9   6
  2  
     
     
8    
2    
     
5   9
8   4
     
5    
  7  
  3  
  1  
     
6    
     
     
5   9
  4  
1 3  
     
5    
6    
     
     
     
2    
  7  
     
    7
    3
2    
8 4  
     
4    
  8  
  5  
    5
    6
     
     
     
     
     
     
8    
    3
     
     
8   9
     
     
  2  
  1  
  5  
3   7
     
    8
9    
     
    4
     
  2  
7    
     
     
3    
  9  
2    
    7
     
     
     
  1  
5    
     
     
8    
     
    9
     
1    
5    
     
  9  
  5  
    7
  4  
  2  
     
    5
     
  4  
6 8  
     
  2  
9    
3 5  
  9  
8    
     
    1
  6 4
8   1
9    
  6  
7    
1    
     
     
     
     
7    
  6 3
    1
  4  
     
     
9   6
     
    7

Samurai Sudoku

A Samurai Sudoku has five classic grids overlapping in four places. Place each of the digits 1–9 exactly once in each row, column and 3×3 box. Where the classic grids overlap, consider a row or column to begin and end within each classic 9×9 grid.

The puzzle is best printed using Shrink To Fit in Firefox or another browser that supports that setting. If you must use Internet Explorer, you may be able to tell IE to use 11×17 paper, then configure your printer settings to scale the output to 8.5×11 paper.

Difficulty: Easy to Moderate

Solution

 

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Steve