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SE grade 9.6 Sudoku

9.6SE grade · 19 clues

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Givens only — solution not shown.

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An SE grade 9.6 Sudoku with 19 clues — diabolical, broken open only by forcing chains.

The SE grade is the canonical difficulty number from Sudoku Explainer — read how it works on the SE grade page.

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