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The rules do not change for Christmas. Fill the grid so every row, every column and every box holds the numbers 1 to 9 once each. Pick Easy for a gentle puzzle with the family, or Expert if you have the sofa to yourself. Every puzzle has exactly one answer.
Print a Christmas Sudoku pack
Make a few pages of festive puzzles with a holly header, then print them or save them as a PDF. The answers come on their own page at the end, so you can keep them back until Boxing Day.
Tip: to save a PDF, choose Save as PDF as the printer. Every puzzle is new and has exactly one answer.
Ideas for the holidays
A stocking filler
Print six puzzles a page, fold the sheets in half and staple them into a little booklet. Add a pencil and it fits in any stocking.
For the whole family
Print one big puzzle a page and solve it together at the table. Younger children can do the Kids 4 by 4 grids while everyone else works on Easy or Medium.
End of term at school
Teachers can print a worksheet of 4 by 4 and 6 by 6 puzzles with an answer sheet, a calm activity for the last day before the holidays.
A quiet half hour
When the wrapping paper is cleared away, a Medium or Hard puzzle takes about as long as a cup of tea. Notes and hints are there if you need them.
Questions people ask
Is Christmas Sudoku different from normal Sudoku?
The rules are the same: every row, column and box holds 1 to 9 once. The puzzles are dressed for the holidays, with a red and green board here and a holly header on the printed pages.
Can I print Christmas Sudoku?
Yes. Use the printable pack further down this page. Choose the level and how many puzzles go on a page, and the answers print on their own page at the end.
Which level is best for a family puzzle?
Easy works for most ages and takes 5 to 10 minutes. For children, print the Kids 4 by 4 or Mini 6 by 6 grids from the printable pack. Keen solvers can try Expert.
Is it free?
Yes. Play and print as many puzzles as you like, with no sign-up and nothing to install.
More Sudoku to play
Classic Sudoku
The everyday game, from Easy to Extreme.
Daily Sudoku
Four puzzles a day, the same for everyone.
Killer Sudoku
Few or no numbers to start. Cages tell you their totals.
Jigsaw Sudoku
The boxes are wiggly pieces instead of squares.
Sudoku X
Both long diagonals need 1 to 9 as well.
Mini Sudoku
A quick game with the numbers 1 to 6.
Sudoku for Kids
Four numbers, big squares, no game over.
Sudoku 16 × 16
The numbers 1 to 16 on a 256 square grid.
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Every game on the site, the difficulty pages, printable puzzles and the solver.