LinkedIn Crossclimb puzzle #916 for November 2, 2026: spoiler-free hints first, then the complete solution when you want it.
This is an earlier Crossclimb puzzle. Latest Crossclimb Answer: #927 (Nov 13)
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Reveal Hint #1Hint #1
The five middle answers are four letters long. One is a bird’s feeding feature.
Reveal Hint #2Hint #2
A pipe may have a LEAK; a bird eats with its BEAK.
Reveal Hint #3Hint #3
The end words combine into a phrase for the principal performer.
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- Top word (4 letters)LEAD
- Rung 1 (4 letters)LEAK
- Rung 2 (4 letters)BEAK
- Rung 3 (4 letters)BEAR
- Rung 4 (4 letters)BOAR
- Rung 5 (4 letters)SOAR
- Bottom word (4 letters)STAR
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Crossclimb #916 Solution
AnswerLEAD, LEAK, BEAK, BEAR, BOAR, SOAR, STAR
Ladder, top to bottom: LEAD, LEAK, BEAK, BEAR, BOAR, SOAR, STAR.
How to Solve Crossclimb #916
The Crossclimb 916 ladder is LEAD → LEAK → BEAK → BEAR → BOAR → SOAR → STAR. The two end words form LEAD STAR, a phrase for a principal performer.
- LEAK: something a broken pipe or faucet may have.
- BEAK: what a bird eats with.
- BEAR: an animal whose name also means to tolerate.
- BOAR: a type of wild pig.
- SOAR: to fly high and majestically.
Sort the middle rows as LEAK, BEAK, BEAR, BOAR, SOAR. LEAK changes to BEAK at its first letter; BEAK becomes BEAR at its last letter. BEAR then becomes BOAR at the second letter, and BOAR becomes SOAR at the first.
To finish the bookends, change the K in LEAK to D to make LEAD. At the other end, change the O in SOAR to T to make STAR. Every adjacent pair differs by exactly one letter, with no letters added or removed.
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