LinkedIn Crossclimb #913 Answer (October 30, 2026)
Hints and the full word ladder for the LinkedIn Crossclimb puzzle of October 30, 2026.
Hints for Crossclimb #913
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.
Average speed at which a runner runs
4 letters, starts with P.
Show the word
PACE
Definitely not bold, as a hue
4 letters, starts with P.
Show the word
PALE
Get ready for a business trip
4 letters, starts with P.
Show the word
PACK
Little kiss, as on the forehead
4 letters, starts with P.
Show the word
PECK
Story often presented orally
4 letters, starts with T.
Show the word
TALE
Top + bottomThe top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for a popular device for playing music in the 1980s. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Two 4-letter words, starting with T and D. In the game they unlock last.
Show the words
TAPE (top) and DECK (bottom)
Hint 2First letters
From top to bottom, the 7 words start with T · T · P · P · P · P · D. 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:
TA_E → _ALE → PA_E → PAC_ → P_CK
Hint 4The middle five words
The five trivia answers in ladder order (the top and bottom rungs are still hidden):
- TALE
- PALE
- PACE
- PACK
- PECK
Crossclimb #913 answer
Show all 7 words
Tape → Tale → Pale → Pace → Pack → Peck → Deck
- TAPE
- TALE
- PALE
- PACE
- PACK
- PECK
- DECK
The highlighted letter is the one that changes from the rung above. The top word (Tape) and the bottom word (Deck) unlock last and share one clue.
| LinkedIn's clue | Word |
|---|---|
| The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for a popular device for playing music in the 1980s. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. | TAPE |
| Story often presented orally | TALE |
| Definitely not bold, as a hue | PALE |
| Average speed at which a runner runs | PACE |
| Get ready for a business trip | PACK |
| Little kiss, as on the forehead | PECK |
| Same clue as the top row | DECK |
✓ Checked Oct 30, 12:01 AM Pacific: every step of the ladder was checked to change exactly one letter. How we check
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