Clear the paper instead of preserving a silhouette
Remove every piece of purple paper on Clean Sweep. This board does not ask you to keep a dotted target intact. Move your cutting shape across the remaining purple regions and check the completion display as the sheet disappears.
The common stall happens near the end: both partners keep cutting around the cleared middle while a strip remains along an outside edge. Stop repeating the same movement and inspect the paper that is actually left.
Divide the remaining area between partners, then finish by checking the perimeter.
Start with useful coverage
Look at the sheet before reshaping your characters. An untrimmed body offers a broad cutting area, so test how much it can remove before turning it into a narrow tool. A shape designed for a different puzzle can make this board harder simply because it covers less paper.
Choose separate working regions. One player can start on the left while the other approaches the right, then compare what remains between them. The exact split depends on the sheet’s current shape; the goal is to avoid both players repeatedly visiting the same empty area.
After a broad cut, separate enough to see the result. Keep the next movement aimed at visible purple paper rather than at your partner’s last position.
Sweep the edges in a consistent order
- Clear an accessible broad region.
- Inspect the newly exposed border.
- Reposition toward the next purple section.
- Rotate if another orientation gives better coverage.
- Check the paper above and beside your character.
- Finish with a pass around every remaining edge.
Use as many cuts as you need to cover the remaining paper. A clean result matters more than how many times you press snip.
Some paper sits above the characters’ standing height. If a top strip remains, compare your reach and orientation with that strip. Do not keep sweeping the floor-level area when the leftover paper is visibly higher.
Read leftover shapes as directions
| Remaining paper | What to inspect |
|---|---|
| Wide central block | Whether your cutting shape actually overlaps the sheet |
| Narrow side strip | Horizontal position and the outer edge of your body |
| Top ledge | Reach, orientation and partner support |
| Small isolated patch | Its exact location before making another broad movement |
| No obvious paper, incomplete display | The full perimeter and any region hidden behind a character |
Use slow movement for a narrow edge. Broad movement is useful while a large sheet remains; precise alignment matters when only a small patch is left.
If your body has been reduced to an awkward fragment, reform and retest a broader shape. Do not assume a more complicated tool is better for a simple removal objective.
Avoid carrying this habit into the next board
Clean Sweep rewards removing the whole target sheet. Paper Steps and Make the Cut require preserving particular outlines. Read the next instruction before repeating an aggressive clearing route.
The Clean Sweep chapter starts at 02:42. Check the board’s paper and progress display, and use its name to find it if the in-game level order changes.
FAQ
What must remain at the end of Clean Sweep?
The displayed objective asks you to remove all purple paper. There is no dotted silhouette to preserve on this board.
Why does progress stop near completion?
Inspect the edges and isolated patches. Cutting through an already cleared region does not remove the remaining paper elsewhere.
Should I start with a tiny cutting shape?
Test the coverage of a full body first. A narrow shape can be useful for a final patch but inefficient for the initial sheet.
Can my partner help with high paper?
Plan a supported position when a region is above your reach. Stabilize the positioning before cutting.
Is the same clearing approach right for Paper Steps?
No. Paper Steps has a target outline that must survive. Read its instruction before removing the surrounding sheet.