Archive · Puzzle #23
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Nonogram
Mid-week Nonogram puzzles are calibrated between the easy early-week tier and the harder weekend tier. Puzzle #23 from Thursday, June 18, 2026 reflects that middle setting: longer solve time than Monday or Tuesday on average, but without the harder calibration the weekend reserves. The mid-week puzzles are the ones most players consider canonical Nonogram — neither padded easy nor stretched difficult.
Mid-June sits in the steady-rotation middle of the calendar month. The Nonogram difficulty calibration does not adjust for calendar position; puzzle #23 runs the same calibration the day-of-week band specifies, regardless of where in the month it falls. The mid-month archive is the most representative slice of typical Nonogram difficulty over time.