Queens · No. 835 · Thursday edition
LinkedIn Queens #835 Answer (Aug 13, 2026)
Hint: Start with the smallest colored region — its queen has the fewest possible squares.
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R1C1, R2C3, R3C6, R4C2, R5C8, R6C5, R7C9, R8C7, R9C4
About Queens #835
- Queens #835 is played on a 9×9 grid with 9 colored regions.
- The smallest region covers 2 squares and the largest covers 45.
- 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 8.1 across the previous 7 puzzles.
- The only 2-square region lies entirely in row 2, so row 2's queen belongs to that region and the rest of row 2 is ruled out, including R2C1.
- The 3-square region in rows 8–9 and the only 6-square region only have open squares in rows 8 and 9, so they take both queens of those rows and every other square there is ruled out, such as R8C1.
- The 4-square region containing R8C4 and the 3-square region in rows 6–7 only have open squares in rows 6 and 7, so they take both queens of those rows and every other square there is ruled out, such as R6C1.