Queens #20

Sunday, October 18, 2026 · hard · LogicPuzzle.io

This sheet prints queens puzzles #20 from the daily archive for Oct 18, 2026 (hard). Today's sheet is a 8 by 8 grid cut into 8 color regions (largest 18 cells, smallest 3); exactly 8 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: on the 8×8 board the regions wander. Track each letter’s possible lines in the margin; whenever k letters can only live in k lines, those lines are spoken for and every other letter there can be crossed out. The full step-by-step method is in the how to play queens puzzles guide.

Place one queen per row, column and letter

C	C	C	C	B	A	A	A
D	E	E	C	B	B	A	A
D	G	E	C	C	H	A	H
D	G	E	F	F	H	H	H
G	G	E	F	F	F	H	H
G	E	E	F	F	H	H	H
G	G	E	F	H	H	H	H
G	E	E	F	H	H	H	H

Mark queens with a filled circle and cross out eliminated cells; no two queens may touch, not even diagonally.

Solution: Queens #20

C	C	C	C	B	A	A	A
D	E	E	C	B	B	A	A
D	G	E	C	C	H	A	H
D	G	E	F	F	H	H	H
G	G	E	F	F	F	H	H
G	E	E	F	F	H	H	H
G	G	E	F	H	H	H	H
G	E	E	F	H	H	H	H

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