Zip · No. 553 · Monday edition
LinkedIn Zip #553 Answer (Sep 21, 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 →×4
- 3→4: ↓ ←×2 ↓
- 4→5: →×2 ↓ ←
- 5→6: ← ↓
- 6→7: →×2 ↓
- 7→8: ←×3 ↑×2
- 8→9: ← ↓×2 ←
- 9→10: ↑×5
About Zip #553
- Zip #553 is a 6×6 grid with 10 numbered checkpoints and 8 walls.
- The path runs from 1 to 10 and must cover all 36 squares.
- It has 10 checkpoints, the same as the average of 10.0 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 3 at R1C6, checkpoint 9 at R6C1, and checkpoint 7 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.
- Walls leave R3C3 and checkpoint 4 at R3C4 only two open sides each, which fixes their links: R3C3 links to R2C3 and R3C2; R3C4 links to R2C4 and R3C5.