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Calculated Shard: 62 (from laksa005)

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Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa062.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://lovattspuzzles.com/online-puzzles-competitions/daily-sudoku-puzzle/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://lovattspuzzles.com/online-puzzles-competitions/daily-sudoku-puzzle/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

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To solve Sudoku, ensure that every number from 1 to 9 appears in:\nEach of the nine vertical columns\nEach of the nine horizontal rows\nEach of the nine 3 x 3 boxes\nWith four difficulty levels – easy, medium, hard, and difficult – there’s a perfect daily Sudoku challenge for everyone, now in a fresh, easy-to-read format for an even more enjoyable Sudoku-solving experience.\nA new version of this puzzle is coming soon.\nPLAY THE BETA VERSION →\nNeed help getting started?\nJump to our helpful ‘how-to’ guide below ↴\nEnjoy Sudoku?\nThen you’ll love Lovatts\nHandy Sudoku\nmagazine.\nSubscribe today to enjoy convenient home delivery and a chance to win cash and prizes in every issue!\nLEARN MORE\nAbout Sudoku\nSudoku is the best fun your brain can have. It is simple to learn, but the challenges are endless. A Sudoku puzzle consists of 81 squares divided into nine 3 x 3 blocks. Some of the squares have given numbers. Generally, the quantity of given or pre-filled numbers varies across the different difficulty levels: easy, medium, hard, or difficult. The only thing you need to solve a Sudoku puzzle is logic. You don’t need any mathematical knowledge.\nHow to play online Sudoku\nTo solve a Sudoku puzzle you have to use the numbers 1-9 to fill in the blank spaces so that each row, each column and each 3 x 3 block has all the numbers 1-9 appearing once. Utilise your logic skills to strategically place the missing numbers to achieve a complete grid.\nFor assistance in solving an online Sudoku puzzle, utilise the pencil feature to temporarily mark or ‘pencil in’ potential numbers for any cell. Simply click\/tap the Pencil Icon to reveal the practise-number panel and use the number panel or your device’s keyboard to note one or more potential numbers. Once you’ve determined the number you feel is correct, simply click\/tap the Pencil Icon again to switch to the correct-number panel to input the number within that square.\nWhen you have correctly completed a line, column, or a 3 x 3 block, it will be highlighted, and any practise numbers will disappear.\n5 Solving Tips for Sudoku Beginners\n1. Scan the puzzle for easy number placements\nBegin by scanning the puzzle; you may immediately spot where a particular number goes. Look for areas with more given numbers in a 3 x 3 block or a nearly complete row or column.\n2. Focus on one blank cell at a time\nConcentrate on one blank cell at a time. Scan its row, column, and block. Eliminate numbers that already appear, narrowing down possibilities. If only one number is missing in a sequence, fill it into the space.\n3. Scan the Sudoku for pairs\nSearch for pairs of numbers in rows, columns, and blocks to identify where a number is missing.\n4. Make notes using the Pencil feature\nWhen tackling online Sudoku or harder puzzles, use the puzzle’s pencil feature to note possible numbers. By doing this in all blank squares, you’ll soon identify where a particular number must be the answer.\n5. Avoid guessing, eliminate possibilities\nSudoku puzzles require careful and logical thinking and rely on the process of elimination rather than guesswork to reach the solution. As you fill in the numbers, you eliminate the possibilities available to fill in other spaces. Continue this process until every square is filled, ensuring that columns, rows, and 3 x 3 blocks all contain the numbers 1-9. 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[Jump to our helpful ‘how-to’ guide below ↴](https:\/\/lovattspuzzles.com\/online-puzzles-competitions\/daily-sudoku-puzzle\/#How-to-solve-sudoku)\n\n[FAQs](https:\/\/lovattspuzzles.com\/faqs\/)[Report an Issue]()\n\n[![](https:\/\/lovattspuzzles.formstack.com\/forms\/images\/2\/cross.gif)](https:\/\/lovattspuzzles.com\/online-puzzles-competitions\/daily-sudoku-puzzle\/ \"close\")\n\n## Enjoy Sudoku?\n### Then you’ll love Lovatts **Handy Sudoku** magazine.\nSubscribe today to enjoy convenient home delivery and a chance to win cash and prizes in every issue\\!\n\n[LEARN MORE](https:\/\/lovattspuzzles.com\/handy-sudoku-magazine\/)\n\n[![](https:\/\/lovattspuzzles.com\/images\/covers-au-nz\/handy-sudoku-s.jpg)](https:\/\/lovattspuzzles.com\/handy-sudoku-magazine\/)\n## About Sudoku\nSudoku is the best fun your brain can have. It is simple to learn, but the challenges are endless. A Sudoku puzzle consists of 81 squares divided into nine 3 x 3 blocks. Some of the squares have given numbers. Generally, the quantity of given or pre-filled numbers varies across the different difficulty levels: easy, medium, hard, or difficult. The only thing you need to solve a Sudoku puzzle is logic. You don’t need any mathematical knowledge.\n\n## How to play online Sudoku\nTo solve a Sudoku puzzle you have to use the numbers 1-9 to fill in the blank spaces so that each row, each column and each 3 x 3 block has all the numbers 1-9 appearing once. Utilise your logic skills to strategically place the missing numbers to achieve a complete grid.\n\nFor assistance in solving an online Sudoku puzzle, utilise the pencil feature to temporarily mark or ‘pencil in’ potential numbers for any cell. Simply click\/tap the Pencil Icon to reveal the practise-number panel and use the number panel or your device’s keyboard to note one or more potential numbers. Once you’ve determined the number you feel is correct, simply click\/tap the Pencil Icon again to switch to the correct-number panel to input the number within that square.\n\nWhen you have correctly completed a line, column, or a 3 x 3 block, it will be highlighted, and any practise numbers will disappear.\n\n## 5 Solving Tips for Sudoku Beginners\n### **1\\. Scan the puzzle for easy number placements**\nBegin by scanning the puzzle; you may immediately spot where a particular number goes. Look for areas with more given numbers in a 3 x 3 block or a nearly complete row or column.\n\n### **2\\. Focus on one blank cell at a time**\nConcentrate on one blank cell at a time. Scan its row, column, and block. Eliminate numbers that already appear, narrowing down possibilities. If only one number is missing in a sequence, fill it into the space.\n\n### **3\\. Scan the Sudoku for pairs**\nSearch for pairs of numbers in rows, columns, and blocks to identify where a number is missing.\n\n### **4\\. Make notes using the Pencil feature**\nWhen tackling online Sudoku or harder puzzles, use the puzzle’s pencil feature to note possible numbers. By doing this in all blank squares, you’ll soon identify where a particular number must be the answer.\n\n### **5\\. Avoid guessing, eliminate possibilities**\nSudoku puzzles require careful and logical thinking and rely on the process of elimination rather than guesswork to reach the solution. As you fill in the numbers, you eliminate the possibilities available to fill in other spaces. Continue this process until every square is filled, ensuring that columns, rows, and 3 x 3 blocks all contain the numbers 1-9. Keep our Sudoku tips above in mind to enhance your solving strategy.\n\n[Click here](https:\/\/lovattspuzzles.com\/how-to-solve-sudoku-puzzles\/) to explore our advanced solving techniques for more challenging Sudoku puzzles.\n\n##### [Lovatts Sudoku Grid User Guide](https:\/\/lovattspuzzles.com\/online-puzzles-competitions\/daily-sudoku-puzzle\/)\n**Puzzle Modes: Quick vs Challenge**\n\nIn Quick Mode, you’ll have access to helpful features like Hints and Visual Guides to assist you in solving Sudoku. Hints reveal correct numbers, and Visual Guides indicate the accuracy of each entered number using colour. Correct number entries are displayed in a shade of blue, while incorrect ones appear in red.\n\nChallenge Mode offers a more difficult Sudoku-solving experience, as both the Hints and Visual Guide help options are unavailable.\n\n**Pause**\n\nTo pause during play, click\/tap the pause icon. Click\/Tap Resume Puzzle when you wish to restart play.\n\n**Undo**\n\nUse Undo to remove your last entries.\n\n**Hint**\n\nIf you get stuck, select the square you want to fill and Click\/Tap the Hint wand. The Hint counter will tell you how many of your five Hints remain.  \n Alternatively, Click\/Tap the Check tick and select Clear to remove any incorrect numbers from the squares or select Reveal to highlight the incorrect entries or Cancel.\n\n**Menu – Home**\n\nClick\/Tap to abandon play and return to the home screen, saving your current progress.\n\n### Settings\n**Enable Timer**\n\nClick\/Tap to show\/hide the Timer.\n\n**Enable Hints**\n\nClick\/Tap to allow\/disallow Hints\n\n**Visual Aids**\n\nClick\/Tap to show\/hide extra highlighting of correct rows, columns and 3×3 boxes.\n\n**Lock Correct Regions**\n\nClick\/Tap to allow\/disallow deleting correct numbers in completed rows, columns or 3×3 boxes\n\n**Help**\n\nClick\/Tap to show Help. Click\/Tap Resume to go back to the Sudoku.\n\n**Reset**\n\nClick\/Tap Reset to clear the grid and restart the Timer.\n\n**Completion**\n\nWhen you have completed the Sudoku a ‘congratulations’ message will appear. Click\/Tap Continue to show your rank and time.\n\n**View completed puzzle**\n\nClick\/Tap to see the completed grid for a few seconds.\n\n**Return**\n\nClick\/Tap to return to home\n\nFeatures vary depending on your device, its orientation and screen space.\n\n### About Us\nWhen you think puzzles you think Lovatts – the market leaders in puzzle publishing throughout Australia and New Zealand. 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To solve Sudoku, ensure that every number from 1 to 9 appears in:\n\n- Each of the nine vertical columns\n- Each of the nine horizontal rows\n- Each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes\n\nWith four difficulty levels – easy, medium, hard, and difficult – there’s a perfect daily Sudoku challenge for everyone, now in a fresh, easy-to-read format for an even more enjoyable Sudoku-solving experience.\n\n**A new version of this puzzle is coming soon.** [**PLAY THE BETA VERSION →**](https:\/\/lovattspuzzles.com\/beta-puzzles\/sudoku-online-daily-beta\/)\n\nNeed help getting started? [Jump to our helpful ‘how-to’ guide below ↴](https:\/\/lovattspuzzles.com\/online-puzzles-competitions\/daily-sudoku-puzzle\/#How-to-solve-sudoku)\n\n## Enjoy Sudoku?\n### Then you’ll love Lovatts **Handy Sudoku** magazine.\nSubscribe today to enjoy convenient home delivery and a chance to win cash and prizes in every issue\\!\n\n[LEARN MORE](https:\/\/lovattspuzzles.com\/handy-sudoku-magazine\/)\n\n[![](https:\/\/lovattspuzzles.com\/images\/covers-au-nz\/handy-sudoku-s.jpg)](https:\/\/lovattspuzzles.com\/handy-sudoku-magazine\/)\n## About Sudoku\nSudoku is the best fun your brain can have. It is simple to learn, but the challenges are endless. A Sudoku puzzle consists of 81 squares divided into nine 3 x 3 blocks. Some of the squares have given numbers. Generally, the quantity of given or pre-filled numbers varies across the different difficulty levels: easy, medium, hard, or difficult. The only thing you need to solve a Sudoku puzzle is logic. You don’t need any mathematical knowledge.\n\n## How to play online Sudoku\nTo solve a Sudoku puzzle you have to use the numbers 1-9 to fill in the blank spaces so that each row, each column and each 3 x 3 block has all the numbers 1-9 appearing once. Utilise your logic skills to strategically place the missing numbers to achieve a complete grid.\n\nFor assistance in solving an online Sudoku puzzle, utilise the pencil feature to temporarily mark or ‘pencil in’ potential numbers for any cell. Simply click\/tap the Pencil Icon to reveal the practise-number panel and use the number panel or your device’s keyboard to note one or more potential numbers. Once you’ve determined the number you feel is correct, simply click\/tap the Pencil Icon again to switch to the correct-number panel to input the number within that square.\n\nWhen you have correctly completed a line, column, or a 3 x 3 block, it will be highlighted, and any practise numbers will disappear.\n\n## 5 Solving Tips for Sudoku Beginners\n### **1\\. Scan the puzzle for easy number placements**\nBegin by scanning the puzzle; you may immediately spot where a particular number goes. Look for areas with more given numbers in a 3 x 3 block or a nearly complete row or column.\n\n### **2\\. Focus on one blank cell at a time**\nConcentrate on one blank cell at a time. Scan its row, column, and block. Eliminate numbers that already appear, narrowing down possibilities. If only one number is missing in a sequence, fill it into the space.\n\n### **3\\. Scan the Sudoku for pairs**\nSearch for pairs of numbers in rows, columns, and blocks to identify where a number is missing.\n\n### **4\\. Make notes using the Pencil feature**\nWhen tackling online Sudoku or harder puzzles, use the puzzle’s pencil feature to note possible numbers. By doing this in all blank squares, you’ll soon identify where a particular number must be the answer.\n\n### **5\\. Avoid guessing, eliminate possibilities**\nSudoku puzzles require careful and logical thinking and rely on the process of elimination rather than guesswork to reach the solution. As you fill in the numbers, you eliminate the possibilities available to fill in other spaces. Continue this process until every square is filled, ensuring that columns, rows, and 3 x 3 blocks all contain the numbers 1-9. Keep our Sudoku tips above in mind to enhance your solving strategy.\n\n[Click here](https:\/\/lovattspuzzles.com\/how-to-solve-sudoku-puzzles\/) to explore our advanced solving techniques for more challenging Sudoku puzzles.","meta_canonical":null}

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This fun and highly addictive number puzzle requires logical thinking rather than maths skills. To solve Sudoku, ensure that every number from 1 to 9 appears in: - Each of the nine vertical columns - Each of the nine horizontal rows - Each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes With four difficulty levels – easy, medium, hard, and difficult – there’s a perfect daily Sudoku challenge for everyone, now in a fresh, easy-to-read format for an even more enjoyable Sudoku-solving experience. A new version of this puzzle is coming soon. [PLAY THE BETA VERSION →](https://lovattspuzzles.com/beta-puzzles/sudoku-online-daily-beta/) Need help getting started? 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Generally, the quantity of given or pre-filled numbers varies across the different difficulty levels: easy, medium, hard, or difficult. The only thing you need to solve a Sudoku puzzle is logic. You don’t need any mathematical knowledge. ## How to play online Sudoku To solve a Sudoku puzzle you have to use the numbers 1-9 to fill in the blank spaces so that each row, each column and each 3 x 3 block has all the numbers 1-9 appearing once. Utilise your logic skills to strategically place the missing numbers to achieve a complete grid. For assistance in solving an online Sudoku puzzle, utilise the pencil feature to temporarily mark or ‘pencil in’ potential numbers for any cell. Simply click/tap the Pencil Icon to reveal the practise-number panel and use the number panel or your device’s keyboard to note one or more potential numbers. Once you’ve determined the number you feel is correct, simply click/tap the Pencil Icon again to switch to the correct-number panel to input the number within that square. When you have correctly completed a line, column, or a 3 x 3 block, it will be highlighted, and any practise numbers will disappear. ## 5 Solving Tips for Sudoku Beginners ### 1\. Scan the puzzle for easy number placements Begin by scanning the puzzle; you may immediately spot where a particular number goes. Look for areas with more given numbers in a 3 x 3 block or a nearly complete row or column. ### 2\. Focus on one blank cell at a time Concentrate on one blank cell at a time. Scan its row, column, and block. Eliminate numbers that already appear, narrowing down possibilities. If only one number is missing in a sequence, fill it into the space. ### 3\. Scan the Sudoku for pairs Search for pairs of numbers in rows, columns, and blocks to identify where a number is missing. ### 4\. Make notes using the Pencil feature When tackling online Sudoku or harder puzzles, use the puzzle’s pencil feature to note possible numbers. By doing this in all blank squares, you’ll soon identify where a particular number must be the answer. ### 5\. Avoid guessing, eliminate possibilities Sudoku puzzles require careful and logical thinking and rely on the process of elimination rather than guesswork to reach the solution. As you fill in the numbers, you eliminate the possibilities available to fill in other spaces. Continue this process until every square is filled, ensuring that columns, rows, and 3 x 3 blocks all contain the numbers 1-9. Keep our Sudoku tips above in mind to enhance your solving strategy. [Click here](https://lovattspuzzles.com/how-to-solve-sudoku-puzzles/) to explore our advanced solving techniques for more challenging Sudoku puzzles. ##### [Lovatts Sudoku Grid User Guide](https://lovattspuzzles.com/online-puzzles-competitions/daily-sudoku-puzzle/) Puzzle Modes: Quick vs Challenge In Quick Mode, you’ll have access to helpful features like Hints and Visual Guides to assist you in solving Sudoku. Hints reveal correct numbers, and Visual Guides indicate the accuracy of each entered number using colour. Correct number entries are displayed in a shade of blue, while incorrect ones appear in red. Challenge Mode offers a more difficult Sudoku-solving experience, as both the Hints and Visual Guide help options are unavailable. Pause To pause during play, click/tap the pause icon. Click/Tap Resume Puzzle when you wish to restart play. Undo Use Undo to remove your last entries. Hint If you get stuck, select the square you want to fill and Click/Tap the Hint wand. 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Readable Markdown	Exercise your logic skills with Lovatts daily online Sudoku\! This fun and highly addictive number puzzle requires logical thinking rather than maths skills. To solve Sudoku, ensure that every number from 1 to 9 appears in: - Each of the nine vertical columns - Each of the nine horizontal rows - Each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes With four difficulty levels – easy, medium, hard, and difficult – there’s a perfect daily Sudoku challenge for everyone, now in a fresh, easy-to-read format for an even more enjoyable Sudoku-solving experience. A new version of this puzzle is coming soon. [PLAY THE BETA VERSION →](https://lovattspuzzles.com/beta-puzzles/sudoku-online-daily-beta/) Need help getting started? [Jump to our helpful ‘how-to’ guide below ↴](https://lovattspuzzles.com/online-puzzles-competitions/daily-sudoku-puzzle/#How-to-solve-sudoku) ## Enjoy Sudoku? ### Then you’ll love Lovatts Handy Sudoku magazine. Subscribe today to enjoy convenient home delivery and a chance to win cash and prizes in every issue\! [LEARN MORE](https://lovattspuzzles.com/handy-sudoku-magazine/) [![](https://lovattspuzzles.com/images/covers-au-nz/handy-sudoku-s.jpg)](https://lovattspuzzles.com/handy-sudoku-magazine/) ## About Sudoku Sudoku is the best fun your brain can have. It is simple to learn, but the challenges are endless. A Sudoku puzzle consists of 81 squares divided into nine 3 x 3 blocks. Some of the squares have given numbers. Generally, the quantity of given or pre-filled numbers varies across the different difficulty levels: easy, medium, hard, or difficult. The only thing you need to solve a Sudoku puzzle is logic. You don’t need any mathematical knowledge. ## How to play online Sudoku To solve a Sudoku puzzle you have to use the numbers 1-9 to fill in the blank spaces so that each row, each column and each 3 x 3 block has all the numbers 1-9 appearing once. Utilise your logic skills to strategically place the missing numbers to achieve a complete grid. For assistance in solving an online Sudoku puzzle, utilise the pencil feature to temporarily mark or ‘pencil in’ potential numbers for any cell. Simply click/tap the Pencil Icon to reveal the practise-number panel and use the number panel or your device’s keyboard to note one or more potential numbers. Once you’ve determined the number you feel is correct, simply click/tap the Pencil Icon again to switch to the correct-number panel to input the number within that square. When you have correctly completed a line, column, or a 3 x 3 block, it will be highlighted, and any practise numbers will disappear. ## 5 Solving Tips for Sudoku Beginners ### 1\. Scan the puzzle for easy number placements Begin by scanning the puzzle; you may immediately spot where a particular number goes. Look for areas with more given numbers in a 3 x 3 block or a nearly complete row or column. ### 2\. Focus on one blank cell at a time Concentrate on one blank cell at a time. Scan its row, column, and block. Eliminate numbers that already appear, narrowing down possibilities. If only one number is missing in a sequence, fill it into the space. ### 3\. Scan the Sudoku for pairs Search for pairs of numbers in rows, columns, and blocks to identify where a number is missing. ### 4\. Make notes using the Pencil feature When tackling online Sudoku or harder puzzles, use the puzzle’s pencil feature to note possible numbers. By doing this in all blank squares, you’ll soon identify where a particular number must be the answer. ### 5\. Avoid guessing, eliminate possibilities Sudoku puzzles require careful and logical thinking and rely on the process of elimination rather than guesswork to reach the solution. As you fill in the numbers, you eliminate the possibilities available to fill in other spaces. Continue this process until every square is filled, ensuring that columns, rows, and 3 x 3 blocks all contain the numbers 1-9. Keep our Sudoku tips above in mind to enhance your solving strategy. [Click here](https://lovattspuzzles.com/how-to-solve-sudoku-puzzles/) to explore our advanced solving techniques for more challenging Sudoku puzzles.
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