NONOCROSS / LEVEL 27

Nonocross Level 27 Answer: Mermaid

The answer to Nonocross level 27 is Mermaid, shown in the solved 7 × 7 grid below. Compare the picture and clues with your puzzle.

7 × 7 grid · 35 filled cells · 14 empty cells

Mermaid: solved grid

Nonocross level 27: Mermaid solved grid7 rows and 7 columns, with 35 filled cells. Row and column clues accompany the board; the same solution is available as text below.72 41 22 41 1 235 1721213211211551
FilledEmpty35 filled cells14 empty cells

One grid satisfies this archived clue set.

Row and column clues for level 27

This 7×7 board has 7 row clues and 7 column clues. Read rows from left to right and columns from top to bottom.

Row clues
RowFilled groups
Row 17
Row 22 4
Row 31 2
Row 42 4
Row 51 1 2
Row 63
Row 75 1
Column clues
ColumnFilled groups
Column 17
Column 22 1 2
Column 31 3
Column 42 1 1
Column 52 1 1
Column 65
Column 75 1

How to start Nonocross level 27

Fill row 1 from its clues

Row 1 has clue 7 on 7 cells. Its groups and required gaps use the whole line, so its only arrangement is ■■■■■■■, read left to right.

Use the overlap in column 6

Column 6 has clue 5 on 7 cells. Across every placement that fits this line, fill positions 3–5. Count top to bottom, then compare those cells with the crossing clues.

Text solution for level 27

Show the text solution

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

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

Source and verification

The stored Mermaid 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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