Queens · No. 823 · Saturday edition
LinkedIn Queens #823 Answer (Aug 1, 2026)
Hint: Start with the smallest colored region — its queen has the fewest possible squares.
Show Queens #823 answer as text
R1C1, R2C6, R3C3, R4C9, R5C2, R6C7, R7C5, R8C8, R9C4
About Queens #823
- Queens #823 is played on a 9×9 grid with 9 colored regions.
- The smallest region covers 3 squares and the largest covers 23.
- 1 region lies entirely inside a single row or column, which reserves that line for it.
- It has 9 regions, more than the average of 8.4 across the previous 7 puzzles.
- The only 3-square region lies entirely in column 5, so column 5's queen belongs to that region and the rest of column 5 is ruled out, including R1C5.
- Every open square in column 1 belongs to the only 18-square region, so that region's queen sits in column 1 and its squares outside column 1 are ruled out, such as R1C2.
- Every open square in column 2 belongs to the 23-square region containing R1C5, so that region's queen sits in column 2 and its squares outside column 2 are ruled out, such as R1C3.