Queens · No. 856 · Thursday edition
LinkedIn Queens #856 Answer (Sep 3, 2026)
Hint: Start with the smallest colored region — its queen has the fewest possible squares.
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R1C1, R2C9, R3C2, R4C8, R5C3, R6C5, R7C7, R8C4, R9C6
About Queens #856
- Queens #856 is played on a 9×9 grid with 9 colored regions.
- The smallest region covers 3 squares and the largest covers 34.
- 5 regions lie entirely inside a single row or column, which reserves that line for it.
- It has 9 regions, more than the average of 8.0 across the previous 7 puzzles.
- The 3-square region in rows 1–3 lies entirely in column 1, so column 1's queen belongs to that region and the rest of column 1 is ruled out, including R4C1.
- The 3-square region in rows 2–4 lies entirely in column 2, so column 2's queen belongs to that region and the rest of column 2 is ruled out, including R1C2.
- The 3-square region in rows 3–5 lies entirely in column 3, so column 3's queen belongs to that region and the rest of column 3 is ruled out, including R1C3.