Nonocross Level 8 Answer
5x5 grid, reveals: Guinea Pig
Level 8 is a 5x5 grid with 21 filled cells out of 25. The easiest first move is Row 1: its clues 2 2 fit only one way. 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 8 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 8
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 1 - the clues 2 2 plus one gap between blocks add up to 5, so the whole line is fixed. (4 filled, 1 crossed out)
- Step 2: Row 3 - the clue 5 fills the whole line. (5 filled)
- Step 3: Row 4 - the clue 5 fills the whole line. (5 filled)
- Step 4: Row 5 - the clues 2 2 plus one gap between blocks add up to 5, so the whole line is fixed. (4 filled, 1 crossed out)
- Step 5: Row 2 - the clue 3 leaves only 2 free cells, so the middle of each long block must be filled. (1 filled)
- Step 6: Column 1 - every block of 1 3 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (1 crossed out)
- Step 7: Column 5 - every block of 1 3 is already placed, so the remaining cells are empty. (1 crossed out)
- Step 8: Row 2 - with the cells already marked, only one arrangement of 3 fits these positions. (2 filled)
Level 8 at a glance
- Grid size
- 5x5
- Filled cells
- 21 of 25 (84 percent)
- Longest clue
- 5 in Row 3
- Logical steps
- 8
- Picture
- Guinea Pig
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Other valid fillings
- no, the clues allow exactly one filling
The hidden picture
The finished grid draws: Guinea Pig.
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 8
- The longest line is Row 3 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 2 has the fewest filled cells (3). Cross out its empty cells early; they keep the columns honest.
- The last line the logic finishes is Row 2. If you are stuck there, every other line is already done, so recount its clue 3.
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