LinkedIn Patches #212 Answer
LinkedIn Patches #212 answer (Thursday, October 15, 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: 1 tall by 5 wide, top-left at row 1, column 1 (area 5, contains the 5 (any shape) at row 1, column 4).
- Rectangle B: 1 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 1, column 6 (area 3, contains the 3 (any shape) at row 1, column 6).
- Rectangle C: 1 tall by 4 wide, top-left at row 2, column 1 (area 4, contains the 4 (any shape) at row 2, column 2).
- Rectangle D: 1 tall by 4 wide, top-left at row 2, column 5 (area 4, contains the 4 (any shape) at row 2, column 8).
- Rectangle E: 1 tall by 5 wide, top-left at row 3, column 4 (area 5, contains the 5 (wide) at row 3, column 5).
- Rectangle F: 3 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 3, column 1 (area 6, contains the 6 (any shape) at row 4, column 1).
- Rectangle G: 5 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 3, column 3 (area 5, contains the 5 (tall) at row 4, column 3).
- Rectangle H: 5 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 4, column 6 (area 5, contains the 5 (tall) at row 5, column 6).
- Rectangle I: 2 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 4, column 7 (area 4, contains the 4 (any shape) at row 5, column 8).
- Rectangle J: 5 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 4, column 4 (area 5, contains the 5 (tall) at row 6, column 4).
- Rectangle K: 2 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 6, column 1 (area 4, contains the 4 (any shape) at row 7, column 1).
- Rectangle L: 3 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 6, column 7 (area 6, contains the 6 (any shape) at row 7, column 7).
- Rectangle M: 1 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 8, column 1 (area 3, contains the 3 (any shape) at row 8, column 3).
- Rectangle N: 5 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 4, column 5 (area 5, contains the 5 (any shape) at row 8, column 5).
Other LinkedIn games today: Mini Sudoku · Wend · Zip · Queens · Tango · Pinpoint · Crossclimb.
Today's board is 8 by 8 with 10 "any shape" clues and every area shown. Primes go first: the 5 marked "any shape" at row 1, column 4 has to be a 5-long strip. Every area is given today, so each clue's rectangle has a fixed cell count.
Hints
Hint 1: where to start
The 5 marked "any shape" at row 1, column 4 has only 2 possible rectangles; list them and see which one leaves the neighbours room.
Hint 2: a solid foothold
The 5-cell "any shape" clue at row 1, column 4 covers row 1 and columns 1–5.
Hint 3: nearly there
Draw the 5-cell "any shape" clue at row 8, column 5 as a block 5 tall by 1 wide whose top-left corner is row 4, column 5. After those, every remaining clue has one shape that fits.