LinkedIn Patches #218 Answer
LinkedIn Patches #218 answer (Wednesday, October 21, 2026) is the solved board below.
The answer
7 rectangles to draw, one for each clue. 7 steps. Press Next step to begin.
The finished board: 7 rectangles, one for each clue, covering every square.
Solution as text
- Rectangle A: 2 tall by 4 wide, top-left at row 1, column 1 (area 8, contains the 8 (any shape) at row 1, column 3).
- Rectangle B: 7 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 1, column 7 (area 7, contains the 7 (any shape) at row 1, column 7).
- Rectangle C: 3 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 3, column 1 (area 6, contains the 6 (tall) at row 4, column 2).
- Rectangle D: 3 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 3, column 3 (area 6, contains the 6 (tall) at row 4, column 4).
- Rectangle E: 4 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 1, column 5 (area 8, contains the 8 (tall) at row 4, column 6).
- Rectangle F: 2 tall by 4 wide, top-left at row 6, column 1 (area 8, contains the 8 (any shape) at row 7, column 1).
- Rectangle G: 3 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 5, column 5 (area 6, contains the 6 (any shape) at row 7, column 5).
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7 rectangles to cut out of a 7×7 grid in Patches #218. The 7-cell "any shape" clue at row 1, column 7 has only one legal rectangle, so it is the obvious first cut. The 8 at row 1, column 3 is the largest patch; make sure you leave it room.
Hints
Hint 1: where to start
Only one rectangle satisfies the 7 marked "any shape" at row 1, column 7: 1 wide and 7 tall. Start there.
Hint 2: a solid foothold
Draw the 8 marked "any shape" at row 7, column 1 as a block 2 tall by 4 wide whose top-left corner is row 6, column 1.
Hint 3: nearly there
The 8 marked "any shape" at row 1, column 3 is the rectangle from row 1, column 1, 2 tall by 4 wide. What is still blank now belongs to the clues nearest to it.