LinkedIn Patches #217 Answer
LinkedIn Patches #217 answer (Tuesday, October 20, 2026) is the solved board below.
The answer
9 rectangles to draw, one for each clue. 9 steps. Press Next step to begin.
The finished board: 9 rectangles, one for each clue, covering every square.
Solution as text
- Rectangle A: 1 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 1, column 1 (area 3, contains the 3 (any shape) at row 1, column 1).
- Rectangle B: 5 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 1, column 6 (area 5, contains the 5 (any shape) at row 1, column 6).
- Rectangle C: 5 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 2, column 1 (area 10, contains the ? (tall) at row 2, column 2).
- Rectangle D: 5 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 2, column 3 (area 5, contains the 5 (any shape) at row 3, column 3).
- Rectangle E: 7 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 1, column 4 (area 7, contains the 7 (any shape) at row 4, column 4).
- Rectangle F: 7 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 1, column 5 (area 7, contains the 7 (any shape) at row 5, column 5).
- Rectangle G: 2 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 6, column 6 (area 2, contains the ? (tall) at row 6, column 6).
- Rectangle H: 1 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 7, column 1 (area 3, contains the 3 (any shape) at row 7, column 2).
- Rectangle I: 7 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 1, column 7 (area 7, contains the 7 (any shape) at row 7, column 7).
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9 rectangles to cut out of a 7×7 grid in Patches #217. The 7 marked "any shape" at row 7, column 7 has only one legal rectangle, so it is the obvious first cut. The 7 at row 4, column 4 is the largest patch; make sure you leave it room.
Hints
Hint 1: where to start
The 7 marked "any shape" at row 7, column 7 fits exactly one way: it must be 1 across and 7 down, so draw it first.
Hint 2: a solid foothold
The 3-cell "any shape" clue at row 1, column 1 covers row 1 and columns 1–3.
Hint 3: nearly there
Draw the 7-cell "any shape" clue at row 4, column 4 as a block 7 tall by 1 wide whose top-left corner is row 1, column 4. After those, every remaining clue has one shape that fits.