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LinkedIn Zip #490 answer — Monday, July 20, 2026
Zip · Draw one path through every cell, hitting the numbers in order · puzzle #490
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Zip #490 is a 6×6 grid with 14 numbered cells. The long haul is 8 → 9: 8 cells, so that stretch has to sweep a whole region before it can turn. Remember the path must cover every cell, so dead-end pockets have to be entered and left in one pass.
Hints
Hint 1 — where to start
From 1 at row 6, column 4, the first moves go up, right, down, right, up.
Hint 2 — a solid foothold
Leg lengths in order: 1→2 is 1 cell, 2→3 is 2 cells, 3→4 is 5 cells, 4→5 is 3 cells, 5→6 is 1 cell, 6→7 is 5 cells, 7→8 is 1 cell, 8→9 is 8 cells, 9→10 is 1 cell, 10→11 is 1 cell, 11→12 is 3 cells, 12→13 is 1 cell, 13→14 is 3 cells.
Hint 3 — nearly there
Halfway point: after 18 cells you should be at row 1, column 3.
Solution
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Solution as text
Start at row 6, column 4 and move: up, right, down, right, up×2, left×2, up×2, right, down, right, up×2, left×5, down×5, right×2, up, left, up×3, right, down×2.
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