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LinkedIn Mini Sudoku #428 answer — October 13, 2026

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    Rows count from the top and columns from the left. A box is one of the six 2×3 blocks, named by where it sits: top-left, top-right, middle-left, middle-right, bottom-left and bottom-right.

    1. The top-left box still needs a 1. Row 1 and column 1 already have one, so the 1 can only go in row 2, column 2.
    2. The top-left box still needs a 2. Row 1 already has one, so the 2 can only go in row 2, column 1.
    3. The top-right box still needs a 4. Row 2 already has one, so the 4 can only go in row 1, column 6.
    4. The middle-left box still needs a 2. Column 2 already has one, so the 2 can only go in row 4, column 3.
    5. The middle-left box still needs a 3. Row 4 already has one, so the 3 can only go in row 3, column 2.
    6. Only a 4 is missing from the middle-left box, so it goes in the last empty cell, row 4, column 2.
    7. The middle-right box still needs a 1. Row 4 and column 5 already have one, so the 1 can only go in row 3, column 4.
    8. Only a 4 is missing from row 3, so it goes in the last empty cell, row 3, column 5.
    9. The bottom-left box still needs a 3. Row 5 and column 2 already have one, so the 3 can only go in row 6, column 1.
    10. The top-left box still needs a 3. Columns 1 and 2 already have one, so the 3 can only go in row 1, column 3.
    11. Only a 6 is missing from column 3, so it goes in the last empty cell, row 5, column 3.
    12. The top-left box still needs a 6. Column 1 already has one, so the 6 can only go in row 1, column 2.
    13. Only a 5 is missing from the top-left box, so it goes in the last empty cell, row 1, column 1.
    14. Only a 4 is missing from column 1, so it goes in the last empty cell, row 5, column 1.
    15. Only a 5 is missing from the bottom-left box, so it goes in the last empty cell, row 6, column 2.
    16. The bottom-right box still needs a 1. Row 6 and column 4 already have one, so the 1 can only go in row 5, column 6.
    17. Only a 5 is missing from row 5, so it goes in the last empty cell, row 5, column 4.
    18. Only a 6 is missing from column 4, so it goes in the last empty cell, row 4, column 4.
    19. Only a 5 is missing from the middle-right box, so it goes in the last empty cell, row 4, column 5.
    20. The top-right box still needs a 5. Column 5 already has one, so the 5 can only go in row 2, column 6.
    21. Only a 6 is missing from the top-right box, so it goes in the last empty cell, row 2, column 5.
    22. Only a 2 is missing from column 5, so it goes in the last empty cell, row 6, column 5.
    23. Only a 6 is missing from the bottom-right box, so it goes in the last empty cell, row 6, column 6.
  4. 4Mini Sudoku #428 solutionShow answer
    1. Row 1: 5 6 3 2 1 4
    2. Row 2: 2 1 4 3 6 5
    3. Row 3: 6 3 5 1 4 2
    4. Row 4: 1 4 2 6 5 3
    5. Row 5: 4 2 6 5 3 1
    6. Row 6: 3 5 1 4 2 6

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