Patches · No. 139 · Monday edition
LinkedIn Patches #139 Answer (Aug 3, 2026)
Hint: Place the large numbered patches first — they have the fewest ways to fit.
Show Patches #139 answer as text
- Patch 1: R1C1–R3C1 (3 cells)
- Patch 2: R1C2–R2C5 (8 cells)
- Patch 3: R3C4–R6C5 (8 cells)
- Patch 4: R1C6–R3C6 (3 cells)
- Patch 5: R4C1–R6C1 (3 cells)
- Patch 6: R3C2–R6C3 (8 cells)
- Patch 7: R4C6–R6C6 (3 cells)
About Patches #139
- Patches #139 splits a 6×6 grid into 7 patches.
- Clue shapes: 1 tall, 6 free-form.
- 1 clue shows no size, so those patches can be any area.
- It has 7 patches, fewer than the average of 9.3 across the previous 7 puzzles.
- Each patch is one rectangle holding exactly one clue, with the clue's shape and, where a number is shown, exactly that many squares.
- Only one free-form rectangle of 3 squares fits inside the grid around the free-form 3 clue at R2C1 without taking in another clue, so its patch must be the 3×1 block from R1C1 to R3C1.
- Only one free-form rectangle of 8 squares fits inside the grid around the free-form 8 clue at R2C2 without taking in another clue, so its patch must be the 2×4 block from R1C2 to R2C5.