LinkedIn Patches puzzle #211 for October 14, 2026: spoiler-free hints first, then the complete solution when you want it.
This is an earlier Patches puzzle. Latest Patches Answer: #240 (Nov 12)
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Reveal Hint #1Hint #1
The purple 9 has to be a 3×3 square. In a 6×6 grid it fits at the top, right of the first two columns.
Reveal Hint #2Hint #2
The red clue in column 1 is a tall rectangle with no number: it runs the full height of column 1.
Reveal Hint #3Hint #3
Column 2 splits into the blue 2 on top and the green 4 below. The teal shape fills most of column 6, and the pink 2 is a short wide strip in the bottom row.
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Patches #211 Solution
Patches: 6 (6×1) from R1C1 to R6C1; 2 (2×1) from R1C2 to R2C2; 9 (3×3) from R1C3 to R3C5; 5 (5×1) from R1C6 to R5C6; 4 (4×1) from R3C2 to R6C2; 6 (3×2) from R4C3 to R6C4; 2 (2×1) from R4C5 to R5C5; 2 (1×2) from R6C5 to R6C6.
How to Solve Patches #211
- Purple 9: a 3×3 square in rows 1–3, columns 3–5.
- Red: all of column 1 (6 cells). Column 2: blue 2 (rows 1–2) and green 4 (rows 3–6).
- Teal: column 6, rows 1–5. The pink 2 takes the last two cells of row 6.
- The orange 2 is rows 4–5 of column 5, and the tan 6 fills the 3×2 block in columns 3–4, rows 4–6.
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