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Mosaic is a Minesweeper-like puzzle based on a grid with a pixel-art picture hidden inside. Using logic alone, the solver determines which squares are painted and which should remain empty until the hidden picture is completely exposed.

Each puzzle consists of a grid containing clues in various places. The object is to reveal a hidden picture by painting the squares around each clue so that the number of painted squares, including the square with the clue, matches the value of the clue.

Rules of this puzzle can be found here.

mosaic

CSV version (filename.csv - open with excel):

,4,,,,,,,4,,,,,,4,,,,0,
,,,,3,3,,,,,,3,,,,4,,,,
3,,0,,0,,3,,3,0,0,,,0,,,,,0,
,,,,1,,5,,,,,,,,3,,,,,
3,,,,,,4,,,,,,0,,,3,3,,,
,,0,1,,,6,,,0,1,,,,,,,,0,
3,,,,,,,,,,2,,,1,3,,,3,,
,,0,,,2,,,,2,,,3,2,,,4,,,2
4,,,,,,,5,,5,,6,,,,,6,6,,4
,,,,,,5,,5,,,4,,,,3,,,,4
,,4,6,4,,,6,,,,2,,3,,,,6,6,
3,,,,3,2,2,,,3,,1,,0,,,,,,
,,2,,,,,,,,,,0,0,3,,,3,,
,3,,,,0,,,,3,,1,,,3,,3,,0,
,,,,,,,6,,,1,,,,,,,,,
,3,0,,1,,,,,2,,,,,,,3,0,0,
,,,,,,,3,,3,,,0,0,,,,,,
3,,,0,,,3,,3,,,0,,0,,,,,0,
4,,3,,,,,0,,,5,,,,5,,3,,,
,,,3,,,2,,,,,,,3,,,,,,0

Plain text version:

  4             4           4       0   
        3 3           3       4         
3   0   0   3   3 0 0     0         0   
        1   5               3           
3           4           0     3 3       
    0 1     6     0 1               0   
3                   2     1 3     3     
    0     2       2     3 2     4     2 
4             5   5   6         6 6   4 
            5   5     4       3       4 
    4 6 4     6       2   3       6 6   
3       3 2 2     3   1   0             
    2                   0 0 3     3     
  3       0       3   1     3   3   0   
              6     1                   
  3 0   1         2             3 0 0   
              3   3     0 0             
3     0     3   3     0   0         0   
4   3         0     5       5   3       
      3     2             3           0 

Created and tested with this tool of mine.

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  • $\begingroup$ It's nice to see someone include a CSV, but can you also post a version with just numbers offset by spaces? It's quite hard to do this puzzle on a phone as it stands. $\endgroup$
    – boboquack
    Commented Apr 23, 2017 at 19:59
  • $\begingroup$ @boboquack Like that? $\endgroup$
    – LeppyR64
    Commented Apr 24, 2017 at 0:51

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OHH

Here's an answer. It's

a 'metapuzzle'

The picture.

solution It's a jigsaw puzzle piece made of jigsaw pieces.

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  • $\begingroup$ You got the picture right. I don't want to spoil it, somebody will eventually figure it out. $\endgroup$
    – Mordechai
    Commented Apr 24, 2017 at 2:59
  • $\begingroup$ It's a jigsaw puzzle. $\endgroup$
    – Deusovi
    Commented Apr 24, 2017 at 3:02
  • $\begingroup$ Oh is it that obvious? I was thinking it was a jigsaw puzzle, then going: "Nah, it can't be a jigsaw puzzle, it's gotta be some logo or something." $\endgroup$
    – awesomepi
    Commented Apr 24, 2017 at 3:03
  • $\begingroup$ Yes. But with a twist. Look at the title. $\endgroup$
    – Mordechai
    Commented Apr 24, 2017 at 13:48
  • $\begingroup$ Well, it's a reference to some post on the meta site. $\endgroup$
    – Mordechai
    Commented Apr 24, 2017 at 15:52

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