Today’s Crossclimb answer Past Crossclimb answers Crossclimb #903 LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Tuesday, October 20: #903 LinkedIn Crossclimb #903 is the puzzle for Tuesday, October 20, 2026: a seven-rung word ladder, five clues and one clue shared by the top and bottom rungs.
The ladder, rung by rung Show a hint Show all rungs The two end words are both ways secret information can escape or be exposed, and one rung in between is the top of your body.
"___! The Herald Angels Sing" Show Crossclimb #903 clue 1: "___! The Herald Angels Sing" → HARK HARK
Hark is an old word meaning listen, as in the carol line about the Herald Angels.
Crossclimb #903 clue 2: Difficult → HARD HARD
Hard means difficult, needing a lot of effort.
Collective noun for bison or elephants Show Crossclimb #903 clue 3: Collective noun for bison or elephants → HERD HERD
A herd is the collective noun for a group of bison or elephants.
Where a hat usually sits Show Crossclimb #903 clue 4: Where a hat usually sits → HEAD HEAD
The head is the part of the body where a hat usually sits.
Be in the front of, as a race Show Crossclimb #903 clue 5: Be in the front of, as a race → LEAD LEAD
To lead is to be in front, as the runner ahead in a race.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = Two ways data might become public when it shouldn't be.
Show top and bottom Opens after the five rungs above.
HACK LEAK
Hack answers one way data becomes public: a hack is a break-in where someone gets into a system and exposes its data. Leak answers the other way data becomes public: a leak is when private information gets out by accident or by someone's choice. Crossclimb #903 letter changes HACK → HARK: letter 3, C → R HARK → HARD: letter 4, K → D HARD → HERD: letter 2, A → E HERD → HEAD: letter 3, R → A HEAD → LEAD: letter 1, H → L LEAD → LEAK: letter 4, D → K Pinpoint #903 answer, same day
Queens #903 answer, same day
Answer from LinkedIn’s puzzle for Tuesday, October 20, 2026. Explanations checked and edited by the Pinpoint Today editors. How we make these pages
Earlier puzzles Completely get rid of, as an illness, ___ and simple (no more, no less) Baby beds, Ten-legged creatures Percussion instrument resembling a very large cymbal, Missing A tree may grow from it, Give a supply of nutrients Crossclimb answers archive Questions about Crossclimb #903 What is the LinkedIn Crossclimb #903 answer? The ladder from top to bottom is HACK, HARK, HARD, HERD, HEAD, LEAD, LEAK.
What are the top and bottom words in Crossclimb #903? HACK is the top word and LEAK is the bottom word.
How does HARK become HARD in Crossclimb #903? Change letter 4 from K to D.
