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LinkedIn Patches #192 answer — Friday, September 25, 2026

Patches · Split the grid into rectangles, one clue per rectangle · puzzle #192

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Today's board is 7 by 7 with 4 "any shape" clues and 2 hidden areas. The 5 marked "any shape" at row 7, column 7 is a prime, so it can only be a strip 5 cells long, one way or the other. 2 clues hide their areas; leave them until the cells around them are spoken for. The hidden areas sit at row 3, column 3 and row 5, column 5.

Hints

Hint 1: where to start

Count the options for the 14 marked "any shape" at row 1, column 1: 2. One of them blocks a neighbour, so it is out.

Hint 2: a solid foothold

The 14 marked "any shape" at row 1, column 1 covers rows 1–7 and columns 1–2.

Hint 3: nearly there

Draw the 5 marked "any shape" at row 7, column 7 as a 1×5 block whose top-left corner is row 7, column 3. After those, every remaining clue has one shape that fits.

Solution

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14✚ any shape
A
B
B
C
C
C
A
A
B
B
C
C
C
A
A
?▮ tall
B
9✚ any shape
C
C
A
A
D
D
E
E
E
A
A
6✚ any shape
D
?■ square
E
E
A
A
D
D
E
E
E
A
A
F
F
F
F
5✚ any shape
Solution as text
  1. Rectangle A: 7 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 1, column 1 (area 14, contains the 14 (any shape) at row 1, column 1).
  2. Rectangle B: 3 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 1, column 3 (area 6, contains the ? (tall) at row 3, column 3).
  3. Rectangle C: 3 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 1, column 5 (area 9, contains the 9 (any shape) at row 3, column 5).
  4. Rectangle D: 3 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 4, column 3 (area 6, contains the 6 (any shape) at row 5, column 3).
  5. Rectangle E: 3 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 4, column 5 (area 9, contains the ? (square) at row 5, column 5).
  6. Rectangle F: 1 tall by 5 wide, top-left at row 7, column 3 (area 5, contains the 5 (any shape) at row 7, column 7).
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