NONOCROSS / LEVEL 21

Nonocross Level 21 Answer: Smile

The answer to Nonocross level 21 is Smile, shown in the solved 8 × 8 grid below. Compare the picture and clues with your puzzle.

8 × 8 grid · 52 filled cells · 12 empty cells

Smile: solved grid

Nonocross level 21: Smile solved grid8 rows and 8 columns, with 52 filled cells. Row and column clues accompany the board; the same solution is available as text below.4688886446888864
FilledEmpty52 filled cells12 empty cells

One grid satisfies this archived clue set.

Row and column clues for level 21

This 8×8 board has 8 row clues and 8 column clues. Read rows from left to right and columns from top to bottom.

Row clues
RowFilled groups
Row 14
Row 26
Row 38
Row 48
Row 58
Row 68
Row 76
Row 84
Column clues
ColumnFilled groups
Column 14
Column 26
Column 38
Column 48
Column 58
Column 68
Column 76
Column 84

How to start Nonocross level 21

Fill row 3 from its clues

Row 3 has clue 8 on 8 cells. Its groups and required gaps use the whole line, so its only arrangement is ■■■■■■■■, read left to right.

Use the overlap in column 2

Column 2 has clue 6 on 8 cells. Across every placement that fits this line, fill positions 3–6. Count top to bottom, then compare those cells with the crossing clues.

Text solution for level 21

Show the text solution

■ means filled; · means empty. Each line is one row, from top to bottom.

··■■■■··
·■■■■■■·
■■■■■■■■
■■■■■■■■
■■■■■■■■
■■■■■■■■
·■■■■■■·
··■■■■··

Source and verification

The stored Smile grid matches every archived row and column clue. Exhaustive enumeration found 1 valid grid.

This verifies the archive, not a replay of the current app.

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