LinkedIn Patches #224 Answer
LinkedIn Patches #224 answer (Tuesday, October 27, 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: 1 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 1, column 1 (area 3, contains the ? (wide) at row 1, column 2).
- Rectangle B: 2 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 2, column 2 (area 4, contains the ? (square) at row 2, column 3).
- Rectangle C: 2 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 2, column 1 (area 2, contains the 2 (any shape) at row 3, column 1).
- Rectangle D: 5 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 1, column 4 (area 15, contains the 15 (any shape) at row 3, column 5).
- Rectangle E: 4 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 4, column 1 (area 12, contains the 12 (any shape) at row 5, column 3).
- Rectangle F: 7 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 1, column 7 (area 7, contains the 7 (any shape) at row 5, column 7).
- 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: 2 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 6, column 4 (area 4, contains the ? (square) at row 7, column 5).
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#224 packs 8 clues into 49 cells; the biggest asks for 15 of them. One clue is forced from the start, the 15 marked "any shape" at row 3, column 5; draw it and the neighbours tighten up. 4 clues accept any shape, so they will bend around whatever the others leave.
Hints
Hint 1: where to start
The 15 marked "any shape" at row 3, column 5 is decided before you touch anything else, a 5 tall by 3 wide block.
Hint 2: a solid foothold
The 7-cell "any shape" clue at row 5, column 7 is the rectangle from row 1, column 7, 7 tall by 1 wide.
Hint 3: nearly there
The hidden-area clue marked "square" at row 7, column 5 covers rows 6–7 and columns 4–5. The rest follows from what is left uncovered.