The Daily Standard's Sudoku Guide

Heat Advisory issued July 4 at 12:06PM EDT until July 4 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 100.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

Online Sudoku Tutorial

Part one: Absolute beginners

Sudoku puzzles appear in newspapers, magazines and on the Internet. But do you know how to solve them? This first part of The Daily Standard's sudoku guide will get you started with the basics.

Part two: One step beyond basic

Previous techniques are still employed, but when their limitations are reached, a new approach of marking all possibilities will be introduced.

Part three: Final tips and tricks

The final part is geared to those who are fairly comfortable with basic sudoku skills and would like to speed up their solving. This is an overview of how we approach moderate and hard puzzles that may ultimately appear in The Daily Standard.