NONOCROSS / LEVEL 56

Nonocross Level 56 Answer: Snowman

The answer to Nonocross level 56 is Snowman, shown in the solved 10 × 10 grid below. Compare the picture and clues with your puzzle.

10 × 10 grid · 50 filled cells · 50 empty cells

Snowman: solved grid

Nonocross level 56: Snowman solved grid10 rows and 10 columns, with 50 filled cells. Row and column clues accompany the board; the same solution is available as text below.51 571 1 1 11 31 1 1 1 12 1 22 21 51 3122113611311412329132
FilledEmpty50 filled cells50 empty cells

The border marks cells that vary across valid grids; it does not mark mistakes.

2 grids satisfy these clues. The stored Snowman picture is shown; 4 cells vary between valid grids.

Row and column clues for level 56

This 10×10 board has 10 row clues and 10 column clues. Read rows from left to right and columns from top to bottom.

Row clues
RowFilled groups
Row 15
Row 21 5
Row 37
Row 41 1 1 1
Row 51 3
Row 61 1 1 1 1
Row 72 1 2
Row 82 2
Row 91 5
Row 101 3
Column clues
ColumnFilled groups
Column 11
Column 22 2
Column 31 1 3
Column 46 1 1
Column 53 1 1
Column 64 1 2
Column 73 2
Column 89
Column 91 3
Column 102

How to start Nonocross level 56

Fill column 4 from its clues

Column 4 has clue 6 1 1 on 10 cells. Its groups and required gaps use the whole line, so its only arrangement is ■■■■■■·■·■, read top to bottom.

Use the overlap in row 3

Row 3 has clue 7 on 10 cells. Across every placement that fits this line, fill positions 4–7. Count left to right, then compare those cells with the crossing clues.

Why level 56 has more than one valid grid

The 10×10 clue set for Snowman allows 2 valid grids. Of its 100 cells, 4 vary across those grids; the remaining 96 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 56

Show the text solution

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

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Source and verification

The stored Snowman grid matches every archived row and column clue. Exhaustive enumeration found 2 valid grids.

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

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