Expert Sudoku for 2026-01-05

Expert Sudoku puzzle published on 2026-01-05, with 26 given clues. Solving it requires the following techniques: Hidden Single, Naked Single, Pointing Triple, Pointing Pair, 2-String Kite, Naked Pair, Claiming, W-Wing, XY-Wing, XY-Chain, BUG+1. Every puzzle on this site is generated by Dancing Links and then verified by a tiered human-style solver, so it is guaranteed solvable with logic alone – no guessing or backtracking.