LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Friday, November 6: #920
LinkedIn Crossclimb #920 is the puzzle for Friday, November 6, 2026: a seven-rung word ladder, five clues and one clue shared by the top and bottom rungs.
Updated 11:20 PM PT, Nov 6
Puzzle date Friday, November 6
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words together describe a classic lumberjack task with an axe, and the ladder passes through a store and a bird's call on the way.
Place to make a purchase
Crossclimb #920 clue 1: Place to make a purchase → SHOP
SHOP
A shop is a place where you go to make a purchase.
Opportunity
Crossclimb #920 clue 2: Opportunity → SHOT
SHOT
A shot is an opportunity, as in taking a chance at something.
Black stuff in a chimney
Crossclimb #920 clue 3: Black stuff in a chimney → SOOT
SOOT
Soot is the black powdery stuff left behind in a chimney.
Sound an owl makes
Crossclimb #920 clue 4: Sound an owl makes → HOOT
HOOT
A hoot is the sound an owl makes.
It's attached to some jackets
Crossclimb #920 clue 5: It's attached to some jackets → HOOD
HOOD
A hood is attached to some jackets and can be pulled over the head.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for what someone working in forestry might do with an axe. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
CHOPWOOD
“chop wood”
Read top to bottom, CHOP and WOOD make “chop wood”, what someone in forestry might do with an axe; CHOP is the first word.
WOOD sits at the bottom but is the second word in “chop wood”, with CHOP at the top as the first word.
