Zip · No. 499 · Wednesday edition
LinkedIn Zip #499 Answer (Jul 29, 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: →
- 2→3: →×2
- 3→4: ↑ ←×4 ↓ ←
- 4→5: ↑×2 →×5
- 5→6: ↑×3
- 6→7: ← ↓×2 ←×4
- 7→8: ↑ →×3 ↑
- 8→9: ←
- 9→10: ←×2
About Zip #499
- Zip #499 is a 6×6 grid with 10 numbered checkpoints and 0 walls.
- The path runs from 1 to 10 and must cover all 36 squares.
- It has 10 checkpoints, fewer than the average of 11.4 across the previous 7 puzzles.
- Each square is entered once and left once, so it needs two path links; only the two ends, checkpoints 1 and 10, need just one.
- The corners checkpoint 6 at R1C6, checkpoint 4 at R6C1, and checkpoint 3 at R6C6 have just two neighbors each, so all their links are forced: R1C6 links to R1C5 and R2C6; R6C1 links to R5C1 and R6C2; R6C6 links to R5C6 and R6C5.