LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Monday, October 26: #909
LinkedIn Crossclimb #909 is the puzzle for Monday, October 26, 2026: a seven-rung word ladder, five clues and one clue shared by the top and bottom rungs.
Updated 12:08 AM PT, Nov 7
Puzzle date Monday, October 26
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words cover a card-game moment: one means to give out the cards, the other is what each player holds, and a middle rung is a heavy metal.
Terrestrial animals live on it
Crossclimb #909 clue 1: Terrestrial animals live on it → LAND
LAND
Land is the solid ground that terrestrial animals live on.
___ an ear (listen)
Crossclimb #909 clue 2: ___ an ear (listen) → LEND
LEND
To lend an ear is to listen to someone.
Heavy metallic element that can block X-rays
Crossclimb #909 clue 3: Heavy metallic element that can block X-rays → LEAD
LEAD
Lead is a heavy, soft metallic element that can block X-rays.
Enjoy literature
Crossclimb #909 clue 4: Enjoy literature → READ
READ
To read is to enjoy a book or other literature.
Actually existing
Crossclimb #909 clue 5: Actually existing → REAL
REAL
Real means actually existing, not imaginary.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = A word meaning to distribute playing cards, and a word for what each player then has. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
HANDDEAL
Hand answers the second half of the clue: it is what each player holds after the cards are dealt.
Deal answers the first half of the clue: it means to distribute playing cards to the players.
