Nonocross Level 14 Answer
5x5 grid, reveals: Umbrella
Level 14 is a 5x5 grid with 16 filled cells out of 25. The easiest first move is Row 2: its clue 5 fills the whole line. Most players finish it in about 3 minutes. Below is the full solved grid, followed by every logical step if you would rather solve it yourself.
Level 14 solved grid
Filled cells are shaded. The numbers are the row and column clues from the game.
Checked by the Cluekite solver against all 5 row and 5 column clues on 27 October 2026.
Step-by-step hints for Level 14
Press the button to reveal one step at a time. Each step fills or crosses out cells in a single row or column, in the order a careful player would find them.
- Step 1: Row 2 - the clue 5 fills the whole line. (5 filled)
- Step 2: Row 3 - the clue 5 fills the whole line. (5 filled)
- Step 3: Row 1 - the clue 3 leaves only 2 free cells, so the middle of each long block must be filled. (1 filled)
- Step 4: Column 1 - every block of 2 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (3 crossed out)
- Step 5: Column 5 - every block of 2 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (3 crossed out)
- Step 6: Row 1 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 3 fits these positions. (2 filled)
- Step 7: Column 2 - every block of 3 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (2 crossed out)
- Step 8: Row 5 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 2 fits these positions. (2 filled)
- Step 9: Column 4 - every block of 3 1 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (1 crossed out)
- Step 10: Row 4 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 1 fits these positions. (1 filled)
Level 14 at a glance
- Grid size
- 5x5
- Filled cells
- 16 of 25 (64 percent)
- Longest clue
- 5 in Row 2
- Logical steps
- 10
- Picture
- Umbrella
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Other valid fillings
- no, the clues allow exactly one filling
The hidden picture
The finished grid draws: Umbrella.
Tips for small grids
Small grids are mostly about counting. Add up each clue plus one gap between blocks; if the total equals the line length, the line is fully decided. Fill those first, then let the columns finish the rest.
Where players go wrong on Level 14
- The longest line is Row 2 with the clue 5, and it is a full line: its blocks and gaps add up to the whole length, so fill it first and let it anchor the lines that cross it.
- Row 4 has the fewest filled cells (1). Cross out its empty cells early; they keep the columns honest.
- The last line the logic finishes is Row 4. If you are stuck there, every other line is already done, so recount its clue 1.
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