Puzzle Answer TodayLinkedIn Crossclimb #903 Answer (October 20, 2026)
Hints and the full word ladder for the LinkedIn Crossclimb puzzle of October 20, 2026.
Hints for Crossclimb #903
Hint 1Look up a clue
LinkedIn's clues for this puzzle, quoted so you can find the one you're stuck on. They are in alphabetical order, not ladder order. Open a clue for a small hint, then the word.
"___! The Herald Angels Sing"
4 letters, starts with H.
Show the word
HARK
Be in the front of, as a race
4 letters, starts with L.
Show the word
LEAD
Collective noun for bison or elephants
4 letters, starts with H.
Show the word
HERD
Difficult
4 letters, starts with H.
Show the word
HARD
Where a hat usually sits
4 letters, starts with H.
Show the word
HEAD
Top + bottomThe top + bottom rows = Two ways data might become public when it shouldn't be.
Two 4-letter words, starting with H and L. In the game they unlock last.
Show the words
HACK (top) and LEAK (bottom)
Hint 2First letters
From top to bottom, the 7 words start with H · H · H · H · H · L · L. Each word is 4 letters long.
Hint 3The middle rungs, partly hidden
Each middle word with the one letter that changed from the word above blanked out:
HA_K → HAR_ → H_RD → HE_D → _EAD
Hint 4The middle five words
The five trivia answers in ladder order (the top and bottom rungs are still hidden):
- HARK
- HARD
- HERD
- HEAD
- LEAD
Crossclimb #903 answer
Show all 7 words
Hack → Hark → Hard → Herd → Head → Lead → Leak
- HACK
- HARK
- HARD
- HERD
- HEAD
- LEAD
- LEAK
The highlighted letter is the one that changes from the rung above. The top word (Hack) and the bottom word (Leak) unlock last and share one clue.
| LinkedIn's clue | Word |
|---|---|
| The top + bottom rows = Two ways data might become public when it shouldn't be. | HACK |
| "___! The Herald Angels Sing" | HARK |
| Difficult | HARD |
| Collective noun for bison or elephants | HERD |
| Where a hat usually sits | HEAD |
| Be in the front of, as a race | LEAD |
| Same clue as the top row | LEAK |
✓ Checked Oct 20, 12:01 AM Pacific: every step of the ladder was checked to change exactly one letter. How we check
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