LinkedIn Crossclimb #916 Answer
Puzzle #916 · Monday, November 2, 2026
LinkedIn Crossclimb #916 answer: top to bottom: LEAD → LEAK → BEAK → BEAR → BOAR → SOAR → STAR.
The answer
5 rungs of 4 letters, then the top and bottom words. 7 steps. Press Next step to begin.
The finished ladder, top to bottom: 5 rungs of 4 letters, and every word is one letter away from the next.
Top and bottom rows: Two words for the most prominent actor in a play or film.
- leadTop row
- leakA broken pipe or faucet may have one
- beakWhat a bird eats with
- bearAnimal whose name also means "to tolerate"
- boarType of wild pig
- soarFly high and majestically
- starBottom row
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5 rungs of 4 letters in Crossclimb #916, every step one letter apart. None of the clues is a fill-in-the-blank today, so expect definitions rather than phrases.
Hints
Hint 1: where to start
The quickest clue is "Type of wild pig", a 4-letter word starting with B.
Hint 2: a solid foothold
From LEAK down to SOAR the letters that change are L to B, K to R, E to O and B to S.
Hint 3: nearly there
LEAD goes on top and STAR at the bottom; each differs from its neighbouring rung at position 4 for the top word and 2 for the bottom one.