Fill row 5 from its clues
Row 5 has clue 4 3 on 8 cells. Its groups and required gaps use the whole line, so its only arrangement is ■■■■·■■■, read left to right.
NONOCROSS / LEVEL 38
Nonocross Level 38 Answer: Fire
The answer to Nonocross level 38 is Fire, shown in the solved 8 × 8 grid below. Compare the picture and clues with your puzzle.
8 × 8 grid · 39 filled cells · 25 empty cells
Fire: solved grid
Scroll the grid sideways to see the remaining columns.
FilledEmpty39 filled cells25 empty cells
The border marks cells that vary across valid grids; it does not mark mistakes.
8 grids satisfy these clues. The stored Fire picture is shown; 13 cells vary between valid grids.
Row and column clues for level 38
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 | Filled groups |
|---|---|
| Row 1 | 1 |
| Row 2 | 1 1 1 |
| Row 3 | 1 1 |
| Row 4 | 3 1 |
| Row 5 | 4 3 |
| Row 6 | 8 |
| Row 7 | 8 |
| Row 8 | 6 |
| Column | Filled groups |
|---|---|
| Column 1 | 1 3 |
| Column 2 | 1 5 |
| Column 3 | 6 |
| Column 4 | 1 5 |
| Column 5 | 3 |
| Column 6 | 1 4 |
| Column 7 | 5 |
| Column 8 | 1 3 |
How to start Nonocross level 38
Use the overlap in column 2
Column 2 has clue 1 5 on 8 cells. Across every placement that fits this line, fill positions 4–7. Count top to bottom, then compare those cells with the crossing clues.
Why level 38 has more than one valid grid
The 8×8 clue set for Fire allows 8 valid grids. Of its 64 cells, 13 vary across those grids; the remaining 51 have the same state in every valid grid.
The highlight marks cells the clues alone do not decide. It does not mark mistakes in the stored picture. Use the displayed solution to reproduce that picture.
Text solution for level 38
Show the text solution
■ means filled; · means empty. Each line is one row, from top to bottom.
·■······ ■··■·■·· ··■····■ ·■■■··■· ■■■■·■■■ ■■■■■■■■ ■■■■■■■■ ·■■■■■■·
Source and verification
The stored Fire grid matches every archived row and column clue. Exhaustive enumeration found 8 valid grids.
This verifies the archive, not a replay of the current app.
Different picture or clues?
A level number alone may not identify your puzzle. Compare its picture, grid size, and clues, then find your Nonocross level.