Zip · No. 505 · Tuesday edition
LinkedIn Zip #505 Answer (Aug 4, 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 →×3 ↓×3
- 2→3: → ↑
- 3→4: ↑
- 4→5: ↑ → ↓×5 ← ↑ ←
- 5→6: ↓ ← ↑×2 ←
- 6→7: ↑×2 →
- 7→8: ↓
About Zip #505
- Zip #505 is a 6×6 grid with 8 numbered checkpoints and 8 walls.
- The path runs from 1 to 8 and must cover all 36 squares.
- It has 8 checkpoints, fewer than the average of 8.6 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 8, 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 R2C6 and R3C6 only two open sides each, which fixes their links: R2C6 links to R1C6 and R3C6; R3C6 links to R2C6 and R4C6.