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LinkedIn Patches answer · #67

LinkedIn Patches answer
May 23, 2026

Saturday, May 23, 2026 — the day this LinkedIn patch went live as that day's daily board.

Stuck on Patches #67? Below is the full colored board, the deductions that get you there, and the lessons you can carry to tomorrow's grid.

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Patches #67 solution

Patches #67 answer board

LinkedIn Patches #67 solved board (May 23, 2026)
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Patches #67 · Step-by-step deduction

How the LinkedIn Patches answer for May 23, 2026 is forced

Each step closes one rectangle. The order matters: every placement narrows what the next clue can be.

  1. 01
    Corner complements (Starting point)

    The grid is 7x7. Look immediately at the extreme left and right columns. On the left, we have the Yellow 2 and Dark Pink 5. Because 2+5=72 + 5 = 72+5=7, these two shapes form a complete vertical column (Column 1). Similarly, on the far right, the Red 3 and Grey 4 sum to 7 (3+4=73 + 4 = 73+4=7). This instantly locks Columns 1 and 7 into rigid vertical strips, boxing in the rest of the puzzle.

  2. 02
    Prime number pillars

    Prime numbers in Patches (like 5 and 7) are massive strategic gifts because they can only be formed as 1xN straight lines. Look at the Orange 7. Being a 7-area shape in a 7-tall grid, it must be a 1x7 vertical strip. Since Column 1 is full, the Orange 7 snaps cleanly into Column 2 from top to bottom.

  3. 03
    Teal squeeze

    The Teal 5 is also prime and must be a 1x5 strip. It cannot be horizontal because Column 7 is blocked by the Red 3. Therefore, it is forced to be a vertical pillar in Column 6, dropping down from the top edge.

  4. 04
    Center chain reaction

    With Columns 1, 2, 6, and 7 mathematically walled off, the center collapses. The unmarked Blue patch is trapped in a 1-wide trench in Column 3, forcing it to become a 1x7 vertical line.

  5. 05
    Cleaning up the base

    The Teal 5 in Column 6 leaves a 1x2 empty gap at the bottom right. The Pink 6 (seeded in row 6, col 4) is forced to stretch horizontally into a 3x2 block to fill this void, which in turn frames the remaining center shapes—allowing the Purple 4 to form a 2x2 square and the unmarked Green patch to form a 2x3 rectangle.

What carries to tomorrow

Three takeaways from this LinkedIn Patches answer

  1. 01

    Prime-area clues collapse first

    Patches #67 has 5 prime-area patches (areas 5, 7, 7, 5, 3). A prime area can only fit a 1×N strip, so its orientation usually falls to a single edge constraint.

  2. 02

    Square-area clues have one footprint

    Purple occupies an area of 4 cells in a square shape (2×2). Square areas have no rotational ambiguity, so the only remaining question is where on the grid the square fits.

  3. 03

    Full-edge patches set hard boundaries

    Orange spans an entire row or column (7 cells). Whichever edge it claims becomes a wall for every neighbouring clue.

FAQ · Patches #67

Common questions about this LinkedIn patch

When was LinkedIn Patches #67 published?

Patches #67 ran on Saturday, May 23, 2026 as part of LinkedIn's daily mini-game lineup. The board is no longer playable on LinkedIn itself, but the original colored grid lives at the source linked below.

How large is the Patches #67 grid?

Patches #67 is a 7×7 board — 49 cells in total — to be carved into 10 non-overlapping rectangles.

How many patches does Patches #67 contain?

10 patches need to be placed. Each rectangle wraps exactly one clue, and the numbers on the clues add up to every cell on the grid.

Which Patches #67 clues are forced from the start?

Any clue whose area is prime collapses to a 1×N strip. In this board that means Magenta (area 5), Orange (area 7), Light Blue (area 7), Teal (area 5), Red (area 3). Place those first and the rest of the grid follows.

Is the LinkedIn Patches answer on this page verified?

Yes — we replay the puzzle on LinkedIn Games every morning, capture the start and solved boards, and only publish once the colored solution matches LinkedIn's official reveal. If the LinkedIn server changes the daily puzzle mid-day, we reflect the change here within minutes.