LinkedIn Patches puzzle #221 for October 24, 2026: spoiler-free hints first, then the complete solution when you want it.
This is an earlier Patches puzzle. Latest Patches Answer: #241 (Nov 13)
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The clue at R2C6 requires a tall patch. A narrow vertical rectangle in column 6 covers rows 1 and 2, while the top-right square clue occupies a 2×2 block.
Reveal Hint #2Hint #2
The long wide patch stretches across row 3 and row 4 from column 2 to column 8. It covers 14 cells.
Reveal Hint #3Hint #3
A 3×3 square fits in the lower center at R5C3. The bottom row also contains a wide five-cell patch from columns 1 to 5.
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Patches #221 Solution
Patches: 6 (2×3) from R1C1 to R2C3; 4 (2×2) from R1C4 to R2C5; 2 (2×1) from R1C6 to R2C6; 4 (2×2) from R1C7 to R2C8; 2 (2×1) from R3C1 to R4C1; 14 (2×7) from R3C2 to R4C8; 4 (2×2) from R5C1 to R6C2; 9 (3×3) from R5C3 to R7C5; 8 (4×2) from R5C6 to R8C7; 4 (4×1) from R5C8 to R8C8; 2 (1×2) from R7C1 to R7C2; 5 (1×5) from R8C1 to R8C5.
How to Solve Patches #221
There are 12 rectangular patches in the completed 8×8 grid. A useful anchor is the wide 7×2 rectangle starting at R3C2. It separates the upper clue cluster from the lower rectangles. The 3×3 square beginning at R5C3 fills nine cells, and the narrow patch on the far right extends four rows down from R5C8. The last row includes a five-cell strip from R8C1 to R8C5. The rectangles cover all 64 squares once, and each original clue belongs to the correct rectangle with the required area or shape.
Original clues: R1C3 wide; R1C4 square; R2C6 tall; R2C7 square, area 4; R4C1 area 2; R4C8 wide; R5C1 square; R5C8 area 4; R7C2 wide, area 2; R7C3 square; R8C5 wide; R8C6 tall. Numbers in the solution board show the final patch areas.
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