This sheet prints queens puzzles #18 from the daily archive for Oct 16, 2026 (medium). Today's sheet is a 7 by 7 grid cut into 7 color regions (largest 15 cells, smallest 3); exactly 7 queens must be placed, one per row, column and region. Print it with your browser's print dialog (Ctrl/Cmd + P) and check yourself against the solution on the last page. Prefer to solve on screen instead? Play this puzzle online, or browse more printable queens puzzles from past days.
Method: after each queen, cross out its row, column, region letter and the eight neighbors. Then look for two letters squeezed into the same two lines; those lines are reserved. The full step-by-step method is in the how to play queens puzzles guide.
| A | A | C | C | B | B | B |
| A | C | C | C | C | G | B |
| D | D | F | C | E | G | G |
| D | F | F | E | E | G | G |
| D | D | F | E | E | G | G |
| F | F | F | E | G | G | G |
| F | F | G | G | G | G | G |
Mark queens with a filled circle and cross out eliminated cells; no two queens may touch, not even diagonally.
| A | A | C | C | B | B | B |
| A | C | C | C | C | G | B |
| D | D | F | C | E | G | G |
| D | F | F | E | E | G | G |
| D | D | F | E | E | G | G |
| F | F | F | E | G | G | G |
| F | F | G | G | G | G | G |