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Q1 Easy

Use digits 1-4 exactly once in each row, column, and 2x2 box. Grid: R1: 2 3 1 4 | R2: 4 1 3 2 | R3: 1 4 0 3 | R4: 3 2 4 1. Find the value at R3C3.

  • A. 1
  • B. 4
  • C. 3
  • D. 2 ✓
Explanation: In R3C3, only 2 is missing when checking row and column uniqueness.
Q2 Easy

Use digits 1-4 exactly once in each row, column, and 2x2 box. Grid: R1: 1 3 4 2 | R2: 4 2 1 3 | R3: 2 4 3 1 | R4: 0 1 2 4. Find the value at R4C1.

  • A. 1
  • B. 4
  • C. 2
  • D. 3 ✓
Explanation: In R4C1, only 3 is missing when checking row and column uniqueness.
Q3 Easy

Use digits 1-4 exactly once in each row, column, and 2x2 box. Grid: R1: 3 1 4 2 | R2: 4 0 3 1 | R3: 2 4 1 3 | R4: 1 3 2 4. Find the value at R2C2.

  • A. 4
  • B. 2 ✓
  • C. 3
  • D. 1
Explanation: In R2C2, only 2 is missing when checking row and column uniqueness.
Q4 Easy

Use digits 1-4 exactly once in each row, column, and 2x2 box. Grid: R1: 1 4 0 0 | R2: 0 3 4 0 | R3: 4 0 2 3 | R4: 3 2 1 4. Find the value at R1C4.

  • A. 3
  • B. 4
  • C. 1
  • D. 2 ✓
Explanation: For R1C4, row and column each miss multiple values, but their intersection leaves only 2.
Q5 Medium

Use digits 1-4 exactly once in each row, column, and 2x2 box. Grid: R1: 3 4 1 0 | R2: 2 0 0 0 | R3: 4 0 2 0 | R4: 0 2 3 4. Find the value at R3C4.

  • A. 2
  • B. 1 ✓
  • C. 4
  • D. 3
Explanation: For R3C4, row+column allow multiple candidates; applying the 2x2 box rule fixes it to 1.
Q6 Medium

Use digits 1-4 exactly once in each row, column, and 2x2 box. Grid: R1: 0 4 1 3 | R2: 1 0 2 4 | R3: 4 2 3 0 | R4: 0 1 4 0. Find the value at R4C4.

  • A. 1
  • B. 4
  • C. 2 ✓
  • D. 3
Explanation: For R4C4, row and column each miss multiple values, but their intersection leaves only 2.
Q7 Medium

Use digits 1-4 exactly once in each row, column, and 2x2 box. Grid: R1: 1 2 4 3 | R2: 0 3 0 2 | R3: 0 4 2 0 | R4: 2 1 3 0. Find the value at R3C4.

  • A. 3
  • B. 4
  • C. 2
  • D. 1 ✓
Explanation: For R3C4, row and column each miss multiple values, but their intersection leaves only 1.
Q8 Medium

Use digits 1-4 exactly once in each row, column, and 2x2 box. Grid: R1: 2 4 3 1 | R2: 1 3 4 0 | R3: 4 2 1 3 | R4: 3 1 2 4. Find the value at R2C4.

  • A. 2 ✓
  • B. 3
  • C. 4
  • D. 1
Explanation: In R2C4, only 2 is missing when checking row and column uniqueness.
Q9 Hard

Use digits 1-4 exactly once in each row, column, and 2x2 box. Grid: R1: 0 4 2 0 | R2: 0 2 0 3 | R3: 4 3 1 2 | R4: 2 0 3 4. Find the value at R2C1.

  • A. 4
  • B. 2
  • C. 3
  • D. 1 ✓
Explanation: For R2C1, row and column each miss multiple values, but their intersection leaves only 1.
Q10 Hard

Use digits 1-4 exactly once in each row, column, and 2x2 box. Grid: R1: 2 0 0 0 | R2: 0 1 4 2 | R3: 4 0 3 1 | R4: 1 3 2 4. Find the value at R1C2.

  • A. 2
  • B. 3
  • C. 1
  • D. 4 ✓
Explanation: For R1C2, row and column each miss multiple values, but their intersection leaves only 4.

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