Patches · No. 160 · Monday edition
LinkedIn Patches #160 Answer (Aug 24, 2026)
Hint: Place the large numbered patches first — they have the fewest ways to fit.
Show Patches #160 answer as text
- Patch 1: R1C4–R2C4 (2 cells)
- Patch 2: R1C5–R6C6 (12 cells)
- Patch 3: R1C1–R4C3 (12 cells)
- Patch 4: R3C4–R6C4 (4 cells)
- Patch 5: R5C1–R6C2 (4 cells)
- Patch 6: R5C3–R6C3 (2 cells)
About Patches #160
- Patches #160 splits a 6×6 grid into 6 patches.
- Clue shapes: 1 square, 3 tall, 2 free-form.
- It has 6 patches, fewer than the average of 10.0 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 tall rectangle of 12 squares fits inside the grid around the tall 12 clue at R2C5 without taking in another clue, so its patch must be the 6×2 block from R1C5 to R6C6.
- Only one tall rectangle of 12 squares fits inside the grid around the tall 12 clue at R3C3 without taking in another clue, so its patch must be the 4×3 block from R1C1 to R4C3.