Kakuro hints — Saturday, August 22, 2026
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) — gentler than usual
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 the 17-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 17-in-2 down run starting at row 2, column 5 locks in 8+9 — place those first and work outward from the crossings.
Medium (7×7) — one of the spiciest in weeks
Step 1 · A gentle nudge
Across this board's 20 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 5-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 4, column 2 covers a single cell — its 7 goes straight in. A free square to anchor that corner.
Hard (8×8) — a typical day
Step 1 · A gentle nudge
Across this board's 28 runs, the clue sums alone already pin down 14 digits before you place anything. Find those and the crossings unravel.
Step 2 · A technique to look for
Today's rarest clue is the 30-in-4 run: exactly one set of digits can fill it. Work out which, and its crossings follow.
Step 3 · The concrete opening (spoiler)
The across clue at row 4, column 8 covers a single cell — its 7 goes straight in. A free square to anchor that corner.
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