🍄 A hidden picture is waiting inside the grid. Use the numbers above each column and beside each row to work out which squares to fill in — the answer key sits at the bottom, fold it backward along the dotted line before you start.
A logic-grid picture puzzle (also called picross or griddlers). Use the number clues to fill in the correct squares and reveal the hidden image. This one has a few split runs, so it's a step up from a beginner grid.
Each number tells you how many squares in a row to fill in that line, in order. A column clue of 2 then 5 (stacked) means: fill 2, leave at least one blank, then fill 5 more, top to bottom.
2
3
3
2 5
8
8
2 5
3
3
2
4
8
3 2 3
10
4
4
4
4
10 columns × 8 rows
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Solution hidden on screen — it prints automatically.
Solution
How to Solve This Nonogram
Nonograms (also called picross, griddlers, or hanjie) are logic puzzles that hide a picture inside a grid of numbers:
Start with the biggest clues. A row or column clue close to the full width, like the 10 in this puzzle, tells you the whole line is filled — mark those first.
Split clues need a gap. A clue like 3 2 3 means three separate filled runs in that line, each with at least one blank square between them — don't run them together.
Work the overlap. When a clue number is more than half the line's length, the middle cells must always be filled no matter how the run shifts — mark those immediately.
This puzzle steps up to a 10×8 grid with a few split runs, so it's a good second nonogram once you've solved an easy one. For the full method, edge logic, and tougher techniques, read our complete guide to nonograms and advanced nonogram techniques.
Walkthrough: Your First Four Moves
Not sure where to begin? Here's exactly how Mr. Puzzle opens this grid. Rows are numbered top to bottom and columns left to right.
Row 4 (10). Full width, so fill the whole row.
Row 3 (3 2 3). Add it up: 3 + 2 + 3, plus a gap between each run, is exactly 10. It fits only one way: columns 1–3, columns 5–6 and columns 8–10, with columns 4 and 7 blank. While you're up there, row 2 (8) gives you columns 3 through 8.
Columns 5 and 6 (8). Full height, so fill both top to bottom. Then look at column 3 (3): rows 2, 3 and 4 are already filled, so that's the whole run. Mark the rest blank. Columns 1 and 10 (2) are already done by rows 3 and 4, so blank the rest of those too.
Columns 4 and 7 (2 5). Row 3 is blank in both, which splits each column into a 2-square piece on top and a 5-square piece below. The 2 fits the top piece and the 5 fits the bottom piece exactly, so fill rows 1–2 and rows 4–8.
Stuck? Click for a nudge
Columns 2 and 9 (3) each need one more square next to rows 3 and 4, either row 2 or row 5. Row 5 only gets 4 squares, and columns 4 to 7 have already used them.
Why It's Rated Medium
Every square comes from one line at a time, but row 3 is the key. Until you notice that its three runs add up to exactly the full width, the cap can feel stuck. Spotting "exact fit" lines like that is a skill you'll use on every bigger grid, which is why this one is rated Medium.
Spoiler: what does this puzzle hide?
Lucky Mushroom is our second printable nonogram — a step up from Hidden Heart with a couple of split runs to test the overlap technique. It prints on one page with the fold-over answer key so you can check yourself honestly.