Sudoko experts; help needed please. I am unable to progress with this puzzle. Could someone suggest how I break-through?

XXX45361X

3X617945X

541682379

X1573X2XX

XX391X7X5

XX45261X3

X372X58X1

X528X1937

1XX3X752X

leave it with me...

Sudoko experts; help needed please. I am unable to progress with this puzzle. Could someone suggest how I break-through?

XXX45361X

3X617945X

541682379

X1573X2XX

XX391X7X5

XX45261X3

X372X58X1

X528X1937

1XX3X752X

Which are the permanent numbers...(the original starting numbers)

Sudoko experts; help needed please. I am unable to progress with this puzzle. Could someone suggest how I break-through?

XXX45361X

3X617945X

541682379

X1573X2XX

XX391X7X5

XX45261X3

X372X58X1

X528X1937

1XX3X752X

Here's the solution...

789453612

326179458

541682379

815734296

263918745

974526183

437295861

652841937

198367524

This is a bad puzzle, it required guess work which a sudoku should never require. Also there is more than one solution, this also should never happen, here's another solution...

789453612

326179458

541682379

915734286

263918745

874526193

437295861

652841937

198367524

Although it was a challenge, thanks for sharing it with us. i would also like to see the original starting numbers.

Thanks for the replies; I feel better now I know that it was an 'unfair' puzzle.

The original numbers were;

XXX45XX1X

3X61X9X5X

541X8X379

X1X73X2XX

XXXX1XXX5

XX4X26XX3

X37XXX8X1

X5X8X19X7

XXXXX7X2X

Thanks for this, I'll have a go at it from scratch. Where did the puzzle come from?

This one I got from 'The Daily Telegraph' a UK newspaper, which publishes puzzles every day, with different difficulties; easy, moderate, tough, and diabolical, this was a diabolical one that I decided to tackle.

This one I got from 'The Daily Telegraph' a UK newspaper, which publishes puzzles every day, with different difficulties; easy, moderate, tough, and diabolical, this was a diabolical one that I decided to tackle.

Yes, I have a book of DT sudokus. The diabolical ones are not the best puzzles, I have found a few with the problems you encountered - better off with the Guardian!!!