NONOCROSS / LEVEL 23

Nonocross Level 23 Answer: Lock

The answer to Nonocross level 23 is Lock, shown in the solved 8 × 8 grid below. Compare the picture and clues with your puzzle.

8 × 8 grid · 46 filled cells · 18 empty cells

Lock: solved grid

Nonocross level 23: Lock solved grid8 rows and 8 columns, with 46 filled cells. Row and column clues accompany the board; the same solution is available as text below.41 11 188886471515151574
FilledEmpty46 filled cells18 empty cells

One grid satisfies this archived clue set.

Row and column clues for level 23

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 21 1
Row 31 1
Row 48
Row 58
Row 68
Row 78
Row 86
Column clues
ColumnFilled groups
Column 14
Column 27
Column 31 5
Column 41 5
Column 51 5
Column 61 5
Column 77
Column 84

How to start Nonocross level 23

Fill row 4 from its clues

Row 4 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 7 on 8 cells. Across every placement that fits this line, fill positions 2–7. Count top to bottom, then compare those cells with the crossing clues.

Text solution for level 23

Show the text solution

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

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

Source and verification

The stored Lock 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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