LinkedIn Patches puzzle #240 for November 12, 2026: spoiler-free hints first, then the complete solution when you want it.
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Reveal Hint #1Hint #1
The 7 in the bottom row must make a single strip.
Reveal Hint #2Hint #2
Both 5 clues belong to narrow strips on the right.
Reveal Hint #3Hint #3
The red 8 covers rows 1–2 and columns 2–5.
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Today’s Patches Solution
Patches: 6 (6×1) from R1C1 to R6C1; 8 (2×4) from R1C2 to R2C5; 5 (5×1) from R1C6 to R5C6; 5 (5×1) from R1C7 to R5C7; 6 (3×2) from R3C2 to R5C3; 3 (3×1) from R3C4 to R5C4; 3 (3×1) from R3C5 to R5C5; 6 (1×6) from R6C2 to R6C7; 7 (1×7) from R7C1 to R7C7.
How to Solve Today’s Patches
These nine patches fill the 7×7 grid. Count coordinates from the upper-left corner.
- R1C2: rows 1–2, columns 2–5 (8 cells).
- R2C6: rows 1–5, columns 6 (5 cells).
- R3C1: rows 1–6, columns 1 (6 cells).
- R4C3: rows 3–5, columns 2–3 (6 cells).
- R4C4: rows 3–5, columns 4 (3 cells).
- R4C5: rows 3–5, columns 5 (3 cells).
- R5C7: rows 1–5, columns 7 (5 cells).
- R6C2: rows 6, columns 2–7 (6 cells).
- R7C6: rows 7, columns 1–7 (7 cells).
The bottom 7 fills the entire last row. Above it, the magenta 6 takes the rest of row 6 after the leftmost column. The two five-cell strips run side by side in columns 6 and 7.
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