Archive · Puzzle #29
Saturday, June 20, 2026
NumGrid
Weekend NumGrid puzzles are calibrated to the hardest tier in the weekly rotation. Puzzle #29 (Saturday, June 20, 2026) is one of those — 5-digit targets, frequent repeated digits, and digit distributions chosen specifically to defeat naive opening strategies. Expect longer solve times, higher chance of needing the full guess budget, and a higher rate of unsolved finishes than any other day of the week.
Mid-month NumGrid puzzles run the standard calibration for their day of the week. Puzzle #29 is one of those — neither early-month restart material nor late-month closing material, just the representative middle-of-the-month difficulty band.
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How to solve any NumGrid in fewer guesses
Use the digit sum to narrow candidates fast
Read odd/even clues to halve the search space