Queens · No. 862 · Wednesday edition
LinkedIn Queens #862 Answer (Sep 9, 2026)
Hint: Start with the smallest colored region — its queen has the fewest possible squares.
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R1C2, R2C4, R3C8, R4C1, R5C7, R6C5, R7C3, R8C6
About Queens #862
- Queens #862 is played on an 8×8 grid with 8 colored regions.
- The smallest region covers 2 squares and the largest covers 41.
- 7 regions lie entirely inside a single row or column, which reserves that line for it.
- It has 8 regions, fewer than the average of 8.1 across the previous 7 puzzles.
- The only 5-square region lies entirely in column 1, so column 1's queen belongs to that region and the rest of column 1 is ruled out, including R6C1.
- The 2-square region in row 1 lies entirely in that row, so row 1's queen belongs to that region and the rest of row 1 is ruled out, including R1C1.
- The 2-square region in row 2 lies entirely in that row, so row 2's queen belongs to that region and the rest of row 2 is ruled out, including R2C1.