Queens · No. 860 · Monday edition
LinkedIn Queens #860 Answer (Sep 7, 2026)
Hint: Start with the smallest colored region — its queen has the fewest possible squares.
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R1C7, R2C3, R3C6, R4C4, R5C2, R6C5, R7C1
About Queens #860
- Queens #860 is played on a 7×7 grid with 7 colored regions.
- The smallest region covers 2 squares and the largest covers 22.
- 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 8.1 across the previous 7 puzzles.
- The only 2-square region lies entirely in column 4, so column 4's queen belongs to that region and the rest of column 4 is ruled out, including R1C4.
- Every open square in row 1 belongs to the 22-square region containing R1C4, so that region's queen sits in row 1 and its squares outside row 1 are ruled out, such as R2C1.
- Every open square in row 2 belongs to the 5-square region containing R2C4, so that region's queen sits in row 2 and its squares outside row 2 are ruled out, such as R3C3.