2026-08-08 daily answer

Step-by-step reasoning

1. Region 2 has only one safe cell left: R2C3.
2. R2C3 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
3. Region 3 has only one safe cell left: R3C1.
4. R3C1 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
5. Region 5 has only one safe cell left: R5C2.
6. R5C2 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
7. Region 7 has only one safe cell left: R7C8.
8. R7C8 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
9. Region 9 has only one safe cell left: R9C6.
10. R9C6 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
11. Row 8 has only one safe cell left: R8C4.
12. R8C4 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
13. Row 6 has only one safe cell left: R6C5.
14. R6C5 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
15. Region 4 has only one safe cell left: R4C7.
16. R4C7 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
17. Row 1 has only one safe cell left: R1C9.