Zip · No. 535 · Thursday edition
LinkedIn Zip #535 Answer (Sep 3, 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: → ↑ ←×4 ↓ ←
- 3→4: ↑ ← ↓×2 →×4 ↓ →
- 4→5: ↑ → ↓×2 ←×3 ↑
- 5→6: ← ↓ ← ↑
- 6→7: ← ↓×3 → ↑
- 7→8: → ↓ →×4 ↑ ←
- 8→9: ←×2
About Zip #535
- Zip #535 is a 7×7 grid with 9 numbered checkpoints and 12 walls.
- The path runs from 1 to 9 and must cover all 49 squares.
- It has 9 checkpoints, more than the average of 8.7 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 9, need just one.
- The corners R1C1, R1C7, R7C1, and R7C7 have just two neighbors each, so all their links are forced: R1C1 links to R2C1 and R1C2; R1C7 links to R1C6 and R2C7; R7C1 links to R6C1 and R7C2; R7C7 links to R6C7 and R7C6.
- Walls leave R3C2 and R5C6 only two open sides each, which fixes their links: R3C2 links to R3C1 and R3C3; R5C6 links to R5C5 and R5C7.