Nonocross Level 48 Answer

Level 48 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.

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Step-by-step hints for Level 48

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.

1. Step 1: Row 5 - the clue 7 1 leaves only 1 free cell, so the middle of each long block must be filled. (6 filled)
2. Step 2: Row 6 - the clue 7 leaves only 3 free cells, so the middle of each long block must be filled. (4 filled)
3. Step 3: Row 7 - the clue 7 leaves only 3 free cells, so the middle of each long block must be filled. (4 filled)
4. Step 4: Row 8 - the clue 7 1 leaves only 1 free cell, so the middle of each long block must be filled. (6 filled)
5. Step 5: Row 9 - the clue 7 leaves only 3 free cells, so the middle of each long block must be filled. (4 filled)
6. Step 6: Column 2 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 5 1 fits these positions. (1 filled, 1 crossed out)
7. Step 7: Row 4 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 4 fits these positions. (2 filled, 5 crossed out)
8. Step 8: Row 9 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 7 fits these positions. (2 filled, 1 crossed out)
9. Step 9: Column 3 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 8 fits these positions. (3 filled)
10. Step 10: Row 3 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 3 fits these positions. (5 crossed out)
11. Step 11: Row 6 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 7 fits these positions. (1 crossed out)
12. Step 12: Row 7 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 7 fits these positions. (1 crossed out)
13. Step 13: Column 4 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 7 fits these positions. (2 crossed out)
14. Step 14: Column 5 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 6 fits these positions. (3 crossed out)
15. Step 15: Row 3 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 3 fits these positions. (1 filled)
16. Step 16: Column 2 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 5 1 fits these positions. (1 filled, 2 crossed out)
17. Step 17: Row 2 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 3 fits these positions. (2 filled, 5 crossed out)
18. Step 18: Row 7 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 7 fits these positions. (2 filled, 1 crossed out)
19. Step 19: Row 10 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 5 fits these positions. (2 filled, 1 crossed out)
20. Step 20: Column 6 - every block of 6 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (1 crossed out)
21. Step 21: Column 7 - every block of 6 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (1 crossed out)
22. Step 22: Column 1 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 4 1 fits these positions. (2 filled)
23. Step 23: Row 3 - every block of 3 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (1 crossed out)
24. Step 24: Row 4 - every block of 4 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (1 crossed out)
25. Step 25: Column 3 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 8 fits these positions. (1 crossed out)
26. Step 26: Row 10 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 5 fits these positions. (1 filled)
27. Step 27: Column 4 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 7 fits these positions. (1 filled)
28. Step 28: Row 10 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 5 fits these positions. (1 filled, 2 crossed out)
29. Step 29: Column 8 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 3 2 fits these positions. (2 filled, 2 crossed out)
30. Step 30: Row 5 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 7 1 fits these positions. (1 filled, 2 crossed out)
31. Step 31: Column 10 - every block of 1 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (3 crossed out)
32. Step 32: Row 1 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 2 fits these positions. (1 filled, 1 crossed out)
33. Step 33: Column 2 - every block of 5 1 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (1 crossed out)
34. Step 34: Row 6 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 7 fits these positions. (1 filled, 1 crossed out)
35. Step 35: Row 8 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 7 1 fits these positions. (2 filled)
36. Step 36: Row 9 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 7 fits these positions. (1 filled)
37. Step 37: Column 3 - every block of 8 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (1 crossed out)
38. Step 38: Row 1 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 2 fits these positions. (1 filled)

Level 48 at a glance

Grid size

10x10

Filled cells

54 of 100 (54 percent)

Longest clue

8 in Column 3

Logical steps

38

Picture

Bee

Difficulty

Hard

Other valid fillings

no, the clues allow exactly one filling

The hidden picture

The finished grid draws: Bee.

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 48

• The longest line is Column 3 with the clue 8. The overlap rule fixes 6 of its cells before anything else; players who start elsewhere miss that head start.
• 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 2.

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