LinkedIn Mini Sudoku puzzle #449 for November 3, 2026: spoiler-free hints first, then the complete solution when you want it.
This is an earlier Mini Sudoku puzzle. Latest Mini Sudoku Answer: #458 (Nov 12)
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Start with column 3. The empty cells there need 2 and 3.
Reveal Hint #2Hint #2
The middle-left box needs 2, 3, 4 and 5; its two cells in column 1 are 5 above 2.
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Mini Sudoku #449 Solution
Row 1: 6 2 4 5 3 1. Row 2: 1 5 3 4 6 2. Row 3: 5 3 1 2 4 6. Row 4: 2 4 6 1 5 3. Row 5: 4 6 2 3 1 5. Row 6: 3 1 5 6 2 4.
How to Solve Mini Sudoku #449
The Mini Sudoku 449 completed grid is:
6 2 4 | 5 3 1 1 5 3 | 4 6 2 ------+------ 5 3 1 | 2 4 6 2 4 6 | 1 5 3 ------+------ 4 6 2 | 3 1 5 3 1 5 | 6 2 4
- Column 3 needs 2 and 3. Its open cells are R2C3 and R5C3; the final placements are 3 and 2.
- Column 4 needs 3 and 4, giving R2C4=4 and R5C4=3.
- Use the two-row, three-column boxes to complete the middle rows: row 3 becomes 5, 3, 1, 2, 4, 6, and row 4 becomes 2, 4, 6, 1, 5, 3.
- Resolve the remaining top and bottom cells by eliminating digits already used in their rows and columns.
Every row, column and outlined box contains the digits 1–6 exactly once. The shaded, darker digits in the answer image are the original givens; the blue digits complete the solution.
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