LinkedIn Patches #220 Answer
LinkedIn Patches #220 answer (Friday, October 23, 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 6 wide, top-left at row 1, column 1 (area 6, contains the 6 (any shape) at row 1, column 5).
- Rectangle B: 2 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 2, column 1 (area 4, contains the 4 (any shape) at row 2, column 2).
- Rectangle C: 2 tall by 4 wide, top-left at row 2, column 3 (area 8, contains the ? (wide) at row 3, column 5).
- Rectangle D: 2 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 4, column 1 (area 4, contains the ? (square) at row 4, column 2).
- Rectangle E: 2 tall by 4 wide, top-left at row 4, column 3 (area 8, contains the 8 (any shape) at row 5, column 5).
- Rectangle F: 1 tall by 6 wide, top-left at row 6, column 1 (area 6, contains the 6 (any shape) at row 6, column 2).
Other LinkedIn games today: Mini Sudoku · Wend · Zip · Queens · Tango · Pinpoint · Crossclimb.
6×6, 6 clues (2 hidden areas): that's Patches #220. No clue is fully forced on its own; the corners and edges decide the first rectangles. 4 clues accept any shape, so they will bend around whatever the others leave.
Hints
Hint 1: where to start
The 8 marked "any shape" at row 5, column 5 has only 2 possible rectangles; list them and see which one leaves the neighbours room.
Hint 2: a solid foothold
Draw the 8 marked "any shape" at row 5, column 5 as a block 2 tall by 4 wide whose top-left corner is row 4, column 3.
Hint 3: nearly there
The 6 marked "any shape" at row 1, column 5 is the rectangle from row 1, column 1, 1 tall by 6 wide. What is still blank now belongs to the clues nearest to it.