LinkedIn Patches #214 Answer
LinkedIn Patches #214 answer (Saturday, October 17, 2026) is the solved board below.
The answer
6 rectangles to draw, one for each clue. 6 steps. Press Next step to begin.
The finished board: 6 rectangles, one for each clue, covering every square.
Solution as text
- Rectangle A: 1 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 1, column 5 (area 2, contains the 2 (any shape) at row 1, column 6).
- Rectangle B: 5 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 2, column 5 (area 10, contains the ? (tall) at row 2, column 5).
- Rectangle C: 3 tall by 4 wide, top-left at row 1, column 1 (area 12, contains the ? (wide) at row 3, column 4).
- Rectangle D: 3 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 4, column 3 (area 6, contains the ? (tall) at row 4, column 3).
- Rectangle E: 2 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 4, column 1 (area 4, contains the ? (square) at row 5, column 2).
- Rectangle F: 1 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 6, column 1 (area 2, contains the 2 (any shape) at row 6, column 1).
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Patches #214 is a 6×6 grid with 6 clues, 4 of them with the area hidden. Primes go first: the 2 marked "any shape" at row 1, column 6 has to be a 2-long strip. 2 of the 6 clues sit on the outer edge, which caps how far their rectangles can reach.
Hints
Hint 1: where to start
The 2 marked "any shape" at row 1, column 6 has only 2 possible rectangles; list them and see which one leaves the neighbours room.
Hint 2: a solid foothold
Draw the 2 marked "any shape" at row 1, column 6 as a block 1 tall by 2 wide whose top-left corner is row 1, column 5.
Hint 3: nearly there
The 2 marked "any shape" at row 6, column 1 is the rectangle from row 6, column 1, 1 tall by 2 wide. What is still blank now belongs to the clues nearest to it.