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Kakuro hints — Saturday, July 11, 2026

Difficulty: a typical day

Number-crossword — fill each run so it adds up to its clue. Reveal as little or as much as you need — each step below gives away a bit more, and the answers stay hidden until you open them. No full solutions, ever: the last step is one concrete opening, generated from the same seed as everyone's puzzle.

Easy (6×6) — a typical day

Step 1 · A gentle nudge

Across this board's 16 runs, the clue sums alone already pin down 9 digits before you place anything. Find those and the crossings unravel.

Step 2 · A technique to look for

Today's rarest clue is a 14-in-2 run — only 2 digit sets can fill it. Narrow it early and the neighbours tighten.

Step 3 · The concrete opening (spoiler)

The across clue at row 2, column 6 covers a single cell — its 7 goes straight in. A free square to anchor that corner.

Medium (7×7) — a typical day

Step 1 · A gentle nudge

Across this board's 22 runs, the clue sums alone already pin down 11 digits before you place anything. Find those and the crossings unravel.

Step 2 · A technique to look for

Today's rarest clue is the 3-in-2 run: exactly one set of digits can fill it. Work out which, and its crossings follow.

Step 3 · The concrete opening (spoiler)

The 3-in-2 across run starting at row 7, column 6 locks in 1+2 — place those first and work outward from the crossings.

Hard (8×8) — gentler than usual

Step 1 · A gentle nudge

Across this board's 28 runs, the clue sums alone already pin down 17 digits before you place anything. Find those and the crossings unravel.

Step 2 · A technique to look for

Today's rarest clue is the 23-in-3 run: exactly one set of digits can fill it. Work out which, and its crossings follow.

Step 3 · The concrete opening (spoiler)

The 23-in-3 down run starting at row 2, column 2 locks in 6+8+9 — place those first and work outward from the crossings.

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