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LinkedIn Pinpoint #522 answer — Friday, August 21, 2026
Pinpoint · Guess the category five clues have in common · puzzle #522
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Pinpoint #522 gives you five clues, one at a time; the fewer you need, the better your score. The first two clues, "A video" and "A glance", already narrow it a lot if you ask what they have in common beyond the obvious.
Hints
Hint 1 — where to start
Ask what "A video", "A glance" and "The messenger" could all be examples of.
Hint 2 — a solid foothold
The category is 4 words long and starts with "T".
Hint 3 — nearly there
The last clue, "Oneself in the foot", makes it explicit: think “shoot”.
Solution
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- A video
- A glance
- The messenger
- Fish in a barrel
- Oneself in the foot
Solution as text
Category: Things you might “shoot”!
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