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LinkedIn Patches #199 answer — Friday, October 2, 2026
Patches · Split the grid into rectangles, one clue per rectangle · puzzle #199
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Today's board is 7 by 7 with 8 "any shape" clues and 7 hidden areas. The 2 marked "any shape" at row 1, column 4 has only one legal rectangle, so it is the obvious first cut. Every cell has to end up covered: a cell only one clue can reach belongs to that clue.
Hints
Hint 1: where to start
The 2 marked "any shape" at row 1, column 4 fits exactly one way: it must be 1 across and 2 down, so draw it first.
Hint 2: a solid foothold
The 2-cell "any shape" clue at row 7, column 4 covers rows 6–7 and column 4.
Hint 3: nearly there
Draw the 2-cell "any shape" clue at row 1, column 5 as a 2×1 block whose top-left corner is row 1, column 5. After those, every remaining clue has one shape that fits.
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Solution as text
- Rectangle A: 1 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 1, column 1 (area 3, contains the ? (any shape) at row 1, column 3).
- Rectangle B: 2 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 1, column 4 (area 2, contains the 2 (any shape) at row 1, column 4).
- Rectangle C: 2 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 1, column 5 (area 2, contains the 2 (any shape) at row 1, column 5).
- Rectangle D: 1 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 2, column 1 (area 3, contains the ? (wide) at row 2, column 2).
- Rectangle E: 3 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 1, column 6 (area 6, contains the ? (any shape) at row 2, column 6).
- Rectangle F: 1 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 3, column 4 (area 2, contains the 2 (wide) at row 3, column 5).
- Rectangle G: 2 tall by 4 wide, top-left at row 4, column 4 (area 8, contains the ? (wide) at row 4, column 4).
- Rectangle H: 3 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 3, column 1 (area 9, contains the ? (square) at row 5, column 3).
- Rectangle I: 2 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 6, column 1 (area 4, contains the ? (any shape) at row 6, column 2).
- Rectangle J: 2 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 6, column 6 (area 4, contains the ? (square) at row 6, column 6).
- Rectangle K: 2 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 6, column 3 (area 2, contains the 2 (any shape) at row 7, column 3).
- Rectangle L: 2 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 6, column 4 (area 2, contains the 2 (any shape) at row 7, column 4).
- Rectangle M: 2 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 6, column 5 (area 2, contains the 2 (any shape) at row 7, column 5).
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