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#481Sun, Apr 26, 2026

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hard20 x 20
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A free nonogram (picross) puzzle, fresh every day. Use the row and column number clues to fill in the correct cells.

About puzzle #481

Nonogram #481 appeared on Sun, Apr 26, 2026 as hard difficulty on a 20x20 grid. Its solution fills 213 of 400 cells — 53% density, a balanced picture with roughly as much ink as empty space. The clues break down into 64 runs across all rows and columns. The longest single run is 19 cells, in column 11, and the busiest line is row 12 with 3 separate runs to place. Like every daily here, it has exactly one solution reachable by logic alone.

Clues for puzzle #481

Each clue lists the lengths of the filled runs in that line, in order, with at least one empty cell between runs. A clue of 0 means the line is empty.

Row clues (20 rows)
LineClue
13
21 5
34 7
43 7
51 8
612
713
811
910
109
113 9
126 4 3
138 3
1411
1511
1612
1713 3
1818
195 9
201
Column clues (20 columns)
LineClue
11
22 6
34 9
42 8
59
69
74 9
86 7
98 6
109 6
1119
1218
1311 4
148 3
156 2
166 2
177 3
187 3
196 2
201