Nonocross Level 41 Answer
10x10 grid, reveals: Snail
Level 41 is a 10x10 grid with 73 filled cells out of 100. The easiest first move is Row 7: its clue 10 fills the whole line. Most players finish it in about 10 minutes. Below is the full solved grid, followed by every logical step if you would rather solve it yourself.
Level 41 solved grid
Filled cells are shaded. The numbers are the row and column clues from the game.
Checked by the Cluekite solver against all 10 row and 10 column clues on 27 October 2026.
Step-by-step hints for Level 41
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 7 - the clue 10 fills the whole line. (10 filled)
- Step 2: Row 8 - the clue 10 fills the whole line. (10 filled)
- Step 3: Row 9 - the clue 10 fills the whole line. (10 filled)
- Step 4: Row 3 - the clue 1 1 4 leaves only 2 free cells, so the middle of each long block must be filled. (2 filled)
- Step 5: Row 4 - the clue 1 6 leaves only 2 free cells, so the middle of each long block must be filled. (4 filled)
- Step 6: Row 5 - the clue 9 leaves only 1 free cell, so the middle of each long block must be filled. (8 filled)
- Step 7: Row 6 - the clue 9 leaves only 1 free cell, so the middle of each long block must be filled. (8 filled)
- Step 8: Row 10 - the clue 8 leaves only 2 free cells, so the middle of each long block must be filled. (6 filled)
- Step 9: Column 7 - every block of 8 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (2 crossed out)
- Step 10: Column 8 - every block of 8 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (2 crossed out)
- Step 11: Column 10 - every block of 3 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (7 crossed out)
- Step 12: Row 3 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 1 1 4 fits these positions. (1 filled)
- Step 13: Column 6 - every block of 8 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (2 crossed out)
- Step 14: Row 4 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 1 6 fits these positions. (1 filled)
- Step 15: Column 4 - every block of 7 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (3 crossed out)
- Step 16: Row 3 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 1 1 4 fits these positions. (2 filled, 1 crossed out)
- Step 17: Row 5 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 9 fits these positions. (1 filled)
- Step 18: Row 6 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 9 fits these positions. (1 filled)
- Step 19: Row 10 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 8 fits these positions. (1 filled)
- Step 20: Column 2 - every block of 6 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (3 crossed out)
- Step 21: Row 4 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 1 6 fits these positions. (1 filled)
- Step 22: Column 1 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 9 fits these positions. (1 filled)
- Step 23: Column 3 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 10 fits these positions. (3 filled)
- Step 24: Row 2 - every block of 1 1 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (2 crossed out)
- Step 25: Row 4 - every block of 1 6 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (1 crossed out)
- Step 26: Column 5 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 8 fits these positions. (1 filled, 1 crossed out)
- Step 27: Row 3 - every block of 1 1 4 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (1 crossed out)
- Step 28: Column 9 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 6 fits these positions. (1 filled, 1 crossed out)
- Step 29: Row 10 - every block of 8 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (1 crossed out)
- Step 30: Row 1 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 1 1 fits these positions. (1 filled)
Level 41 at a glance
- Grid size
- 10x10
- Filled cells
- 73 of 100 (73 percent)
- Longest clue
- 10 in Row 7
- Logical steps
- 30
- Picture
- Snail
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Other valid fillings
- no, the clues allow exactly one filling
The hidden picture

The finished grid draws: Snail.
Tips for 10x10 grids
Big grids reward patience. Do a full pass over all rows, then all columns, and only fill cells you can prove. On a 10x10 board a single crossed-out cell often unlocks a whole line, so mark empties as carefully as fills.
Where players go wrong on Level 41
- The longest line is Row 7 with the clue 10, 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 1 has the fewest filled cells (2). Cross out its empty cells early; they keep the columns honest.
- The last line the logic finishes is Row 1. If you are stuck there, every other line is already done, so recount its clue 1 1.
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