LinkedIn Patches #206 Answer
LinkedIn Patches #206 answer (Friday, October 9, 2026) is the solved board below.
The answer
8 rectangles to draw, one for each clue. 8 steps. Press Next step to begin.
The finished board: 8 rectangles, one for each clue, covering every square.
Solution as text
- Rectangle A: 1 tall by 4 wide, top-left at row 1, column 4 (area 4, contains the ? (wide) at row 1, column 7).
- Rectangle B: 3 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 1, column 1 (area 9, contains the 9 (any shape) at row 2, column 2).
- Rectangle C: 3 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 2, column 4 (area 9, contains the 9 (any shape) at row 3, column 5).
- Rectangle D: 1 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 4, column 1 (area 3, contains the ? (any shape) at row 4, column 1).
- Rectangle E: 3 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 2, column 7 (area 3, contains the ? (any shape) at row 4, column 7).
- Rectangle F: 3 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 5, column 2 (area 9, contains the 9 (any shape) at row 5, column 3).
- Rectangle G: 3 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 5, column 5 (area 9, contains the 9 (any shape) at row 6, column 6).
- Rectangle H: 3 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 5, column 1 (area 3, contains the ? (tall) at row 7, column 1).
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Patches #206 is a 7×7 grid with 8 clues, 4 of them with the area hidden. The 9 marked "any shape" at row 2, column 2 has the fewest options, 3; start there. The 9 at row 2, column 2 is the largest patch; make sure you leave it room.
Hints
Hint 1: where to start
The 9 marked "any shape" at row 2, column 2 has only 3 possible rectangles; list them and see which one leaves the neighbours room.
Hint 2: a solid foothold
The 9-cell "any shape" clue at row 2, column 2 covers rows 1–3 and columns 1–3.
Hint 3: nearly there
Draw the 9-cell "any shape" clue at row 6, column 6 as a block 3 tall by 3 wide whose top-left corner is row 5, column 5. After those, every remaining clue has one shape that fits.