Question 1

Is NYT Sudoku official?

Accepted Answer

No. NYT Sudoku on nyt-sudoku.net is an unofficial Sudoku game site.

Question 2

Is this site affiliated with The New York Times?

Accepted Answer

No. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The New York Times Company. NYT and New York Times are trademarks of The New York Times Company.

Question 3

Are these official NYT Sudoku puzzles?

Accepted Answer

No. Puzzles are generated by this site or stored from this site generator. Official NYT puzzle data is not scraped, copied, stored, or implied.

Question 4

Can I play without signing in?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Guest play is available immediately. Google sign-in is optional for syncing progress when cloud storage is configured.

Question 5

What is the difference between Daily and Unlimited?

Accepted Answer

Daily gives one Easy, one Medium, and one Hard puzzle for the date. Unlimited generates more practice puzzles by difficulty.

Question 6

Does progress save if I close the browser?

Accepted Answer

Guest progress can save in localStorage on this device. Signed-in progress can sync through Cloudflare D1 when configured.

Question 7

What does Google login sync?

Accepted Answer

Google login can sync current games, daily completion, unlimited progress, stats, preferences, and completion history.

Question 8

How do hints work?

Accepted Answer

A basic hint fills an editable empty cell using the puzzle solution and writes the move to history.

Question 9

Can I use notes or pencil marks?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Notes help track candidate digits before placing a final answer.

Question 10

Why do Easy, Medium, and Hard feel different?

Accepted Answer

The rules stay the same, but harder puzzles give fewer direct singles and require more candidate tracking.

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