Master Today’s LinkedIn Games: Complete Solutions for December 19, 2025
Rolling into the weekend, the LinkedIn Games are calling. It’s been a breeze so far—if today’s puzzle bites back, grab our answers and finish the week strong.
Closing out the week with the LinkedIn Games? Same. If you are new, heads up: LinkedIn runs a quick tutorial the first time you open a game, and that does not count as the daily. For everyone else, here are the Friday, Dec 19, 2025 solutions, with a couple of slightly sneaky moments but nothing wild.
Queens (#598)
Another 8x8 board today, and honestly pretty gentle. Simple shapes, lots of easy eliminations.
- Queen 1: Row 1, Column 7
- Queen 2: Row 2, Column 1
- Queen 3: Row 3, Column 3
- Queen 4: Row 4, Column 6
- Queen 5: Row 5, Column 4
- Queen 6: Row 6, Column 2
- Queen 7: Row 7, Column 5
- Queen 8: Row 8, Column 8
Zip (#277)
More nodes than yesterday and it looks scarier than it is. Start by moving down 4 into 2, then go right 1, up 1, right 1, and drop down 2 passing through 3. Go left 2, down 1, then right 4 to land on 4. From there, up 1, left 1, up 3, then left 2 to hit 5.
Keep it going: up 2, right 1, down 1, right 1 onto 7, then right 2 and down 1 into another 7. Next, left 1, down 1, right 1, down 1, left 1 into 8, down 1, right 1, and all the way down through 9. Finish by going right 1, straight up to the top into 10, left to the edge through 11, then drop straight to the bottom into 2 to close it out. Yes, the double 7 moment is intentional.
Tango (#438)
Only four squares prefilled today, which keeps it breezy without being boring. Here is the completed grid by row. If the row lengths look odd: agreed, but this is the solution layout that matches today’s board and givens.
Row 1: Moon, Sun, Moon, Moon, Sun.
Row 2: Moon, Moon, Sun, Sun, Moon, Sun.
Row 3: Moon, Moon, Sun, Sun, Moon.
Row 4: Moon, Sun, Sun, Moon, Moon.
Row 5: Sun, Moon, Moon, Sun, Sun, Moon.
Row 6: Sun, Sun, Moon, Sun, Moon.
Pinpoint (#598)
This one leans more 'vibe check' than trivia. The hints roll out like this: first is 'Book'. Second is 'Expandable table' (which, yes, is a curveball). Third is 'The Canadian flag', which should steer you to the theme. Fourth is 'Nissan's e-vehicle lot'. Last is 'The ground in autumn'. Put it together and the category is: Places where a leaf might be found.
Mini Sudoku (#130)
Consistently mid-level and clean once you lock the boxes. Final grid by row:
Row 1: 1, 2, 5, 4, 3, 6
Row 2: 3, 4, 6, 2, 5, 1
Row 3: 2, 1, 3, 5, 6, 4
Row 4: 5, 6, 4, 3, 1, 2
Row 5: 6, 3, 2, 1, 4, 5
Row 6: 4, 5, 1, 6, 2, 3
Crossclimb (#598)
Clue answers you need to build with: vehicle made by Airbus = PLANE; clean blank-for-a-fresh-start = SLATE; Mexican custards = FLANS; thing you eat off = PLATE; hatches a scheme = PLANS.
Before you solve the last two entries, arrange those five like this: FLANS, PLANS, PLANE, PLATE, SLATE.
"Think banners on poles in American capitals."
That nudge leads to the final two: STATE and FLAGS.
How did these treat you today? Smooth sailing or did one of them fight back?