LinkedIn Patches #207 Answer
LinkedIn Patches #207 answer (Saturday, October 10, 2026) is the solved board below.
The answer
12 rectangles to draw, one for each clue. 12 steps. Press Next step to begin.
The finished board: 12 rectangles, one for each clue, covering every square.
Solution as text
- Rectangle A: 6 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 1, column 3 (area 6, contains the 6 (any shape) at row 2, column 3).
- Rectangle B: 3 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 1, column 7 (area 3, contains the ? (tall) at row 2, column 7).
- Rectangle C: 3 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 1, column 1 (area 6, contains the 6 (any shape) at row 3, column 2).
- Rectangle D: 3 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 1, column 4 (area 9, contains the 9 (any shape) at row 3, column 4).
- Rectangle E: 3 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 1, column 8 (area 3, contains the ? (tall) at row 3, column 8).
- Rectangle F: 1 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 4, column 7 (area 2, contains the ? (wide) at row 4, column 7).
- Rectangle G: 2 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 4, column 1 (area 4, contains the ? (square) at row 5, column 2).
- Rectangle H: 1 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 6, column 1 (area 2, contains the ? (wide) at row 6, column 1).
- Rectangle I: 3 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 4, column 4 (area 9, contains the 9 (any shape) at row 6, column 5).
- Rectangle J: 2 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 5, column 7 (area 4, contains the 4 (any shape) at row 6, column 7).
- Rectangle K: 2 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 7, column 1 (area 4, contains the ? (square) at row 7, column 2).
- Rectangle L: 2 tall by 6 wide, top-left at row 7, column 3 (area 12, contains the 12 (any shape) at row 7, column 6).
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12 rectangles to cut out of a 8×8 grid in Patches #207. The 12-cell "any shape" clue at row 7, column 6 has only one legal rectangle, so it is the obvious first cut. The 12 at row 7, column 6 is the largest patch; make sure you leave it room. The hidden areas sit at row 2, column 7, row 3, column 8, row 4, column 7, row 5, column 2, row 6, column 1 and row 7, column 2.
Hints
Hint 1: where to start
The 12-cell "any shape" clue at row 7, column 6 fits exactly one way: it must be 6 across and 2 down, so draw it first.
Hint 2: a solid foothold
The 6 marked "any shape" at row 3, column 2 covers rows 1–3 and columns 1–2.
Hint 3: nearly there
Draw the hidden-area clue marked "wide" at row 6, column 1 as a block 1 tall by 2 wide whose top-left corner is row 6, column 1. After those, every remaining clue has one shape that fits.