Queens · No. 849 · Thursday edition
LinkedIn Queens #849 Answer (Aug 27, 2026)
Hint: Start with the smallest colored region — its queen has the fewest possible squares.
Show Queens #849 answer as text
R1C5, R2C8, R3C2, R4C6, R5C4, R6C7, R7C3, R8C1
About Queens #849
- Queens #849 is played on an 8×8 grid with 8 colored regions.
- The smallest region covers 2 squares and the largest covers 32.
- 1 region lies entirely inside a single row or column, which reserves that line for it.
- It has 8 regions, fewer than the average of 8.3 across the previous 7 puzzles.
- The only 2-square region lies entirely in row 1, so row 1's queen belongs to that region and the rest of row 1 is ruled out, including R1C1.
- Every open square in row 8 belongs to the 32-square region containing R1C1, so that region's queen sits in row 8 and its squares outside row 8 are ruled out, such as R2C1.
- Every open square in column 1 belongs to the 32-square region containing R1C1, so that region's queen sits in column 1 and its squares outside column 1 are ruled out, such as R8C2.