1. Retrieve the public puzzle
Our scheduled monitor checks LinkedIn's publicly available Pinpoint game data after the daily release. It records the puzzle number, publication date, five clues, and answer. If the edition is missing or incomplete, the previous verified puzzle remains live.
2. Test the proposed connection
An answer must explain all five clues. We identify the strongest early anchors, look for an alternative interpretation that could disprove the category, and use the last clues as cross-checks. A plausible answer that leaves one clue unexplained is not treated as verified.
3. Write independent evidence
The reviewed guide receives an original introduction, a first-person team solve experience, three or more genuine reasoning steps, five individual clue explanations, and a clue evidence table. Factual claims are checked against reliable references where the clue requires outside knowledge.
4. Apply the editorial gate
Formatting can be automated; indexed editorial status cannot. A historical page stays noindex and out of the sitemap until every required field is complete and the review date is recorded. We review only two to four historical guides per daily batch.
5. Publish and correct
Reviewed pages expose publication and modified dates, link to the official game, and identify the editorial team. Material errors are handled under our correction policy.