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June 20, 2026

MASKtoPUCK

MASK → TASK → TACK → LACK → LICK → PICK → PUCK

Crossclimb #781 Clue Answers

Use the shared final clue and five middle clue answers for Crossclimb #781 before checking the full ladder from MASK to PUCK.

Shared final clueTop + bottom rows

Something an ice hockey goalie wears, and something an ice hockey goalie tries to block. Keep in mind: the first word may be on the bottom.

Reveal top + bottom answer and reasoning

Answer: MASK PUCK

Top half: MASK - MASK is the first half of "mask puck", the top + bottom answer for the shared final clue: "Something an ice hockey goalie wears, and something an ice hockey goalie tries to block. Keep in mind: the first word may be on the bottom".

Bottom half: PUCK - PUCK completes "mask puck", so the top and bottom rows answer the shared final clue together.

Ladder step 2Middle rung

Element of a project that must be completed

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: TASK

Why it fits: A task is a specific piece of work that is part of a larger project.

Ladder change: MASK becomes TASK by changing position 1 from M to T.

Ladder step 3Middle rung

Affix to the wall with a small pin

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: TACK

Why it fits: A tack is a small, sharp-pointed pin used for fastening things to a surface.

Ladder change: TASK becomes TACK by changing position 3 from S to C.

Ladder step 4Middle rung

Complete absence, as of a quality

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: LACK

Why it fits: LACK signifies a complete absence or deficiency of something desirable.

Ladder change: TACK becomes LACK by changing position 1 from T to L.

Ladder step 5Middle rung

Small taste of an ice cream cone

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: LICK

Why it fits: A lick is a small taste of something, like an ice cream cone.

Ladder change: LACK becomes LICK by changing position 2 from A to I.

Ladder step 6Middle rung

Choose among options

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: PICK

Why it fits: To pick is to choose among various options presented to you.

Ladder change: LICK becomes PICK by changing position 1 from L to P.

Crossclimb #781 Word Ladder

Step 1

MASK

Step 2

TASK

Changed from previous: M → T

Step 3

TACK

Changed from previous: S → C

Step 4

LACK

Changed from previous: T → L

Step 5

LICK

Changed from previous: A → I

Step 6

PICK

Changed from previous: L → P

Step 7

PUCK

Changed from previous: I → U

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