Queens · No. 848 · Wednesday edition
LinkedIn Queens #848 Answer (Aug 26, 2026)
Hint: Start with the smallest colored region — its queen has the fewest possible squares.
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R1C7, R2C4, R3C6, R4C2, R5C5, R6C1, R7C3
About Queens #848
- Queens #848 is played on a 7×7 grid with 7 colored regions.
- The smallest region covers 2 squares and the largest covers 19.
- 1 region lies entirely inside a single row or column, which reserves that line for it.
- It has 7 regions, fewer than the average of 8.4 across the previous 7 puzzles.
- The only 2-square region lies entirely in row 6, so row 6's queen belongs to that region and the rest of row 6 is ruled out, including R6C3.
- Every open square in row 1 belongs to the 19-square region containing R6C5, so that region's queen sits in row 1 and its squares outside row 1 are ruled out, such as R2C7.
- Every open square in row 7 belongs to the 7-square region containing R6C3, so that region's queen sits in row 7 and its squares outside row 7 are ruled out, such as R5C1.