LinkedIn Patches puzzle #212 for October 15, 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
Fourteen patches cover the 8×8 grid. Three of them are tall, one-cell-wide strips standing side by side in the middle.
Reveal Hint #2Hint #2
Columns 4, 5 and 6 each hold a 1×5 strip from row 4 down to the bottom edge. Column 3 has its own tall strip from row 3 to row 7.
Reveal Hint #3Hint #3
The top two rows are four flat strips: 5 and 3 cells in row 1, then 4 and 4 in row 2. Row 3 continues with a 5-wide strip from column 4.
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Patches #212 Solution
Patches: 5 (1×5) from R1C1 to R1C5; 3 (1×3) from R1C6 to R1C8; 4 (1×4) from R2C1 to R2C4; 4 (1×4) from R2C5 to R2C8; 6 (3×2) from R3C1 to R5C2; 5 (5×1) from R3C3 to R7C3; 5 (1×5) from R3C4 to R3C8; 5 (5×1) from R4C4 to R8C4; 5 (5×1) from R4C5 to R8C5; 5 (5×1) from R4C6 to R8C6; 4 (2×2) from R4C7 to R5C8; 4 (2×2) from R6C1 to R7C2; 6 (3×2) from R6C7 to R8C8; 3 (1×3) from R8C1 to R8C3.
How to Solve Patches #212
- Top rows: R1C1–C5 (5) and R1C6–C8 (3), then R2C1–C4 (4) and R2C5–C8 (4).
- Row 3: a 5-wide strip from C4 to C8. The left side has a 3×2 block in rows 3–5, columns 1–2 (6).
- Tall strips: column 3 from row 3 to 7, and columns 4, 5 and 6 from row 4 to 8 (5 each).
- Right side: a 2×2 block in rows 4–5, columns 7–8, and a 3×2 block in rows 6–8 (6).
- Bottom left: a 2×2 block in rows 6–7, columns 1–2, and R8C1–C3 (3).
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