Zip · No. 525 · Monday edition
LinkedIn Zip #525 Answer (Aug 24, 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
- 2→3: ↓×5 → ↑
- 3→4: ↑ →×3 ↓
- 4→5: ←
- 5→6: ←
- 6→7: ↓ →×3
- 7→8: ↑×5 ←×2 ↓
- 8→9: →
- 9→10: ↓ ←×3 ↑
About Zip #525
- Zip #525 is a 6×6 grid with 10 numbered checkpoints and 12 walls.
- The path runs from 1 to 10 and must cover all 36 squares.
- It has 10 checkpoints, fewer than the average of 11.0 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 2 at R1C1, R1C6, R6C1, and checkpoint 7 at 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 R2C1, R2C6, and R3C1 only two open sides each, which fixes their links: R2C1 links to R1C1 and R3C1; R2C6 links to R1C6 and R3C6; R3C1 links to R2C1 and R4C1.