The Hidden Number Files · Steve Lewis

One number survives.
Can you find it?

Cross out candidates as each clue narrows the field. Every puzzle is checked for one solution, with every clue needed to reach it.

The free sampler saves automatically in your browser. Download a progress backup to restore later or move devices. Enter your email once to begin.

The Hidden Number Files cover: 100 verified number-elimination puzzles by Steve Lewis

How to play

Read. Eliminate. Prove.

01 · Read the register
Start with the possible numbers.

02 · Test each clue
Cross out any number that does not fit.

03 · Check the answer
The last number should satisfy every clue.

Choose your case file

Start free, then find your level.

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Five-puzzle online sampler

Five-puzzle sampler: Gentle, Standard and Fiendish number mysteries by Steve Lewis

Five progressively harder cases: one Gentle with two-digit numbers, two Standard with three-digit numbers, then two Fiendish with four-digit numbers and one lying witness per case. Tap numbers to eliminate them, reveal sealed witness statements one at a time and enter your answer for instant feedback. Gentle and Standard use a clue budget for three-star solving; Fiendish shows all six statements so you can identify the lie.

Opens in your browser on phone, tablet or computer. Progress saves in that browser. Use Backup and Restore to keep a copy or move devices; clearing browser data removes your local progress.

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Printable PDF + interactive HTML

The Hidden Number Files · 30 puzzles

Print edition: 30 number mysteries in a printable A4 PDF by Steve Lewis

Thirty number mysteries in two formats: an A4 printable PDF and an interactive HTML browser book, both containing the same ten Gentle, ten Standard and ten Fiendish cases. Print and solve with a pencil, or tap candidates and check answers in your browser. Gentle and Standard use a clue budget for three-star solving; each Fiendish case has one lying witness. Includes full solutions and matching edition covers.

The printable PDF has one case per page and solutions from page 33; it does not have tappable form boxes. The HTML edition checks answers automatically, tracks solved cases and stars, and saves progress in the same browser where storage is available. Use Backup and Restore to keep a copy or move devices.

Digital download — cancellation and refunds: By requesting immediate access, you agree that supply begins straight away and acknowledge that you lose your 14-day cancellation right once supply begins. Change-of-mind refunds are not available after this point. This does not affect your statutory rights if the content is faulty, misdescribed or inaccessible.

Get 30 puzzles · PDF + HTML £3.99

Choose the format that suits you: the 30-puzzle edition includes a printable PDF and an HTML browser book; the 100-puzzle edition includes interactive PDF and HTML versions; the 300-puzzle collection includes three HTML books and one combined interactive PDF. PDF and HTML versions of an edition contain the same puzzles, not extra puzzles. HTML progress stays in the same browser; use Backup and Restore before changing devices or clearing browser data. Save interactive PDFs in a compatible PDF reader after each session.