Fitting Strings

Place the 11 strings below in the empty diagram. The numbers indicate how many spaces
are filled by characters. The character 'X' must appear in every row and column exactly
once. All strings must be attached to each other through itself or other words, as in
SCRABBLE. How are the strings placed?
 

DIOXINE INDEX LUXOR MIXER REX XYLOFOON
EXPRES LUXE LYNX OXFORD TEMPEX
 
8
2
6
6
4
8
3
4
7
1
3
                   
6
                   
3
                   
7
                   
7
                   
3
                   
4
                   
7
                   
3
                   
6
                   
 

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