Zip · No. 542 · Thursday edition
LinkedIn Zip #542 Answer (Sep 10, 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: ↓×3 →×4
- 3→4: → ↑ ←
- 4→5: ← ↑ ← ↓ ← ↑×2
- 5→6: →×2 ↑ → ↓×2
- 6→7: →
- 7→8: ↑×3 ←×3 ↓ ←
About Zip #542
- Zip #542 is a 6×6 grid with 8 numbered checkpoints and 6 walls.
- The path runs from 1 to 8 and must cover all 36 squares.
- It has 8 checkpoints, fewer than the average of 10.6 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 R1C4 and R1C5 only two open sides each, which fixes their links: R1C4 links to R1C3 and R1C5; R1C5 links to R1C4 and R1C6.
- Checkpoint 1 at R1C2 already has its only link and cannot also join R1C3, which leaves R1C3 with only two exits: R1C3 links to R2C3 and R1C4.