: a puzzle in which missing numbers are to be filled into a 9 by 9 grid of squares which are subdivided into 3 by 3 boxes so that every row, every column, and every box contains the numbers 1 through 9
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The study from Sudoku Bliss — which says one of the best ways to fill the long, arduous hours waiting in line is to play sudoku — found that Charlotte has the worst DMVs in the nation.
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Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2025
Irregular sudoku features unusual shapes and jigsaw puzzle-like connections.
—Elie Levine, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Note that approximating a solution or solving a small instance (most of us can solve a 9 × 9 sudoku) doesn't suffice.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2023
Tyson, Dom, and Justine officially quit the final as Cayla arrives to start on the sudoku.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2022
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Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2025
Irregular sudoku features unusual shapes and jigsaw puzzle-like connections.
—Elie Levine, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Note that approximating a solution or solving a small instance (most of us can solve a 9 × 9 sudoku) doesn't suffice.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2023
Tyson, Dom, and Justine officially quit the final as Cayla arrives to start on the sudoku.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2022
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“Sudoku.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sudoku. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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