Finding the Solution and Future Puzzles
If you find yourself stuck on this demanding grid, The Guardian provides clear instructions on how to check your work. For puzzles published from Monday to Thursday, the completed puzzle will be available in the next day's print issue of the newspaper.
The schedule differs slightly for the weekend challenges. If you are working on a puzzle from Friday or Saturday, you can find the solutions printed in either the Saturday or Monday edition of the publication.
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