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LinkedIn Patches #195 answer — Monday, September 28, 2026
Patches · Split the grid into rectangles, one clue per rectangle · puzzle #195
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Patches #195 is a 6×6 grid with 8 clues, 6 of them with the area hidden. The 12-cell "any shape" clue at row 5, column 3 has only one legal rectangle, so it is the obvious first cut. 6 clues hide their areas; leave them until the cells around them are spoken for. The hidden areas sit at row 2, column 1, row 2, column 2, row 2, column 3, row 2, column 4, row 5, column 4 and row 5, column 5.
Hints
Hint 1: where to start
The 12-cell "any shape" clue at row 5, column 3 fits exactly one way: it must be 3 across and 4 down, so draw it first.
Hint 2: a solid foothold
The 6 marked "any shape" at row 5, column 6 covers rows 1–6 and column 6.
Hint 3: nearly there
Draw the hidden-area clue marked "square" at row 2, column 4 as a 2×2 block whose top-left corner is row 1, column 4. After those, every remaining clue has one shape that fits.
Solution
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Solution as text
- Rectangle A: 2 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 1, column 1 (area 2, contains the ? (tall) at row 2, column 1).
- Rectangle B: 2 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 1, column 2 (area 2, contains the ? (any shape) at row 2, column 2).
- Rectangle C: 2 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 1, column 3 (area 2, contains the ? (any shape) at row 2, column 3).
- Rectangle D: 2 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 1, column 4 (area 4, contains the ? (square) at row 2, column 4).
- Rectangle E: 4 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 3, column 1 (area 12, contains the 12 (any shape) at row 5, column 3).
- Rectangle F: 4 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 3, column 4 (area 4, contains the ? (any shape) at row 5, column 4).
- Rectangle G: 4 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 3, column 5 (area 4, contains the ? (any shape) at row 5, column 5).
- Rectangle H: 6 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 1, column 6 (area 6, contains the 6 (any shape) at row 5, column 6).
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