LinkedIn Crossclimb puzzle #927 for November 13, 2026: spoiler-free hints first, then the complete solution when you want it.
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Reveal hints one at a time to avoid spoilers.
Reveal Hint #1Hint #1
Start with the disc used in hockey.
Reveal Hint #2Hint #2
The word for groan-inducing jokes connects the music clue to the writing clue.
Reveal Hint #3Hint #3
The end words name a water bird and a place you might see it.
Ready for the ladder?
Reveal one rung at a time, or the whole ladder at once.
- Top word (4 letters)DUCK
- Rung 1 (4 letters)PUCK
- Rung 2 (4 letters)PUNK
- Rung 3 (4 letters)PUNS
- Rung 4 (4 letters)PENS
- Rung 5 (4 letters)PEND
- Bottom word (4 letters)POND
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Today’s Crossclimb Solution
AnswerDUCK, PUCK, PUNK, PUNS, PENS, PEND, POND
Ladder, top to bottom: DUCK, PUCK, PUNK, PUNS, PENS, PEND, POND.
How to Solve Today’s Crossclimb
The full Crossclimb 927 ladder is DUCK → PUCK → PUNK → PUNS → PENS → PEND → POND.
- PUCK is the disc used in hockey.
- PUNK completes the name of a rock genre.
- PUNS are jokes based on wordplay.
- PENS are writing tools.
- PEND means to remain undecided or unresolved.
Start with PUCK and change its third letter to make PUNK. Move through PUNS and PENS before changing the last letter to get PEND. Add DUCK above PUCK and POND below PEND.
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