Nonocross Level 52 Answer

Level 52 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 52

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: Column 3 - the clue 10 fills the whole line. (10 filled)
2. Step 2: Column 4 - the clues 7 2 plus one gap between blocks add up to 10, so the whole line is fixed. (9 filled, 1 crossed out)
3. Step 3: Column 1 - the clue 6 leaves only 4 free cells, so the middle of each long block must be filled. (2 filled)
4. Step 4: Column 2 - the clue 8 leaves only 2 free cells, so the middle of each long block must be filled. (6 filled)
5. Step 5: Column 5 - the clue 2 5 leaves only 2 free cells, so the middle of each long block must be filled. (3 filled)
6. Step 6: Column 10 - the clue 6 leaves only 4 free cells, so the middle of each long block must be filled. (2 filled)
7. Step 7: Row 5 - every block of 4 1 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (5 crossed out)
8. Step 8: Row 6 - every block of 5 1 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (4 crossed out)
9. Step 9: Row 1 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 6 fits these positions. (2 filled, 2 crossed out)
10. Step 10: Row 7 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 6 1 fits these positions. (1 filled)
11. Step 11: Row 8 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 3 2 2 fits these positions. (3 filled, 1 crossed out)
12. Step 12: Row 9 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 5 2 fits these positions. (1 filled)
13. Step 13: Row 10 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 6 fits these positions. (2 filled, 2 crossed out)
14. Step 14: Column 1 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 6 fits these positions. (1 filled, 2 crossed out)
15. Step 15: Row 1 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 6 fits these positions. (1 filled)
16. Step 16: Row 2 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 4 2 fits these positions. (1 filled)
17. Step 17: Column 5 - every block of 2 5 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (2 crossed out)
18. Step 18: Row 3 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 4 2 fits these positions. (1 filled)
19. Step 19: Row 4 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 4 1 1 fits these positions. (1 filled)
20. Step 20: Column 1 - every block of 6 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (2 crossed out)
21. Step 21: Row 7 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 6 1 fits these positions. (1 crossed out)
22. Step 22: Row 9 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 5 2 fits these positions. (2 filled)
23. Step 23: Column 6 - every block of 1 4 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (3 crossed out)
24. Step 24: Row 2 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 4 2 fits these positions. (1 filled)
25. Step 25: Row 10 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 6 fits these positions. (1 filled)
26. Step 26: Column 2 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 8 fits these positions. (1 crossed out)
27. Step 27: Row 10 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 6 fits these positions. (1 filled)
28. Step 28: Column 7 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 1 1 1 fits these positions. (2 crossed out)
29. Step 29: Row 2 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 4 2 fits these positions. (1 filled)
30. Step 30: Row 9 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 5 2 fits these positions. (1 filled)
31. Step 31: Column 2 - every block of 8 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (1 crossed out)
32. Step 32: Row 1 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 6 fits these positions. (1 filled)
33. Step 33: Column 8 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 2 2 fits these positions. (2 filled, 4 crossed out)
34. Step 34: Row 2 - every block of 4 2 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (1 crossed out)
35. Step 35: Row 9 - every block of 5 2 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (1 crossed out)
36. Step 36: Row 3 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 4 2 fits these positions. (2 filled, 1 crossed out)
37. Step 37: Column 9 - every block of 2 2 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (2 crossed out)
38. Step 38: Row 4 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 4 1 1 fits these positions. (2 filled)
39. Step 39: Row 7 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 6 1 fits these positions. (1 filled)
40. Step 40: Row 8 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 3 2 2 fits these positions. (1 filled)

Level 52 at a glance

Grid size

10x10

Filled cells

62 of 100 (62 percent)

Longest clue

10 in Column 3

Logical steps

40

Picture

Balance

Difficulty

Hard

Other valid fillings

no, the clues allow exactly one filling

The hidden picture

The finished grid draws: Balance.

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 52

• The longest line is Column 3 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 5 has the fewest filled cells (5). Cross out its empty cells early; they unlock 5 columns.
• The last line the logic finishes is Row 8. If you are stuck there, every other line is already done, so recount its clue 3 2 2.

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