The Patches Game puzzle for October 21, 2026 is a 7 × 7 medium board split into 12 patches, from 2 to 10 cells; the largest is 2 × 5.
Its clues: 1 Wide, 2 Tall and 9 Freeform. 9 show a number (Freeform 4, Freeform 6, Tall 4, Tall 10, Freeform 6, Freeform 3, Freeform 3, Freeform 2 and Freeform 3); the other 3 show only a shape (1 Wide and 2 Freeform), so you work out those sizes from the grid.
Area budget: the numbered patches cover 41 of the 49 cells, which leaves 8 for the 3 shape-only clues.
Starting hint: the numbered Freeform clue toward the top-left corner has only one possible rectangle, a 1 × 4 patch, so place it first.
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Puzzle details
- Grid: 7 × 7
- Difficulty: Medium
- Patches: 12 (1 wide, 2 tall, 9 freeform)
- Numbered clues: 9 of 12
- Patch sizes: 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 6, 6, 10 cells
- Board ID:
7M-d2-0224(this site's own daily, the same for everyone who opens this date)