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LinkedIn Patches #200 Answer — (October 3, 2026)
Patches · Split the grid into rectangles, one clue per rectangle · puzzle #200
The answer
Solution as text
- Rectangle A: 1 tall by 7 wide, top-left at row 1, column 1 (area 7, contains the 7 (any shape) at row 1, column 7).
- Rectangle B: 1 tall by 6 wide, top-left at row 2, column 1 (area 6, contains the 6 (any shape) at row 2, column 6).
- Rectangle C: 3 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 3, column 3 (area 6, contains the ? (tall) at row 3, column 3).
- Rectangle D: 5 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 3, column 5 (area 5, contains the 5 (any shape) at row 3, column 5).
- Rectangle E: 3 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 3, column 2 (area 3, contains the ? (tall) at row 4, column 2).
- Rectangle F: 8 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 1, column 8 (area 8, contains the 8 (any shape) at row 4, column 8).
- Rectangle G: 4 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 3, column 1 (area 4, contains the ? (tall) at row 5, column 1).
- Rectangle H: 7 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 2, column 7 (area 7, contains the 7 (any shape) at row 5, column 7).
- Rectangle I: 1 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 6, column 2 (area 3, contains the 3 (any shape) at row 6, column 4).
- Rectangle J: 6 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 3, column 6 (area 6, contains the 6 (any shape) at row 6, column 6).
- Rectangle K: 1 tall by 4 wide, top-left at row 7, column 1 (area 4, contains the 4 (any shape) at row 7, column 3).
- Rectangle L: 1 tall by 5 wide, top-left at row 8, column 1 (area 5, contains the 5 (any shape) at row 8, column 2).
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Patches #200 is a 8×8 grid with 12 clues, 3 of them with the area hidden. One clue is forced from the start, the 8 marked "any shape" at row 4, column 8; draw it and the neighbours tighten up. 3 clues hide their areas; leave them until the cells around them are spoken for.
Hints
Hint 1: where to start
The 8 marked "any shape" at row 4, column 8 is decided before you touch anything else, a 8 tall by 1 wide block.
Hint 2: a solid foothold
The 7-cell "any shape" clue at row 1, column 7 is the rectangle from row 1, column 1, 1 tall by 7 wide.
Hint 3: nearly there
The 7 marked "any shape" at row 5, column 7 covers rows 2–8 and column 7. The rest follows from what is left uncovered.
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