LinkedIn Patches #223 Answer
LinkedIn Patches #223 answer (Monday, October 26, 2026) is the solved board below.
The answer
8 rectangles to draw, one for each clue. 8 steps. Press Next step to begin.
The finished board: 8 rectangles, one for each clue, covering every square.
Solution as text
- Rectangle A: 2 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 1, column 1 (area 2, contains the 2 (any shape) at row 1, column 1).
- Rectangle B: 2 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 1, column 2 (area 6, contains the 6 (any shape) at row 1, column 2).
- Rectangle C: 4 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 1, column 5 (area 4, contains the 4 (tall) at row 2, column 5).
- Rectangle D: 1 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 3, column 3 (area 2, contains the 2 (any shape) at row 3, column 3).
- Rectangle E: 3 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 4, column 3 (area 6, contains the 6 (any shape) at row 4, column 4).
- Rectangle F: 4 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 3, column 1 (area 8, contains the 8 (tall) at row 5, column 2).
- Rectangle G: 2 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 5, column 5 (area 2, contains the 2 (any shape) at row 6, column 5).
- Rectangle H: 6 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 1, column 6 (area 6, contains the 6 (any shape) at row 6, column 6).
Other LinkedIn games today: Mini Sudoku · Wend · Zip · Queens · Tango · Pinpoint · Crossclimb.
6×6, 8 clues: that's Patches #223. The 2-cell "any shape" clue at row 1, column 1 has only one legal rectangle, so it is the obvious first cut. 4 of the 8 clues sit on the outer edge, which caps how far their rectangles can reach. The primes today are the 2 at row 1, column 1, the 2 at row 3, column 3 and the 2 at row 6, column 5; each is a single strip.
Hints
Hint 1: where to start
The 2-cell "any shape" clue at row 1, column 1 fits exactly one way: it must be 1 across and 2 down, so draw it first.
Hint 2: a solid foothold
The 6 marked "any shape" at row 1, column 2 covers rows 1–2 and columns 2–4.
Hint 3: nearly there
Draw the 6 marked "any shape" at row 6, column 6 as a block 6 tall by 1 wide whose top-left corner is row 1, column 6. After those, every remaining clue has one shape that fits.