Welcome to the weekly Samurai Contest . Each Tuesday at 00:00 GMT there will be a fresh Samurai Sudoku on this
page.
If you're a list addict as well as a Sudoku addict, this is the place to be. For each Samurai you have a week to submit your solution
and gain immortal fame by appearing on the contestants list .
An archive of previous Samurai can also be found further down the page. If you want to fight your Samurai addiction, please visit the
Samurai Rehab Center .
There are several difficulty levels, but for this contest, you will mostly see tough and hard Samurai.
These can be solved with singles, line-box interactions, naked and hidden subsets and an occasional X-wing.
This is the solution for Samurai number 53 for Tuesday November 20, 2007.
356497182194286573827135946271569438948312765635874219562743891789621354413958627 283761954765349821941258367312476589476985132859132746637514298128693475594827613 891452637354679128627318594478123956536987241912546873745891362169234785283765419 693128745278345169514679283752493618381567492946281537167832954439756821825914376 362541978785962413419738256134279865657384129298615347941856732876123594523497681
From the Samurai archive
80 Tuesday May 27, 2008 Hard puzzle solution 79 Tuesday May 20, 2008 Moderate puzzle solution 78 Tuesday May 13, 2008 Moderate puzzle solution 77 Tuesday May 6, 2008 Moderate puzzle solution 76 Tuesday April 29, 2008 Moderate puzzle solution 75 Tuesday April 22, 2008 Hard puzzle solution 74 Tuesday April 15, 2008 Moderate puzzle solution 73 Tuesday April 8, 2008 Very Hard puzzle solution 72 Tuesday April 1, 2008 Tough puzzle solution 71 Tuesday March 25, 2008 Hard puzzle solution 70 Tuesday March 18, 2008 Very Hard puzzle solution 69 Tuesday March 11, 2008 Tough puzzle solution 68 Tuesday March 4, 2008 Tough puzzle solution 67 Tuesday February 26, 2008 Tough puzzle solution 66 Tuesday February 19, 2008 Very Hard puzzle solution 65 Tuesday February 12, 2008 Very Hard puzzle solution 64 Tuesday February 5, 2008 Hard puzzle solution 63 Tuesday January 29, 2008 Tough puzzle solution 62 Tuesday January 22, 2008 Tough puzzle solution 61 Tuesday January 15, 2008 Hard puzzle solution 60 Tuesday January 8, 2008 Hard puzzle solution 59 Tuesday January 1, 2008 Hard puzzle solution 58 Tuesday December 25, 2007 Moderate puzzle solution 57 Tuesday December 18, 2007 Hard puzzle solution 56 Tuesday December 11, 2007 Tough puzzle solution 55 Tuesday December 4, 2007 Very Hard puzzle solution 54 Tuesday November 27, 2007 Hard puzzle solution 53 Tuesday November 20, 2007 Hard puzzle solution 52 Tuesday November 13, 2007 Very Hard puzzle solution 51 Tuesday November 6, 2007 Tough puzzle solution 50 Tuesday October 30, 2007 Tough puzzle solution 49 Tuesday October 23, 2007 Tough puzzle solution 48 Tuesday October 16, 2007 Very Hard puzzle solution 47 Tuesday October 9, 2007 Hard puzzle solution 46 Tuesday October 2, 2007 Tough puzzle solution 45 Tuesday September 25, 2007 Hard puzzle solution 44 Tuesday September 18, 2007 Very Hard puzzle solution 43 Tuesday September 11, 2007 Hard puzzle solution 42 Tuesday September 4, 2007 Tough puzzle solution 41 Tuesday August 28, 2007 Hard puzzle solution 40 Tuesday August 21, 2007 Hard puzzle solution 39 Tuesday August 14, 2007 Tough puzzle solution 38 Tuesday August 7, 2007 Tough puzzle solution 37 Tuesday July 31, 2007 Hard puzzle solution 36 Tuesday July 24, 2007 Hard puzzle solution 35 Tuesday July 17, 2007 Very Hard puzzle solution 34 Tuesday July 10, 2007 Tough puzzle solution 33 Tuesday July 3, 2007 Tough puzzle solution 32 Tuesday June 26, 2007 Hard puzzle solution 31 Tuesday June 19, 2007 Hard puzzle solution 30 Tuesday June 12, 2007 Moderate puzzle solution 29 Tuesday June 5, 2007 Tough puzzle solution 28 Tuesday May 29, 2007 Tough puzzle solution 27 Tuesday May 22, 2007 Tough puzzle solution 26 Tuesday May 15, 2007 Tough puzzle solution 25 Tuesday May 8, 2007 Very Hard puzzle solution 24 Tuesday May 1, 2007 Moderate puzzle solution 23 Tuesday April 24, 2007 Tough puzzle solution 22 Tuesday April 17, 2007 Moderate puzzle solution 21 Tuesday April 10, 2007 Very Hard puzzle solution 20 Tuesday April 3, 2007 Tough puzzle solution 19 Tuesday March 27, 2007 Hard puzzle solution 18 Tuesday March 20, 2007 Moderate puzzle solution 17 Tuesday March 13, 2007 Hard puzzle solution 16 Tuesday March 6, 2007 Tough puzzle solution 15 Tuesday February 27, 2007 Tough puzzle solution 14 Tuesday February 20, 2007 Tough puzzle solution 13 Tuesday February 13, 2007 Tough puzzle solution 12 Tuesday February 6, 2007 Tough puzzle solution 11 Tuesday January 30, 2007 Moderate puzzle solution 10 Tuesday January 23, 2007 Moderate puzzle solution 9 Tuesday January 16, 2007 Moderate puzzle solution 8 Tuesday January 9, 2007 Tough puzzle solution 7 Tuesday January 2, 2007 Hard puzzle solution 6 Tuesday December 26, 2006 Hard puzzle solution 5 Tuesday December 19, 2006 Hard puzzle solution 4 Tuesday December 12, 2006 Tough puzzle solution 3 Tuesday December 5, 2006 Hard puzzle solution 2 Tuesday November 28, 2006 Tough puzzle solution 1 Tuesday November 21, 2006 Hard puzzle solution