What is the real bottleneck in Meowdoku Level 43?

The dark-green center strip. Once it is solved, the purple block and yellow floor can finish safely.

Meowdoku level guide

Meowdoku Level 43 Walkthrough

hard 4 colors

Meowdoku Level 43 is another strip-before-floor puzzle, but the compact purple block only opens after the dark-green center strip is fixed.

Layout: This 6x6 board has a lime-green left field, a dark-green center strip, a purple lower-middle block, and a yellow right floor. Anchors are visible in the upper-right, upper-left, and center lanes.
Goal: The dark-green strip is the answer key. Once it is fixed, the purple block and yellow floor stop competing for the same rows.
Opening: Keep the visible anchors and solve the center strip before the lower-right floor. The next forcing move comes from the middle-left helper that frees the lower purple block.
Danger Zone: The yellow floor sits on the outside edge, but it still depends on the center strip. Playing it too early traps the lower purple cat.
Mechanics: Level 43 is a strip-led puzzle where the lower block only opens after the strip is stable.

If a lower block and floor both touch the same center strip, solve the strip first.
With 4 colors in play, clear the pair with the fewest blockers first so the board opens up instead of tightening.
Think in chain clears. The best move is the one that sets up the next two moves, not just the quickest current match.

Preserve the visible anchors already shown in the upper-left, upper-right, and center.
Solve the dark-green center strip before the yellow floor.
Place the middle-left helper cat that frees the purple block.
Finish the purple block and yellow floor only after the strip is closed.

Colors in this level:

Lime green, Dark green, Purple, Yellow

What is the real bottleneck in Meowdoku Level 43?
The dark-green center strip. Once it is solved, the purple block and yellow floor can finish safely.