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Patches answer. #235

Solved patches board for puzzle 235. The complete text solution follows below.

Shape positions

Rows and columns below start at 1, from the top left.

  1. Shape A: top-left row 1, column 1; 1 rows × 3 columns (3 cells).
  2. Shape B: top-left row 1, column 4; 3 rows × 1 columns (3 cells).
  3. Shape C: top-left row 1, column 5; 1 rows × 3 columns (3 cells).
  4. Shape D: top-left row 1, column 8; 2 rows × 1 columns (2 cells).
  5. Shape E: top-left row 2, column 1; 3 rows × 1 columns (3 cells).
  6. Shape F: top-left row 2, column 2; 3 rows × 1 columns (3 cells).
  7. Shape G: top-left row 2, column 3; 3 rows × 1 columns (3 cells).
  8. Shape H: top-left row 2, column 5; 1 rows × 3 columns (3 cells).
  9. Shape I: top-left row 3, column 5; 1 rows × 3 columns (3 cells).
  10. Shape J: top-left row 3, column 8; 4 rows × 1 columns (4 cells).
  11. Shape K: top-left row 4, column 4; 1 rows × 3 columns (3 cells).
  12. Shape L: top-left row 4, column 7; 3 rows × 1 columns (3 cells).
  13. Shape M: top-left row 5, column 1; 4 rows × 1 columns (4 cells).
  14. Shape N: top-left row 5, column 2; 2 rows × 2 columns (4 cells).
  15. Shape O: top-left row 5, column 4; 2 rows × 2 columns (4 cells).
  16. Shape P: top-left row 5, column 6; 4 rows × 1 columns (4 cells).
  17. Shape Q: top-left row 7, column 2; 2 rows × 1 columns (2 cells).
  18. Shape R: top-left row 7, column 3; 2 rows × 2 columns (4 cells).
  19. Shape S: top-left row 7, column 5; 2 rows × 1 columns (2 cells).
  20. Shape T: top-left row 7, column 7; 2 rows × 2 columns (4 cells).

Why it works

This 8 × 8 solution contains 20 shapes covering all 64 cells. The top edge is split between A (columns 1–3), B (column 4), C (columns 5–7) and D (column 8). Down the right edge, D covers rows 1–2, J covers rows 3–6 and T covers rows 7–8. The remaining shapes fill the interior and left edge without gaps or overlaps. This archive records the completed shapes; the hidden original clues were not reconstructed.

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