LinkedIn Patches #205 Answer
LinkedIn Patches #205 answer (Thursday, October 8, 2026) is the solved board below.
The answer
14 rectangles to draw, one for each clue. 14 steps. Press Next step to begin.
The finished board: 14 rectangles, one for each clue, covering every square.
Solution as text
- Rectangle A: 2 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 1, column 1 (area 2, contains the ? (tall) at row 1, column 1).
- Rectangle B: 2 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 1, column 7 (area 2, contains the ? (tall) at row 1, column 7).
- Rectangle C: 4 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 1, column 2 (area 4, contains the ? (tall) at row 2, column 2).
- Rectangle D: 4 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 1, column 6 (area 4, contains the ? (tall) at row 2, column 6).
- Rectangle E: 3 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 1, column 3 (area 6, contains the 6 (tall) at row 3, column 3).
- Rectangle F: 5 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 1, column 5 (area 5, contains the 5 (tall) at row 3, column 5).
- Rectangle G: 2 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 3, column 1 (area 2, contains the ? (tall) at row 4, column 1).
- Rectangle H: 2 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 4, column 4 (area 2, contains the ? (tall) at row 4, column 4).
- Rectangle I: 2 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 3, column 7 (area 2, contains the ? (tall) at row 4, column 7).
- Rectangle J: 3 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 5, column 1 (area 6, contains the 6 (tall) at row 5, column 2).
- Rectangle K: 3 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 5, column 6 (area 6, contains the 6 (tall) at row 5, column 6).
- Rectangle L: 4 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 4, column 3 (area 4, contains the ? (tall) at row 6, column 3).
- Rectangle M: 2 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 6, column 5 (area 2, contains the ? (tall) at row 6, column 5).
- Rectangle N: 2 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 6, column 4 (area 2, contains the ? (tall) at row 7, column 4).
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#205 packs 14 clues into 49 cells; the biggest asks for 6 of them. The 6-cell "tall" clue at row 3, column 3 has only one legal rectangle, so it is the obvious first cut. Every clue states its shape, which cuts down the rectangles each one can make. The hidden areas sit at row 1, column 1, row 1, column 7, row 2, column 2, row 2, column 6, row 4, column 1, row 4, column 4, row 4, column 7, row 6, column 3, row 6, column 5 and row 7, column 4.
Hints
Hint 1: where to start
The 6-cell "tall" clue at row 3, column 3 fits exactly one way: it must be 2 across and 3 down, so draw it first.
Hint 2: a solid foothold
The 5 marked "tall" at row 3, column 5 covers rows 1–5 and column 5.
Hint 3: nearly there
Draw the 6 marked "tall" at row 5, column 2 as a block 3 tall by 2 wide whose top-left corner is row 5, column 1. After those, every remaining clue has one shape that fits.