Zip · No. 491 · Tuesday edition
LinkedIn Zip #491 Answer (Jul 21, 2026)
Hint: Corners and cells boxed in by walls have only one or two exits — route the path through them first.
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- 1→2: → ↑ ←×5 ↓ → ↓ ←
- 2→3: ↓ → ↓
- 3→4: ← ↓ →×5 ↑ ← ↑ ←
- 4→5: ↓ ← ↑×2
- 5→6: ↑ → ↓ →×2 ↓
About Zip #491
- Zip #491 is a 6×6 grid with 6 numbered checkpoints and 12 walls.
- The path runs from 1 to 6 and must cover all 36 squares.
- It has 6 checkpoints, fewer than the average of 12.0 across the previous 2 puzzles.
- Each square is entered once and left once, so it needs two path links; only the two ends, checkpoints 1 and 6, need just one.
- The corners R1C1, R1C6, R6C1, and R6C6 have just two neighbors each, so all their links are forced: R1C1 links to R2C1 and R1C2; R1C6 links to R1C5 and R2C6; R6C1 links to R5C1 and R6C2; R6C6 links to R5C6 and R6C5.
- Walls leave R1C3 and R1C4 only two open sides each, which fixes their links: R1C3 links to R1C2 and R1C4; R1C4 links to R1C3 and R1C5.