6 printable hard 5x5 nonograms

Six grids verified solvable without guessing, ready for paper: crisp clues, pure black and white, optional solutions on a separate page.

Include solutions (2nd page)

Puzzle 1

	1 1	1 1	1 2	1 3	1
1 2
1 1
1 1
2
3

Puzzle 2

	1 1	1 2	1 2	1	2 2
2 2
1 1
2
2 1
1 1

Puzzle 3

	1 2	1	1 2	2	1
2
1
1
1 2
3

Puzzle 4

	1 1	1 2	5	1 2	1
4
1
1
3
5

Puzzle 5

	1	5	1 3	3	1
2 1
1
3
3
4

Puzzle 6

	3	1 1	1 1	1 1 1	1
2 1
1 1 1
2 1
0
2

Solutions

Solution 1

	1 1	1 1	1 2	1 3	1
1 2
1 1
1 1
2
3

Solution 2

	1 1	1 2	1 2	1	2 2
2 2
1 1
2
2 1
1 1

Solution 3

	1 2	1	1 2	2	1
2
1
1
1 2
3

Solution 4

	1 1	1 2	5	1 2	1
4
1
1
3
5

Solution 5

	1	5	1 3	3	1
2 1
1
3
3
4

Solution 6

	3	1 1	1 1	1 1 1	1
2 1
1 1 1
2 1
0
2

The 5×5 is the front door of nonograms: twenty-five cells, short clues, a solution that falls in minutes. Perfect for taming the clue mechanics — or for a coffee break that ends too soon. On hard, the grid is sparse: every cell is earned, the back-and-forth multiplies, and the advanced techniques — overlap, edge logic — earn their keep on every line.

Printing tip: letter or A4, portrait, default margins. Tick “Include solutions” to get the answers on a second page — handy to fold away for later. Prefer a screen to a pencil? The same format is playable online here, and the basics live in the beginner guide.