Queens · No. 876 · Wednesday edition
LinkedIn Queens #876 Answer (Sep 23, 2026)
Hint: Start with the smallest colored region — its queen has the fewest possible squares.
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R1C4, R2C7, R3C5, R4C1, R5C3, R6C6, R7C2
About Queens #876
- Queens #876 is played on a 7×7 grid with 7 colored regions.
- The smallest region covers 3 squares and the largest covers 14.
- 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 3-square region in rows 1–3 lies entirely in column 7, so column 7's queen belongs to that region and the rest of column 7 is ruled out, including R4C7.
- Every open square left in the 6-square region containing R4C7 sits in column 6, so column 6's queen belongs to that region and the rest of column 6 is ruled out, including R1C6.
- Every open square left in the 3-square region containing R3C6 sits in column 5, so column 5's queen belongs to that region and the rest of column 5 is ruled out, including R1C5.