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LinkedIn Patches #191 answer — Thursday, September 24, 2026
Patches · Split the grid into rectangles, one clue per rectangle · puzzle #191
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7×7, 7 clues: that's Patches #191. Primes go first: the 3 marked "any shape" at row 3, column 1 has to be a 3-long strip. The 12 at row 6, column 2 is the largest patch; make sure you leave it room.
Hints
Hint 1: where to start
The 7 marked "any shape" at row 4, column 4 has only 2 possible rectangles; list them and see which one leaves the neighbours room.
Hint 2: a solid foothold
The 7-cell "any shape" clue at row 4, column 4 is the rectangle from row 1, column 4, 7 tall by 1 wide.
Hint 3: nearly there
The 6 marked "tall" at row 1, column 3 covers rows 1–3 and columns 2–3. The rest follows from what is left uncovered.
Solution
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Solution as text
- Rectangle A: 3 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 1, column 2 (area 6, contains the 6 (tall) at row 1, column 3).
- Rectangle B: 5 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 1, column 5 (area 10, contains the 10 (any shape) at row 2, column 6).
- Rectangle C: 3 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 1, column 1 (area 3, contains the 3 (any shape) at row 3, column 1).
- Rectangle D: 7 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 1, column 4 (area 7, contains the 7 (any shape) at row 4, column 4).
- Rectangle E: 5 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 1, column 7 (area 5, contains the 5 (any shape) at row 5, column 7).
- Rectangle F: 4 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 4, column 1 (area 12, contains the 12 (any shape) at row 6, column 2).
- Rectangle G: 2 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 6, column 5 (area 6, contains the 6 (wide) at row 7, column 5).
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