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LinkedIn Crossclimb archive 2024

Every Crossclimb answer of 2024, #1 to #245, newest first. For the current puzzle, see today's LinkedIn Crossclimb answer.

Crossclimb answers, December 2024

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #245 (31 December 2024): Group of wolves, Heap, Ponderosa ___ (tree with an alliterative name), Color of salmon and flamingos, ___-up sticks (game that involves removing sticks from a heap)

    Crossclimb 245 answer, top to bottom: TILE, PILE, PINE, PINK, PICK, PACK, RACK. PILE (Heap); PINE (Ponderosa ___ (tree with an alliterative name)); PINK (Color of salmon and flamingos); PICK (___-up sticks (game that involves removing sticks from a heap)); PACK (Group of wolves). Top and bottom rows: TILE and RACK. Watch on YouTube

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #244 (30 December 2024): Garment that's a top without sleeves; Clean with soap and water; Paper money; Throw out, as a fishing line; Immense

    Crossclimb 244 answer, top to bottom: WASP, WASH, CASH, CAST, VAST, VEST, NEST. WASH (Clean with soap and water); CASH (Paper money); CAST (Throw out, as a fishing line); VAST (Immense); VEST (Garment that's a top without sleeves). Top and bottom rows: WASP and NEST. Watch on YouTube

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #243 (29 December 2024): Sudden decline in stock market prices; Wide smiles; Mothers of your parents, for short; Stuff planted to make a lawn; Like crude humor

    Crossclimb 243 answer, top to bottom: GRIND, GRINS, GRANS, GRASS, CRASS, CRASH, CRUSH. GRINS (Wide smiles); GRANS (Mothers of your parents, for short); GRASS (Stuff planted to make a lawn); CRASS (Like crude humor); CRASH (Sudden decline in stock market prices). Top and bottom rows: GRIND and CRUSH. Watch on YouTube

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #242 (28 December 2024): Unit of butter, or of dynamite; Add fuel to, as a fire; Shopping destination; Long-legged bird that's said to deliver babies, in western folklore; ___ market (financial subject of much speculation)

    Crossclimb 242 answer, top to bottom: SMOKE, STOKE, STORE, STORK, STOCK, STICK, STACK. STOKE (Add fuel to, as a fire); STORE (Shopping destination); STORK (Long-legged bird that's said to deliver babies, in western folklore); STOCK (___ market (financial subject of much speculation)); STICK (Unit of butter, or of dynamite). Top and bottom rows: SMOKE and STACK. Watch on YouTube

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #241 (27 December 2024): Rip forcefully; Use one's sense of touch; Place to scroll through posts, on LinkedIn; Hard thing inside a grape, maybe; Fire off, as an email

    Crossclimb 241 answer, top to bottom: PEEL, FEEL, FEED, SEED, SEND, REND, RIND. FEEL (Use one's sense of touch); FEED (Place to scroll through posts, on LinkedIn); SEED (Hard thing inside a grape, maybe); SEND (Fire off, as an email); REND (Rip forcefully). Top and bottom rows: PEEL and RIND. Watch on YouTube

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #240 (26 December 2024): North ___ (very top of the planet); Garment worn by senators in ancient Rome; West African country whose name, when read as two words, fills in the phrase "For here or __ __?"; ___ stick (toy used to bounce up and down); Sport played on horseback

    Crossclimb 240 answer, top to bottom: YOGA, TOGA, TOGO, POGO, POLO, POLE, POSE. TOGA (Garment worn by senators in ancient Rome); TOGO (West African country whose name, when read as two words, fills in the phrase "For here or __ __?"); POGO (___ stick (toy used to bounce up and down)); POLO (Sport played on horseback); POLE (North ___ (very top of the planet)). Top and bottom rows: YOGA and POSE. Watch on YouTube

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #239 (25 December 2024): Half-human, half-bird mythological creature (also, if you delete the last letter, a large stringed instrument); Passenger ship that makes frequent trips; Type of fruit that might be made into a jam; HBO series starring Bill Hader as a hitman who wants to become an actor; British prince who, along with Meghan Markle, stepped down as a working royal in 2020

    Crossclimb 239 answer, top to bottom: MERRY, FERRY, BERRY, BARRY, HARRY, HARPY, HAPPY. FERRY (Passenger ship that makes frequent trips); BERRY (Type of fruit that might be made into a jam); BARRY (HBO series starring Bill Hader as a hitman who wants to become an actor); HARRY (British prince who, along with Meghan Markle, stepped down as a working royal in 2020); HARPY (Half-human, half-bird mythological creature (also, if you delete the last letter, a large stringed instrument)). Top and bottom rows: MERRY and HAPPY. Watch on YouTube

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #238 (24 December 2024): Game ___ (TV program where contestants compete for prizes); Went 65 mph in a 50 mph zone, say; Emit quickly, like a volcano does to lava; Formal past tense of "slay"; Opposite of "fast"

    Crossclimb 238 answer, top to bottom: SLED, SPED, SPEW, SLEW, SLOW, SHOW, SNOW. SPED (Went 65 mph in a 50 mph zone, say); SPEW (Emit quickly, like a volcano does to lava); SLEW (Formal past tense of "slay"); SLOW (Opposite of "fast"); SHOW (Game ___ (TV program where contestants compete for prizes)). Top and bottom rows: SLED and SNOW. Watch on YouTube

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #237 (23 December 2024): Lack of difficulty; Unwelcome animal, like an ant or a roach; "What's ___ is prologue" (Shakespeare quote about history); List of actors in a TV show or movie; Worst-___ scenario

    Crossclimb 237 answer, top to bottom: WEST, PEST, PAST, CAST, CASE, EASE, EAST. PEST (Unwelcome animal, like an ant or a roach); PAST ("What's ___ is prologue" (Shakespeare quote about history)); CAST (List of actors in a TV show or movie); CASE (Worst-___ scenario); EASE (Lack of difficulty). Top and bottom rows: WEST and EAST. Watch on YouTube

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #236 (22 December 2024): Feature of a jack-in-the-box, or a car whose windows roll down manually; Genetic characteristic; Parcel of land; ___ and field (category for some Olympics events); Break, as an eggshell

    Crossclimb 236 answer, top to bottom: TRAIN, TRAIT, TRACT, TRACK, CRACK, CRANK, CRANE. TRAIT (Genetic characteristic); TRACT (Parcel of land); TRACK (___ and field (category for some Olympics events)); CRACK (Break, as an eggshell); CRANK (Feature of a jack-in-the-box, or a car whose windows roll down manually). Top and bottom rows: TRAIN and CRANE. Watch on YouTube

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #235 (21 December 2024): Ocean predator that's the villain in the movie "Jaws"; Smell terrible; Walking ___ (mobility aid for some); Pile, as of pancakes; Crude dwelling place

    Crossclimb 235 answer, top to bottom: STING, STINK, STICK, STACK, SHACK, SHARK, SHARP. STINK (Smell terrible); STICK (Walking ___ (mobility aid for some)); STACK (Pile, as of pancakes); SHACK (Crude dwelling place); SHARK (Ocean predator that's the villain in the movie "Jaws"). Top and bottom rows: STING and SHARP. Watch on YouTube

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #234 (20 December 2024): Tent peg... or a wooden item used to kill a vampire; British baked good often served with tea; Number of points accumulated while playing a game; Word for "marketplace" that can follow "department" or "convenience"; Fuel, as a fire

    Crossclimb 234 answer, top to bottom: SCENE, SCONE, SCORE, STORE, STOKE, STAKE, STAGE. SCONE (British baked good often served with tea); SCORE (Number of points accumulated while playing a game); STORE (Word for "marketplace" that can follow "department" or "convenience"); STOKE (Fuel, as a fire); STAKE (Tent peg... or a wooden item used to kill a vampire). Top and bottom rows: SCENE and STAGE. Watch on YouTube

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #233 (19 December 2024): Keyboard key that can be used to type LIKE THIS, Used profanity, Part of a landform bordering the water, Opposite of "long", Dress ___ (certain workplace attire top)

    Crossclimb 233 answer, top to bottom: SWORD, SWORE, SHORE, SHORT, SHIRT, SHIFT, SHAFT. SWORE (Used profanity); SHORE (Part of a landform bordering the water); SHORT (Opposite of "long"); SHIRT (Dress ___ (certain workplace attire top)); SHIFT (Keyboard key that can be used to type LIKE THIS). Top and bottom rows: SWORD and SHAFT. Watch on YouTube

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #232 (18 December 2024): Document sometimes needed to travel abroad; Makeup of a lasso; Like fruit that's ready to eat; Ascend, like the sun every morning; Metal tool used to clamp things together

    Crossclimb 232 answer, top to bottom: ROME, ROPE, RIPE, RISE, VISE, VISA, PISA. ROPE (Makeup of a lasso); RIPE (Like fruit that's ready to eat); RISE (Ascend, like the sun every morning); VISE (Metal tool used to clamp things together); VISA (Document sometimes needed to travel abroad). Top and bottom rows: ROME and PISA. Watch on YouTube

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #231 (17 December 2024): Plant harvested at a farm ... or to remove the edges of a picture; Common item in which a genie lived, in the story of Aladdin; Have an in-tents outdoor experience?; Provide for free, in American slang; Shelter for chickens

    Crossclimb 231 answer, top to bottom: LAMB, LAMP, CAMP, COMP, COOP, CROP, CHOP. LAMP (Common item in which a genie lived, in the story of Aladdin); CAMP (Have an in-tents outdoor experience?); COMP (Provide for free, in American slang); COOP (Shelter for chickens); CROP (Plant harvested at a farm ... or to remove the edges of a picture). Top and bottom rows: LAMB and CHOP. Watch on YouTube

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #230 (16 December 2024): "Where there's a ___, there's a way"; Pin used to fix things to a bulletin board; Have a chat; Go for a stroll; Place for a motivational poster

    Crossclimb 230 answer, top to bottom: JACK, TACK, TALK, WALK, WALL, WILL, JILL. TACK (Pin used to fix things to a bulletin board); TALK (Have a chat); WALK (Go for a stroll); WALL (Place for a motivational poster); WILL ("Where there's a ___, there's a way"). Top and bottom rows: JACK and JILL. Watch on YouTube

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #229 (15 December 2024): Arm of a slot machine, basically; Go back and forth between choices; Person who explores large natural underground chambers; "Don't judge a book by its ___"; Adorer

    Crossclimb 229 answer, top to bottom: WATER, WAVER, CAVER, COVER, LOVER, LEVER, LEVEL. WAVER (Go back and forth between choices); CAVER (Person who explores large natural underground chambers); COVER ("Don't judge a book by its ___"); LOVER (Adorer); LEVER (Arm of a slot machine, basically). Top and bottom rows: WATER and LEVEL. Watch on YouTube

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #228 (14 December 2024): Go, "1, 2, 3, 4, ..."; "As luck ___ have it..."; Unwanted fungus, in British spelling; Small hill; Climb onto, as a horse

    Crossclimb 228 answer, top to bottom: WORLD, WOULD, MOULD, MOUND, MOUNT, COUNT, COURT. WOULD ("As luck ___ have it..."); MOULD (Unwanted fungus, in British spelling); MOUND (Small hill); MOUNT (Climb onto, as a horse); COUNT (Go, "1, 2, 3, 4, ..."). Top and bottom rows: WORLD and COURT. Watch on YouTube

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #227 (13 December 2024): Tile in Scrabble that can be used to denote any letter, ___ contrast (sharp distinction), Pile of pancakes, Workplace communication app whose name is also a word meaning "not taut", Color for some squares in a crossword puzzle

    Crossclimb 227 answer, top to bottom: STARE, STARK, STACK, SLACK, BLACK, BLANK, BLINK. STARK (___ contrast (sharp distinction)); STACK (Pile of pancakes); SLACK (Workplace communication app whose name is also a word meaning "not taut"); BLACK (Color for some squares in a crossword puzzle); BLANK (Tile in Scrabble that can be used to denote any letter). Top and bottom rows: STARE and BLINK. Watch on YouTube

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #226 (12 December 2024): Male pig; Dirt; Musical genre for Gladys Knight and Ray Charles (also, a synonym for "spirit"); Like the taste of calamansi, or lemons; Fly high, like an eagle

    Crossclimb 226 answer, top to bottom: SAIL, SOIL, SOUL, SOUR, SOAR, BOAR, BOAT. SOIL (Dirt); SOUL (Musical genre for Gladys Knight and Ray Charles (also, a synonym for "spirit")); SOUR (Like the taste of calamansi, or lemons); SOAR (Fly high, like an eagle); BOAR (Male pig). Top and bottom rows: SAIL and BOAT. Watch on YouTube

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #225 (11 December 2024): "I don't ___" ("It doesn't matter to me"); Question ___ (this symbol: ?); Like an unlit room; Object thrown at a bulls-eye, in a game; American equivalent to what's called a "shopping trolley" in the UK

    Crossclimb 225 answer, top to bottom: MASK, MARK, DARK, DART, CART, CARE, CAPE. MARK (Question ___ (this symbol: ?)); DARK (Like an unlit room); DART (Object thrown at a bulls-eye, in a game); CART (American equivalent to what's called a "shopping trolley" in the UK); CARE ("I don't ___" ("It doesn't matter to me")). Top and bottom rows: MASK and CAPE. Watch on YouTube

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #224 (10 December 2024): Great ___ (dog breed that, oddly, has no known connection to Denmark); Venue for a hockey player; Color that results from combining red and white; Type of tree whose scent is commonly used in air fresheners; Sheet of glass for a window

    Crossclimb 224 answer, top to bottom: RISK, RINK, PINK, PINE, PANE, DANE, DARE. RINK (Venue for a hockey player); PINK (Color that results from combining red and white); PINE (Type of tree whose scent is commonly used in air fresheners); PANE (Sheet of glass for a window); DANE (Great ___ (dog breed that, oddly, has no known connection to Denmark)). Top and bottom rows: RISK and DARE. Watch on YouTube

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #223 (9 December 2024): What someone choosing "rock" in "rock, paper, scissors" forms their hand into; Clean, as the dishes; Paper money; "The die is ___" ("No changing what's been done"); Like a cheetah or a racecar, speed-wise

    Crossclimb 223 answer, top to bottom: WISH, WASH, CASH, CAST, FAST, FIST, LIST. WASH (Clean, as the dishes); CASH (Paper money); CAST ("The die is ___" ("No changing what's been done")); FAST (Like a cheetah or a racecar, speed-wise); FIST (What someone choosing "rock" in "rock, paper, scissors" forms their hand into). Top and bottom rows: WISH and LIST. Watch on YouTube

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #222 (8 December 2024): Gray metamorphic rock whose name is also used as a word for "list of candidates"; Glowing bit that might fly from a bonfire; Draw a ___ contrast (show two things are very different); Look at continuously; Tamil Nadu in India, or Tennessee in the United States, e.g.

    Crossclimb 222 answer, top to bottom: SPORK, SPARK, STARK, STARE, STATE, SLATE, PLATE. SPARK (Glowing bit that might fly from a bonfire); STARK (Draw a ___ contrast (show two things are very different)); STARE (Look at continuously); STATE (Tamil Nadu in India, or Tennessee in the United States, e.g); SLATE (Gray metamorphic rock whose name is also used as a word for "list of candidates"). Top and bottom rows: SPORK and PLATE. Watch on YouTube

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #221 (7 December 2024): Make a loud, harsh sound, like a trumpet or a siren; People who've finished school, casually; Mark received on a school assignment; Air freshener brand that shares its name with a term for a forest clearing; Bright light that makes it difficult to see

    Crossclimb 221 answer, top to bottom: GRASS, GRADS, GRADE, GLADE, GLARE, BLARE, BLADE. GRADS (People who've finished school, casually); GRADE (Mark received on a school assignment); GLADE (Air freshener brand that shares its name with a term for a forest clearing); GLARE (Bright light that makes it difficult to see); BLARE (Make a loud, harsh sound, like a trumpet or a siren). Top and bottom rows: GRASS and BLADE. Watch on YouTube

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #220 (6 December 2024): Section of a hospital; Car's wheel; Opposite of "fire," on the job; "The Tortoise and the ___" (moral with the motto "slow and steady wins the race"); Far from easy

    Crossclimb 220 answer, top to bottom: TIME, TIRE, HIRE, HARE, HARD, WARD, WARP. TIRE (Car's wheel); HIRE (Opposite of "fire," on the job); HARE ("The Tortoise and the ___" (moral with the motto "slow and steady wins the race")); HARD (Far from easy); WARD (Section of a hospital). Top and bottom rows: TIME and WARP. Watch on YouTube

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #219 (5 December 2024): Wheeled conveyance pushed around while grocery shopping; Pick up, as a barbell; Set of things written in order; "___ Christmas" (Wham! song about the previous Christmas season); Group of actors for a show, collectively

    Crossclimb 219 answer, top to bottom: GIFT, LIFT, LIST, LAST, CAST, CART, CARD. LIFT (Pick up, as a barbell); LIST (Set of things written in order); LAST ("___ Christmas" (Wham! song about the previous Christmas season)); CAST (Group of actors for a show, collectively); CART (Wheeled conveyance pushed around while grocery shopping). Top and bottom rows: GIFT and CARD. Watch on YouTube

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #218 (4 December 2024): Costing nothing; Like a sloth or a snail, speed-wise; Move steadily, like water through a river; Went via plane; Escape, as from danger

    Crossclimb 218 answer, top to bottom: SNOW, SLOW, FLOW, FLEW, FLEE, FREE, TREE. SLOW (Like a sloth or a snail, speed-wise); FLOW (Move steadily, like water through a river); FLEW (Went via plane); FLEE (Escape, as from danger); FREE (Costing nothing). Top and bottom rows: SNOW and TREE. Watch on YouTube

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #217 (3 December 2024): ___ out like a sore thumb (fail to blend in); Tiny; Try to buy time by saying "Without further ado... in one second... here comes...", maybe; Main stem of a plant; Pile on top of each other, like chairs

    Crossclimb 217 answer, top to bottom: SMELL, SMALL, STALL, STALK, STACK, STICK, STINK. SMALL (Tiny); STALL (Try to buy time by saying "Without further ado... in one second... here comes...", maybe); STALK (Main stem of a plant); STACK (Pile on top of each other, like chairs); STICK (___ out like a sore thumb (fail to blend in)). Top and bottom rows: SMELL and STINK. Watch on YouTube

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #216 (2 December 2024): Type of luxury home associated with Italy... or, revolutionary Pancho associated with Mexico; Tiny units that biologists might study through a microscope; Man-made sources of underground water; Documents that determine inheritances; Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cather

    Crossclimb 216 answer, top to bottom: CELLO, CELLS, WELLS, WILLS, WILLA, VILLA, VIOLA. CELLS (Tiny units that biologists might study through a microscope); WELLS (Man-made sources of underground water); WILLS (Documents that determine inheritances); WILLA (Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cather); VILLA (Type of luxury home associated with Italy... or, revolutionary Pancho associated with Mexico). Top and bottom rows: CELLO and VIOLA. Watch on YouTube

  31. LinkedIn Crossclimb #215 (1 December 2024): Bit of snow that's said to not resemble any other bit of snow; Man-eating aquatic animal on the poster of "Jaws"; Send, as a social media post to someone else; Agitate, like a snow globe; Satisfy, as thirst (anagram of LEAKS)

    Crossclimb 215 answer, top to bottom: SPARK, SHARK, SHARE, SHAKE, SLAKE, FLAKE, FLAME. SHARK (Man-eating aquatic animal on the poster of "Jaws"); SHARE (Send, as a social media post to someone else); SHAKE (Agitate, like a snow globe); SLAKE (Satisfy, as thirst (anagram of LEAKS)); FLAKE (Bit of snow that's said to not resemble any other bit of snow). Top and bottom rows: SPARK and FLAME. Watch on YouTube

Crossclimb answers, November 2024

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #214 (30 November 2024): Farm animals whose young are called "kids"; Very serious; Mark received in school, like "A+" or "F"; People who've completed college, e.g., casually; Eggs on

    Crossclimb 214 answer, top to bottom: GRAVY, GRAVE, GRADE, GRADS, GOADS, GOATS, BOATS. GRAVE (Very serious); GRADE (Mark received in school, like "A+" or "F"); GRADS (People who've completed college, e.g., casually); GOADS (Eggs on); GOATS (Farm animals whose young are called "kids"). Top and bottom rows: GRAVY and BOATS. Watch on YouTube

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #213 (29 November 2024): First ___, first served; Material for some furniture makers; One of exactly seven in this puzzle; Had on, as clothes; Part of an apple that's often thrown away

    Crossclimb 213 answer, top to bottom: FOOD, WOOD, WORD, WORE, CORE, COME, COMA. WOOD (Material for some furniture makers); WORD (One of exactly seven in this puzzle); WORE (Had on, as clothes); CORE (Part of an apple that's often thrown away); COME (First ___, first served). Top and bottom rows: FOOD and COMA. Watch on YouTube

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #212 (28 November 2024): All by one's ___some (completely isolated), Like someone who gives good advice, Cord that conducts electricity, Past tense of "wear", Old stories passed down through generations (also a suffix for "folk")

    Crossclimb 212 answer, top to bottom: WISH, WISE, WIRE, WORE, LORE, LONE, BONE. WISE (Like someone who gives good advice); WIRE (Cord that conducts electricity); WORE (Past tense of "wear"); LORE (Old stories passed down through generations (also a suffix for "folk")); LONE (All by one's ___some (completely isolated)). Top and bottom rows: WISH and BONE. Watch on YouTube

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #211 (27 November 2024): ___ moss (gardening purchase); Game projectile that might hit a bull's-eye; Component; Opposite of "future"; Unwanted invasive creature, like a termite

    Crossclimb 211 answer, top to bottom: DARK, DART, PART, PAST, PEST, PEAT, MEAT. DART (Game projectile that might hit a bull's-eye); PART (Component); PAST (Opposite of "future"); PEST (Unwanted invasive creature, like a termite); PEAT (___ moss (gardening purchase)). Top and bottom rows: DARK and MEAT. Watch on YouTube

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #210 (26 November 2024): What vegetarians avoid eating; "I was ___ ready!" (statement of confidence that's probably not literally true); Capital of Switzerland (whose name sounds like a word for "set on fire"); Word after "black," "navy," "kidney," "pinto," or "lima"; ___ the rush (get somewhere before crowds start to form)

    Crossclimb 210 answer, top to bottom: CORN, BORN, BERN, BEAN, BEAT, MEAT, MEAL. BORN ("I was ___ ready!" (statement of confidence that's probably not literally true)); BERN (Capital of Switzerland (whose name sounds like a word for "set on fire")); BEAN (Word after "black," "navy," "kidney," "pinto," or "lima"); BEAT (___ the rush (get somewhere before crowds start to form)); MEAT (What vegetarians avoid eating). Top and bottom rows: CORN and MEAL. Watch on YouTube

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #209 (25 November 2024): Opposites of "losses", Insects that produce honey, Wagers, In ___ and pieces (reduced to small fragments), Recycling receptacles

    Crossclimb 209 answer, top to bottom: BEER, BEES, BETS, BITS, BINS, WINS, WINE. BEES (Insects that produce honey); BETS (Wagers); BITS (In ___ and pieces (reduced to small fragments)); BINS (Recycling receptacles); WINS (Opposites of "losses"). Top and bottom rows: BEER and WINE. Watch on YouTube

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #208 (24 November 2024): Distribute, as social media content; Polar ___ (four-legged animals around the Arctic); Adds grill marks to; Celestial bodies like the sun or Proxima Centauri; Constant look that may be described as "vacant"

    Crossclimb 208 answer, top to bottom: BEARD, BEARS, SEARS, STARS, STARE, SHARE, SHAVE. BEARS (Polar ___ (four-legged animals around the Arctic)); SEARS (Adds grill marks to); STARS (Celestial bodies like the sun or Proxima Centauri); STARE (Constant look that may be described as "vacant"); SHARE (Distribute, as social media content). Top and bottom rows: BEARD and SHAVE. Watch on YouTube

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #207 (23 November 2024): Draw over another drawing on a transparent sheet, Large herd of cattle (anagram of DOVER), Small growth of trees, Burial spot, ___ under pressure (poise in high-stress situations)

    Crossclimb 207 answer, top to bottom: DRIVE, DROVE, GROVE, GRAVE, GRACE, TRACE, TRACK. DROVE (Large herd of cattle (anagram of DOVER)); GROVE (Small growth of trees); GRAVE (Burial spot); GRACE (___ under pressure (poise in high-stress situations)); TRACE (Draw over another drawing on a transparent sheet). Top and bottom rows: DRIVE and TRACK. Watch on YouTube

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #206 (22 November 2024): Places to buy things; Headwear for a queen (and the icon that represents a Queen in our other game, Queens); Black birds that go "caw"; Farmers' products, such as corn and wheat; Karate actions... or lamb servings

    Crossclimb 206 answer, top to bottom: CLOWN, CROWN, CROWS, CROPS, CHOPS, SHOPS, SHOES. CROWN (Headwear for a queen (and the icon that represents a Queen in our other game, Queens)); CROWS (Black birds that go "caw"); CROPS (Farmers' products, such as corn and wheat); CHOPS (Karate actions... or lamb servings); SHOPS (Places to buy things). Top and bottom rows: CLOWN and SHOES. Watch on YouTube

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #205 (21 November 2024): Stick out ___ a sore thumb; Moo shu ___ (Chinese dish made with egg and pig meat); Tiny opening in the skin; Prod with a finger; Freshwater fish (also, a word for something sharp when you add an "S" to the front)

    Crossclimb 205 answer, top to bottom: WORK, PORK, PORE, POKE, PIKE, LIKE, LIFE. PORK (Moo shu ___ (Chinese dish made with egg and pig meat)); PORE (Tiny opening in the skin); POKE (Prod with a finger); PIKE (Freshwater fish (also, a word for something sharp when you add an "S" to the front)); LIKE (Stick out ___ a sore thumb). Top and bottom rows: WORK and LIFE. Watch on YouTube

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #204 (20 November 2024): Contact via phone; "___ me once, shame on you..." (adage about being deceived); Implement like a wrench or a screwdriver; Payment made before getting onto a highway, maybe; Starbucks size that, aptly, is larger than "short"

    Crossclimb 204 answer, top to bottom: FOUL, FOOL, TOOL, TOLL, TALL, CALL, BALL. FOOL ("___ me once, shame on you..." (adage about being deceived)); TOOL (Implement like a wrench or a screwdriver); TOLL (Payment made before getting onto a highway, maybe); TALL (Starbucks size that, aptly, is larger than "short"); CALL (Contact via phone). Top and bottom rows: FOUL and BALL. Watch on YouTube

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #203 (19 November 2024): Junkyard, "You ___ what you sow", Disorderly pile, Cannabis plant that's used for some ropes, Protrusion on a camel's back

    Crossclimb 203 answer, top to bottom: LEAP, REAP, HEAP, HEMP, HUMP, DUMP, JUMP. REAP ("You ___ what you sow"); HEAP (Disorderly pile); HEMP (Cannabis plant that's used for some ropes); HUMP (Protrusion on a camel's back); DUMP (Junkyard). Top and bottom rows: LEAP and JUMP. Watch on YouTube

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #202 (18 November 2024): Outside of an apple; Have on, as clothes; Animal that Callisto was transformed into, in mythology; Beverage sold by Heineken and Budweiser; ___ pressure (pressure to conform to one's friends)

    Crossclimb 202 answer, top to bottom: HEAR, WEAR, BEAR, BEER, PEER, PEEL, FEEL. WEAR (Have on, as clothes); BEAR (Animal that Callisto was transformed into, in mythology); BEER (Beverage sold by Heineken and Budweiser); PEER (___ pressure (pressure to conform to one's friends)); PEEL (Outside of an apple). Top and bottom rows: HEAR and FEEL. Watch on YouTube

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #201 (17 November 2024): Materials from trees, often used in carpentry; Trims, like a photograph; Cages for chickens; Round targets that basketballs go through; Parts of ponchos that go over the head

    Crossclimb 201 answer, top to bottom: CROSS, CROPS, COOPS, HOOPS, HOODS, WOODS, WORDS. CROPS (Trims, like a photograph); COOPS (Cages for chickens); HOOPS (Round targets that basketballs go through); HOODS (Parts of ponchos that go over the head); WOODS (Materials from trees, often used in carpentry). Top and bottom rows: CROSS and WORDS. Watch on YouTube

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #200 (16 November 2024): Texas city whose name is an anagram of "on lap"; Organ that secretes a substance, in biology; Lacking flavor; Scrabble tile that can be used to denote any letter; Exercise move that strengthens the abs ... or, a flat piece of wood

    Crossclimb 200 answer, top to bottom: GRAND, GLAND, BLAND, BLANK, PLANK, PLANO, PIANO. GLAND (Organ that secretes a substance, in biology); BLAND (Lacking flavor); BLANK (Scrabble tile that can be used to denote any letter); PLANK (Exercise move that strengthens the abs ... or, a flat piece of wood); PLANO (Texas city whose name is an anagram of "on lap"). Top and bottom rows: GRAND and PIANO. Watch on YouTube

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #199 (15 November 2024): Raise up; Stop, formally; ___ Disney (holder of the record for most Oscars earned by a single person); Droop, like an old flower; Gentle rise and fall in tone

    Crossclimb 199 answer, top to bottom: HALF, HALT, WALT, WILT, LILT, LIFT, LIFE. HALT (Stop, formally); WALT (___ Disney (holder of the record for most Oscars earned by a single person)); WILT (Droop, like an old flower); LILT (Gentle rise and fall in tone); LIFT (Raise up). Top and bottom rows: HALF and LIFE. Watch on YouTube

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #198 (14 November 2024): Stitched line on a baseball; Dark in tone; Unit of mass that's about equivalent to that of a paperclip; Full of excitement and attractiveness, in slang (short for ___orous); Close loudly, like the hood of a car's trunk

    Crossclimb 198 answer, top to bottom: GRIN, GRIM, GRAM, GLAM, SLAM, SEAM, BEAM. GRIM (Dark in tone); GRAM (Unit of mass that's about equivalent to that of a paperclip); GLAM (Full of excitement and attractiveness, in slang (short for ___orous)); SLAM (Close loudly, like the hood of a car's trunk); SEAM (Stitched line on a baseball). Top and bottom rows: GRIN and BEAM. Watch on YouTube

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #197 (13 November 2024): Disorderly situation, Word for a female horse that can also follow "night" to become a term for a bad dream, Partner, Soft surfaces for sun salutations in yoga, Scientific quantity that's often confused with weight

    Crossclimb 197 answer, top to bottom: MORE, MARE, MATE, MATS, MASS, MESS, LESS. MARE (Word for a female horse that can also follow "night" to become a term for a bad dream); MATE (Partner); MATS (Soft surfaces for sun salutations in yoga); MASS (Scientific quantity that's often confused with weight); MESS (Disorderly situation). Top and bottom rows: MORE and LESS. Watch on YouTube

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #196 (12 November 2024): Force that might blow a hat off your head; Opposite of "hate"; "You only ___ once!" ("C'mon, be a little adventurous!"); Queue; Alcoholic drink such as pinot noir

    Crossclimb 196 answer, top to bottom: LOSE, LOVE, LIVE, LINE, WINE, WIND, FIND. LOVE (Opposite of "hate"); LIVE ("You only ___ once!" ("C'mon, be a little adventurous!")); LINE (Queue); WINE (Alcoholic drink such as pinot noir); WIND (Force that might blow a hat off your head). Top and bottom rows: LOSE and FIND. Watch on YouTube

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #195 (11 November 2024): Like many sign-language users; Opposite of "empty"; Like the tip of a pencil that's no longer sharp; ___ citizenship (nationality in two countries); Official agreement betwen two companies, maybe

    Crossclimb 195 answer, top to bottom: FALL, FULL, DULL, DUAL, DEAL, DEAF, LEAF. FULL (Opposite of "empty"); DULL (Like the tip of a pencil that's no longer sharp); DUAL (___ citizenship (nationality in two countries)); DEAL (Official agreement betwen two companies, maybe); DEAF (Like many sign-language users). Top and bottom rows: FALL and LEAF. Watch on YouTube

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #194 (10 November 2024): ___ stick (toy one can use to bounce up and down); "Girl," to a Scot; Opposite of a win; Pieces of wood in a fireplace; Image for a company (TikTok's is a musical note, and Mastercard's depicts two interlocking circles)

    Crossclimb 194 answer, top to bottom: LAOS, LASS, LOSS, LOGS, LOGO, POGO, TOGO. LASS ("Girl," to a Scot); LOSS (Opposite of a win); LOGS (Pieces of wood in a fireplace); LOGO (Image for a company (TikTok's is a musical note, and Mastercard's depicts two interlocking circles)); POGO (___ stick (toy one can use to bounce up and down)). Top and bottom rows: LAOS and TOGO. Watch on YouTube

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #193 (9 November 2024): Way to say "Bye!" that uses a single repeated syllable; Sink one's teeth into; Toy that flies in the air; ___ Middleton (wife of Prince William, and the current Princess of Wales); ___ Modern (museum in London)

    Crossclimb 193 answer, top to bottom: BYTE, BITE, KITE, KATE, TATE, TATA, DATA. BITE (Sink one's teeth into); KITE (Toy that flies in the air); KATE (___ Middleton (wife of Prince William, and the current Princess of Wales)); TATE (___ Modern (museum in London)); TATA (Way to say "Bye!" that uses a single repeated syllable). Top and bottom rows: BYTE and DATA. Watch on YouTube

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #192 (8 November 2024): Fuel dispenser at a gas station; LinkedIn reaction symbolized by a blue thumbs-up; Green fruit used to garnish some margaritas; Not stiff; Small unit of sugar, or of coal

    Crossclimb 192 answer, top to bottom: NIKE, LIKE, LIME, LIMP, LUMP, PUMP, PUMA. LIKE (LinkedIn reaction symbolized by a blue thumbs-up); LIME (Green fruit used to garnish some margaritas); LIMP (Not stiff); LUMP (Small unit of sugar, or of coal); PUMP (Fuel dispenser at a gas station). Top and bottom rows: NIKE and PUMA. Watch on YouTube

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #191 (7 November 2024): Common Korean last name (that's also a verb meaning "stop a car"); Tough, like a diamond; Maternity ___ (section of a hospital for new mothers); Suffix for silver- or glass-, in home decor; Remove the skin of, as a fruit

    Crossclimb 191 answer, top to bottom: HERD, HARD, WARD, WARE, PARE, PARK, PACK. HARD (Tough, like a diamond); WARD (Maternity ___ (section of a hospital for new mothers)); WARE (Suffix for silver- or glass-, in home decor); PARE (Remove the skin of, as a fruit); PARK (Common Korean last name (that's also a verb meaning "stop a car")). Top and bottom rows: HERD and PACK. Watch on YouTube

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #190 (6 November 2024): Be in charge of a team at work, say; Sculpt, as clay; Mind ___ (alliterative term for a telepathic connection); On the ___ (getting better); Loan

    Crossclimb 190 answer, top to bottom: GOLD, MOLD, MELD, MEND, LEND, LEAD, LEAF. MOLD (Sculpt, as clay); MELD (Mind ___ (alliterative term for a telepathic connection)); MEND (On the ___ (getting better)); LEND (Loan); LEAD (Be in charge of a team at work, say). Top and bottom rows: GOLD and LEAF. Watch on YouTube

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #189 (5 November 2024): Piece of footwear... or an informal term for "kick out"; Temporary shelter on a campground; Like knees, when you're kneeling; Outdo in competition; Yacht or barge

    Crossclimb 189 answer, top to bottom: TEXT, TENT, BENT, BEAT, BOAT, BOOT, BOOK. TENT (Temporary shelter on a campground); BENT (Like knees, when you're kneeling); BEAT (Outdo in competition); BOAT (Yacht or barge); BOOT (Piece of footwear... or an informal term for "kick out"). Top and bottom rows: TEXT and BOOK. Watch on YouTube

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #188 (4 November 2024): Beanies or fedoras, e.g.; Belonging to me; Lion's hair; Word after "check" or "stale" to make possible ways a chess game can end; Despise

    Crossclimb 188 answer, top to bottom: MICE, MINE, MANE, MATE, HATE, HATS, RATS. MINE (Belonging to me); MANE (Lion's hair); MATE (Word after "check" or "stale" to make possible ways a chess game can end); HATE (Despise); HATS (Beanies or fedoras, e.g). Top and bottom rows: MICE and RATS. Watch on YouTube

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #187 (3 November 2024): Drain away from soil (homophone of a blood-sucking worm); Brag; "Beauty and the ___" (classic Disney movie); Opposite of "greatest," numerically; Restraint that a dogwalker holds

    Crossclimb 187 answer, top to bottom: COAST, BOAST, BEAST, LEAST, LEASH, LEACH, BEACH. BOAST (Brag); BEAST ("Beauty and the ___" (classic Disney movie)); LEAST (Opposite of "greatest," numerically); LEASH (Restraint that a dogwalker holds); LEACH (Drain away from soil (homophone of a blood-sucking worm)). Top and bottom rows: COAST and BEACH. Watch on YouTube

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #186 (2 November 2024): Feeling of humiliation after tripping in public, maybe; Word for a social group based on socioeconomic status, that can follow "upper" or "upper-middle"; Relatives of oysters; Closes loudly, as a door; Hoaxes

    Crossclimb 186 answer, top to bottom: GLASS, CLASS, CLAMS, SLAMS, SHAMS, SHAME, SHAKE. CLASS (Word for a social group based on socioeconomic status, that can follow "upper" or "upper-middle"); CLAMS (Relatives of oysters); SLAMS (Closes loudly, as a door); SHAMS (Hoaxes); SHAME (Feeling of humiliation after tripping in public, maybe). Top and bottom rows: GLASS and SHAKE. Watch on YouTube

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #185 (1 November 2024): ___ management (function for some productivity apps); Opposite of "future"; "Not for me, thanks"; Measurement that's often confused with weight; Part of a Halloween costume worn over the face, maybe

    Crossclimb 185 answer, top to bottom: FAST, PAST, PASS, MASS, MASK, TASK, TALK. PAST (Opposite of "future"); PASS ("Not for me, thanks"); MASS (Measurement that's often confused with weight); MASK (Part of a Halloween costume worn over the face, maybe); TASK (___ management (function for some productivity apps)). Top and bottom rows: FAST and TALK. Watch on YouTube

Crossclimb answers, October 2024

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #184 (31 October 2024): Supports financially, as a startup; Good with tools, say; All-___ meeting (company-wide gathering); Musical groups; Places to make withdrawals or deposits

    Crossclimb 184 answer, top to bottom: CANDY, HANDY, HANDS, BANDS, BANKS, BACKS, SACKS. HANDY (Good with tools, say); HANDS (All-___ meeting (company-wide gathering)); BANDS (Musical groups); BANKS (Places to make withdrawals or deposits); BACKS (Supports financially, as a startup). Top and bottom rows: CANDY and SACKS. Watch on YouTube

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #183 (30 October 2024): Location; Group of people, informally; Performed at karaoke night; Mentally sound; Trigonometric ratio defined by (opposite/hypotenuse)

    Crossclimb 183 answer, top to bottom: FANG, GANG, SANG, SANE, SINE, SITE, BITE. GANG (Group of people, informally); SANG (Performed at karaoke night); SANE (Mentally sound); SINE (Trigonometric ratio defined by (opposite/hypotenuse)); SITE (Location). Top and bottom rows: FANG and BITE. Watch on YouTube

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #182 (29 October 2024): Like a skyscraper; Prefix that means "many," as before "-theistic" or "-amorous"; Way to gather opinions; Solid form for some over-the-counter medicines; One shortened spelling of "until"

    Crossclimb 182 answer, top to bottom: PONY, POLY, POLL, PILL, TILL, TALL, TAIL. POLY (Prefix that means "many," as before "-theistic" or "-amorous"); POLL (Way to gather opinions); PILL (Solid form for some over-the-counter medicines); TILL (One shortened spelling of "until"); TALL (Like a skyscraper). Top and bottom rows: PONY and TAIL. Watch on YouTube

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #181 (28 October 2024): Rotate; Word shouted in golf... and, a homophone of a number; Inner ___ (innermost layer of the Earth); "Maize," in other words; Like a piece of paper that's been ripped up

    Crossclimb 181 answer, top to bottom: FIRE, FORE, CORE, CORN, TORN, TURN, BURN. FORE (Word shouted in golf... and, a homophone of a number); CORE (Inner ___ (innermost layer of the Earth)); CORN ("Maize," in other words); TORN (Like a piece of paper that's been ripped up); TURN (Rotate). Top and bottom rows: FIRE and BURN. Watch on YouTube

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #180 (27 October 2024): Dead ___ (person who looks exactly like someone else); Person attempting to hit a ball in cricket ... or, raw cake material; Witty back-and-forth conversation; Sausage, in British slang; National park employee

    Crossclimb 180 answer, top to bottom: BUTTER, BATTER, BANTER, BANGER, RANGER, RINGER, FINGER. BATTER (Person attempting to hit a ball in cricket ... or, raw cake material); BANTER (Witty back-and-forth conversation); BANGER (Sausage, in British slang); RANGER (National park employee); RINGER (Dead ___ (person who looks exactly like someone else)). Top and bottom rows: BUTTER and FINGER. Watch on YouTube

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #179 (26 October 2024): Kills, as a dragon; Term for a wooden pole... or, a term for partial ownership of or responsibility for a business; Unblinking look; China's flag has five of them, and the EU's flag has twelve; Remains

    Crossclimb 179 answer, top to bottom: STAGE, STAKE, STARE, STARS, STAYS, SLAYS, PLAYS. STAKE (Term for a wooden pole... or, a term for partial ownership of or responsibility for a business); STARE (Unblinking look); STARS (China's flag has five of them, and the EU's flag has twelve); STAYS (Remains); SLAYS (Kills, as a dragon). Top and bottom rows: STAGE and PLAYS. Watch on YouTube

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #178 (25 October 2024): ___ tire (object kept in a car trunk in case of a sudden flat), Pile on top of each other, Stem of a corn plant, Like bread that's been left out for a while, Look at intensely

    Crossclimb 178 answer, top to bottom: STOCK, STACK, STALK, STALE, STARE, SPARE, SHARE. STACK (Pile on top of each other); STALK (Stem of a corn plant); STALE (Like bread that's been left out for a while); STARE (Look at intensely); SPARE (___ tire (object kept in a car trunk in case of a sudden flat)). Top and bottom rows: STOCK and SHARE. Watch on YouTube

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #177 (24 October 2024): Landform that's similar to, but smaller than, a mountain; What someone does to drink liquid through a straw; Be mopey; The Incredible ___ (Marvel superhero who transforms when he gets angry); Main body of a ship

    Crossclimb 177 answer, top to bottom: DUCK, SUCK, SULK, HULK, HULL, HILL, BILL. SUCK (What someone does to drink liquid through a straw); SULK (Be mopey); HULK (The Incredible ___ (Marvel superhero who transforms when he gets angry)); HULL (Main body of a ship); HILL (Landform that's similar to, but smaller than, a mountain). Top and bottom rows: DUCK and BILL. Watch on YouTube

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #176 (23 October 2024): Sported, as clothes; Hand-washing fixture; What this emoticon represents: ;); "Red ___ Supernova" (Chappell Roan song whose title references "Champagne Supernova," just with a different beverage); Barbed-___ fence

    Crossclimb 176 answer, top to bottom: SILK, SINK, WINK, WINE, WIRE, WORE, WORM. SINK (Hand-washing fixture); WINK (What this emoticon represents: ;)); WINE ("Red ___ Supernova" (Chappell Roan song whose title references "Champagne Supernova," just with a different beverage)); WIRE (Barbed-___ fence); WORE (Sported, as clothes). Top and bottom rows: SILK and WORM. Watch on YouTube

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #175 (22 October 2024): Sharpen, as one's skills; Long, impassioned, angry speech; Numerical placement on a leaderboard; Possible nickname for someone named Henry; Sound from a car horn, or from a goose

    Crossclimb 175 answer, top to bottom: RENT, RANT, RANK, HANK, HONK, HONE, HOME. RANT (Long, impassioned, angry speech); RANK (Numerical placement on a leaderboard); HANK (Possible nickname for someone named Henry); HONK (Sound from a car horn, or from a goose); HONE (Sharpen, as one's skills). Top and bottom rows: RENT and HOME. Watch on YouTube

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #174 (21 October 2024): Had a tumble, ___ Road (historic series of trade routes named after a textile supply that would be carried along those routes), Drink that should be avoided by someone with a dairy allergy, Pepper grinder, Occupy to capacity

    Crossclimb 174 answer, top to bottom: SICK, SILK, MILK, MILL, FILL, FELL, WELL. SILK (___ Road (historic series of trade routes named after a textile supply that would be carried along those routes)); MILK (Drink that should be avoided by someone with a dairy allergy); MILL (Pepper grinder); FILL (Occupy to capacity); FELL (Had a tumble). Top and bottom rows: SICK and WELL. Watch on YouTube

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #173 (20 October 2024): Term for "someone who sleeps" that can also follow "bull-" to get the name of a construction machine; Cut, as ties; Simple machine that revolves around a crowbar; Romantic partner; "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of ___" (World War II song whose rhyming title references a natural English landmark)

    Crossclimb 173 answer, top to bottom: SEVEN, SEVER, LEVER, LOVER, DOVER, DOZER, DOZEN. SEVER (Cut, as ties); LEVER (Simple machine that revolves around a crowbar); LOVER (Romantic partner); DOVER ("(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of ___" (World War II song whose rhyming title references a natural English landmark)); DOZER (Term for "someone who sleeps" that can also follow "bull-" to get the name of a construction machine). Top and bottom rows: SEVEN and DOZEN. Watch on YouTube

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #172 (19 October 2024): Baby bird in a coop, Color in a 16-pack of Crayola crayons, Prevent from viewing your profile, Object that may have hands and a face, Computer mouse onomatopoeia

    Crossclimb 172 answer, top to bottom: BLANK, BLACK, BLOCK, CLOCK, CLICK, CHICK, CHECK. BLACK (Color in a 16-pack of Crayola crayons); BLOCK (Prevent from viewing your profile); CLOCK (Object that may have hands and a face); CLICK (Computer mouse onomatopoeia); CHICK (Baby bird in a coop). Top and bottom rows: BLANK and CHECK. Watch on YouTube

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #171 (18 October 2024): Final exam, for one; Make into a book, as loose pages; What elbows, knees, and some straws do; ___ to (care for); Shelter at a campground, or at a music festival

    Crossclimb 171 answer, top to bottom: BIRD, BIND, BEND, TEND, TENT, TEST, NEST. BIND (Make into a book, as loose pages); BEND (What elbows, knees, and some straws do); TEND (___ to (care for)); TENT (Shelter at a campground, or at a music festival); TEST (Final exam, for one). Top and bottom rows: BIRD and NEST. Watch on YouTube

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #170 (17 October 2024): Heal; Monetary punishment for, e.g., littering; Beverage that may be sold by a vineyard; Outdoor force that might ruin one's hair; "___ your own business!" ("Don't be nosy!")

    Crossclimb 170 answer, top to bottom: FILE, FINE, WINE, WIND, MIND, MEND, MENU. FINE (Monetary punishment for, e.g., littering); WINE (Beverage that may be sold by a vineyard); WIND (Outdoor force that might ruin one's hair); MIND ("___ your own business!" ("Don't be nosy!")); MEND (Heal). Top and bottom rows: FILE and MENU. Watch on YouTube

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #169 (16 October 2024): Small part strung onto a friendship bracelet, Sheet of glass, Batman villain whose name is an anagram of "bean", Musical group like Maroon 5 or Coldplay, Demonstrate flexibility

    Crossclimb 169 answer, top to bottom: PAGE, PANE, BANE, BAND, BEND, BEAD, READ. PANE (Sheet of glass); BANE (Batman villain whose name is an anagram of "bean"); BAND (Musical group like Maroon 5 or Coldplay); BEND (Demonstrate flexibility); BEAD (Small part strung onto a friendship bracelet). Top and bottom rows: PAGE and READ. Watch on YouTube

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #168 (15 October 2024): Area; Word for "meager" that fills in the blank in "___ mortals"; "But wait, there's ___!" (line in an informercial); Tedious person... or what a tedious person will probably do to you; Tibia, fibula, femur, or cranium, e.g.

    Crossclimb 168 answer, top to bottom: HERE, MERE, MORE, BORE, BONE, ZONE, GONE. MERE (Word for "meager" that fills in the blank in "___ mortals"); MORE ("But wait, there's ___!" (line in an informercial)); BORE (Tedious person... or what a tedious person will probably do to you); BONE (Tibia, fibula, femur, or cranium, e.g); ZONE (Area). Top and bottom rows: HERE and GONE. Watch on YouTube

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #167 (14 October 2024): Common type of tree that's used as a scent for some air fresheners, Sound from a bike horn, Person in a monastery, Weasel family member whose fur is used in some luxury garments, Flamingo's color

    Crossclimb 167 answer, top to bottom: HOOK, HONK, MONK, MINK, PINK, PINE, LINE. HONK (Sound from a bike horn); MONK (Person in a monastery); MINK (Weasel family member whose fur is used in some luxury garments); PINK (Flamingo's color); PINE (Common type of tree that's used as a scent for some air fresheners). Top and bottom rows: HOOK and LINE. Watch on YouTube

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #166 (13 October 2024): "An heir and a ___" (rhyming phrase jokingly describing the first- and second-born children of royalty); Perceives sound; Blackens on a grill; There are seven in the Big Dipper; Intimidating look, maybe

    Crossclimb 166 answer, top to bottom: HEART, HEARS, SEARS, STARS, STARE, SPARE, SPADE. HEARS (Perceives sound); SEARS (Blackens on a grill); STARS (There are seven in the Big Dipper); STARE (Intimidating look, maybe); SPARE ("An heir and a ___" (rhyming phrase jokingly describing the first- and second-born children of royalty)). Top and bottom rows: HEART and SPADE. Watch on YouTube

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #165 (12 October 2024): Soccer player who was named a joint winner of FIFA's Player of the Century; Like a 2-D object; Accomplishment; "I ___ a drop" ("Is it going to rain?"); Hit, as with hailstones

    Crossclimb 165 answer, top to bottom: FLAG, FLAT, FEAT, FELT, PELT, PELE, POLE. FLAT (Like a 2-D object); FEAT (Accomplishment); FELT ("I ___ a drop" ("Is it going to rain?")); PELT (Hit, as with hailstones); PELE (Soccer player who was named a joint winner of FIFA's Player of the Century). Top and bottom rows: FLAG and POLE. Watch on YouTube

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #164 (11 October 2024): Like a two-dimensional object, but not a three-dimensional object; Hit up via iMessage, say; "Better luck ___ time!" ("Sorry it didn't work out for you!"); Tidy; ___ of strength (impressive deed that requires great power)

    Crossclimb 164 answer, top to bottom: TENT, TEXT, NEXT, NEAT, FEAT, FLAT, FLAP. TEXT (Hit up via iMessage, say); NEXT ("Better luck ___ time!" ("Sorry it didn't work out for you!")); NEAT (Tidy); FEAT (___ of strength (impressive deed that requires great power)); FLAT (Like a two-dimensional object, but not a three-dimensional object). Top and bottom rows: TENT and FLAP. Watch on YouTube

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #163 (10 October 2024): Person born at the same time as their sibling; Read over quickly; Compete in a pool, like Katie Ledecky or Léon Marchand; Gulp; Small stick

    Crossclimb 163 answer, top to bottom: SLIM, SKIM, SWIM, SWIG, TWIG, TWIN, THIN. SKIM (Read over quickly); SWIM (Compete in a pool, like Katie Ledecky or Léon Marchand); SWIG (Gulp); TWIG (Small stick); TWIN (Person born at the same time as their sibling). Top and bottom rows: SLIM and THIN. Watch on YouTube

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #162 (9 October 2024): Refrain from eating, possibly in observance of Ramadan; Subject including calculus, trigonometry, etc.; Crush up, as potatoes; Bit of hair above the eye; Opposite of "first"

    Crossclimb 162 answer, top to bottom: MYTH, MATH, MASH, LASH, LAST, FAST, FACT. MATH (Subject including calculus, trigonometry, etc); MASH (Crush up, as potatoes); LASH (Bit of hair above the eye); LAST (Opposite of "first"); FAST (Refrain from eating, possibly in observance of Ramadan). Top and bottom rows: MYTH and FACT. Watch on YouTube

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #161 (8 October 2024): Arrange in A-Z order, maybe; Business ___ (small piece of paper that contains one's job title, contact information, etc.); Spinal ___ (cylinder of nerve tissue that runs down the spine); Car manufacturer (named after its founder, Henry) that makes the Mustang and Escort; Defensive structure

    Crossclimb 161 answer, top to bottom: HARD, CARD, CORD, FORD, FORT, SORT, SOFT. CARD (Business ___ (small piece of paper that contains one's job title, contact information, etc.)); CORD (Spinal ___ (cylinder of nerve tissue that runs down the spine)); FORD (Car manufacturer (named after its founder, Henry) that makes the Mustang and Escort); FORT (Defensive structure); SORT (Arrange in A-Z order, maybe). Top and bottom rows: HARD and SOFT. Watch on YouTube

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #160 (7 October 2024): Job to be done; Balled-up hand; Speedy; Upright pole on a ship; Medical item, like an N95, that covers the nose and mouth

    Crossclimb 160 answer, top to bottom: FISH, FIST, FAST, MAST, MASK, TASK, TANK. FIST (Balled-up hand); FAST (Speedy); MAST (Upright pole on a ship); MASK (Medical item, like an N95, that covers the nose and mouth); TASK (Job to be done). Top and bottom rows: FISH and TANK. Watch on YouTube

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #159 (6 October 2024): ___ Island, New York home to Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest (which contains every letter in NYC); Salty flower bud used in Mediterranean cuisine; Parts on the back of Superman or Wonder Woman costumes; Hook-shaped walking aids; Edible ice cream holders

    Crossclimb 159 answer, top to bottom: PAPER, CAPER, CAPES, CANES, CONES, CONEY, MONEY. CAPER (Salty flower bud used in Mediterranean cuisine); CAPES (Parts on the back of Superman or Wonder Woman costumes); CANES (Hook-shaped walking aids); CONES (Edible ice cream holders); CONEY (___ Island, New York home to Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest (which contains every letter in NYC)). Top and bottom rows: PAPER and MONEY. Watch on YouTube

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #158 (5 October 2024): Body parts on which beards or goatees grow; Pin___ (another LinkedIn game); Bendable part of the body, like a knee or elbow; Brings together; Small metal pieces of money

    Crossclimb 158 answer, top to bottom: PAINT, POINT, JOINT, JOINS, COINS, CHINS, CHIPS. POINT (Pin___ (another LinkedIn game)); JOINT (Bendable part of the body, like a knee or elbow); JOINS (Brings together); COINS (Small metal pieces of money); CHINS (Body parts on which beards or goatees grow). Top and bottom rows: PAINT and CHIPS. Watch on YouTube

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #157 (4 October 2024): Piece of skeletal remains (which might be found in the Realm of the Dead in King's Quest); Protection ___ (piece of hand-worn jewelry sought after by Link, in The Legend of Zelda); Sounded, like a bell (such as the one wielded by Pac-Man in Smash Ultimate); Repeated sound from a firearm, such as the weapons in DOOM; Constant personal annoyance, like the cursed monster that Geralt must defeat in The Witcher (anagram of BEAN)

    Crossclimb 157 answer, top to bottom: KING, RING, RANG, BANG, BANE, BONE, BOND. RING (Protection ___ (piece of hand-worn jewelry sought after by Link, in The Legend of Zelda)); RANG (Sounded, like a bell (such as the one wielded by Pac-Man in Smash Ultimate)); BANG (Repeated sound from a firearm, such as the weapons in DOOM); BANE (Constant personal annoyance, like the cursed monster that Geralt must defeat in The Witcher (anagram of BEAN)); BONE (Piece of skeletal remains (which might be found in the Realm of the Dead in King's Quest)). Top and bottom rows: KING and BOND. Watch on YouTube

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #156 (3 October 2024): General feeling, Piece in a mosaic, Go the extra ___ (exceed expectations), Secret agent, Growth on fruit that should be thrown out

    Crossclimb 156 answer, top to bottom: TIDE, TILE, MILE, MOLE, MOLD, MOOD, MOON. TILE (Piece in a mosaic); MILE (Go the extra ___ (exceed expectations)); MOLE (Secret agent); MOLD (Growth on fruit that should be thrown out); MOOD (General feeling). Top and bottom rows: TIDE and MOON. Watch on YouTube

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #155 (2 October 2024): Alternative to "paper" or "scissors," in a game; Seafaring vessel; What people in the UK call the trunk of a car; Object in a "to be read" pile; Chess piece that can move only horizontally and vertically

    Crossclimb 155 answer, top to bottom: COAT, BOAT, BOOT, BOOK, ROOK, ROCK, RACK. BOAT (Seafaring vessel); BOOT (What people in the UK call the trunk of a car); BOOK (Object in a "to be read" pile); ROOK (Chess piece that can move only horizontally and vertically); ROCK (Alternative to "paper" or "scissors," in a game). Top and bottom rows: COAT and RACK. Watch on YouTube

  31. LinkedIn Crossclimb #154 (1 October 2024): Gleamed, Begin, Gaze at without blinking, Not keep everything to yourself, Edge of a beach

    Crossclimb 154 answer, top to bottom: SMART, START, STARE, SHARE, SHORE, SHONE, PHONE. START (Begin); STARE (Gaze at without blinking); SHARE (Not keep everything to yourself); SHORE (Edge of a beach); SHONE (Gleamed). Top and bottom rows: SMART and PHONE. Watch on YouTube

Crossclimb answers, September 2024

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #153 (30 September 2024): Greenish-blue color, Steal, Fairy ___ (story that may involve princesses or witches), Opposite of "short", "How could you ___?" ("Was it that obvious?")

    Crossclimb 153 answer, top to bottom: FAKE, TAKE, TALE, TALL, TELL, TEAL, REAL. TAKE (Steal); TALE (Fairy ___ (story that may involve princesses or witches)); TALL (Opposite of "short"); TELL ("How could you ___?" ("Was it that obvious?")); TEAL (Greenish-blue color). Top and bottom rows: FAKE and REAL. Watch on YouTube

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #152 (29 September 2024): Fabric for some sheets, Further down, Admirer, Internal organ that produces bile, ___ up (add some energy to)

    Crossclimb 152 answer, top to bottom: POWER, LOWER, LOVER, LIVER, LIVEN, LINEN, LINES. LOWER (Further down); LOVER (Admirer); LIVER (Internal organ that produces bile); LIVEN (___ up (add some energy to)); LINEN (Fabric for some sheets). Top and bottom rows: POWER and LINES. Watch on YouTube

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #151 (28 September 2024): Shopping centers; Bet; Subjects of some union negotiations; Spell-casters, in fantasy (anagram of GAMES); Roosters and bucks, e.g., but not hens and does

    Crossclimb 151 answer, top to bottom: WATER, WAGER, WAGES, MAGES, MALES, MALLS, FALLS. WAGER (Bet); WAGES (Subjects of some union negotiations); MAGES (Spell-casters, in fantasy (anagram of GAMES)); MALES (Roosters and bucks, e.g., but not hens and does); MALLS (Shopping centers). Top and bottom rows: WATER and FALLS. Watch on YouTube

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #150 (27 September 2024): Workplace messaging app whose name is also a word meaning "not taut"; Run water through to clean out; Bright light from a camera; Wide-bottomed glass container in a laboratory; "Killing Me Softly" singer Roberta (if you take the first letter off her last name, you get a word meaning "deficiency")

    Crossclimb 150 answer, top to bottom: BLUSH, FLUSH, FLASH, FLASK, FLACK, SLACK, BLACK. FLUSH (Run water through to clean out); FLASH (Bright light from a camera); FLASK (Wide-bottomed glass container in a laboratory); FLACK ("Killing Me Softly" singer Roberta (if you take the first letter off her last name, you get a word meaning "deficiency")); SLACK (Workplace messaging app whose name is also a word meaning "not taut"). Top and bottom rows: BLUSH and BLACK. Watch on YouTube

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #149 (26 September 2024): Showing good judgment; Deal with hardship; Benedict XVI, John Paul II, or Francis, e.g.; Plumbing tube that water flows through; Clean, as one's laptop screen

    Crossclimb 149 answer, top to bottom: HOPE, COPE, POPE, PIPE, WIPE, WISE, WISH. COPE (Deal with hardship); POPE (Benedict XVI, John Paul II, or Francis, e.g); PIPE (Plumbing tube that water flows through); WIPE (Clean, as one's laptop screen); WISE (Showing good judgment). Top and bottom rows: HOPE and WISH. Watch on YouTube

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #148 (25 September 2024): Survey of public opinion, that might be studied by a political analyst; Rodents; Unit of distance that's about 1.61 kilometers; Burrowing animal... or, a word for a secret agent; North ___ (point at the very top of the Earth)

    Crossclimb 148 answer, top to bottom: DICE, MICE, MILE, MOLE, POLE, POLL, ROLL. MICE (Rodents); MILE (Unit of distance that's about 1.61 kilometers); MOLE (Burrowing animal... or, a word for a secret agent); POLE (North ___ (point at the very top of the Earth)); POLL (Survey of public opinion, that might be studied by a political analyst). Top and bottom rows: DICE and ROLL. Watch on YouTube

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #147 (24 September 2024): Food that's fit for pigs... or, when its vowel is doubled, a type of boat; Clubs, hearts, diamonds, or spades, in cards; "___ it out!" ("Tell me already!"); ___ the difference (puzzle that tests attention to detail); Opening for a coin, e.g. in the front of a vending machine

    Crossclimb 147 answer, top to bottom: QUIT, SUIT, SPIT, SPOT, SLOT, SLOP, STOP. SUIT (Clubs, hearts, diamonds, or spades, in cards); SPIT ("___ it out!" ("Tell me already!")); SPOT (___ the difference (puzzle that tests attention to detail)); SLOT (Opening for a coin, e.g. in the front of a vending machine); SLOP (Food that's fit for pigs... or, when its vowel is doubled, a type of boat). Top and bottom rows: QUIT and STOP. Watch on YouTube

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #146 (23 September 2024): "That's gonna leave a ___" ("Ouch..."); Noble rank that fills in the blank in "___ Grey Tea"; Body parts that are used to hear; Sports ___ (places to have drinks while watching games); Outside layer of a tree... or, sound from a dog

    Crossclimb 146 answer, top to bottom: KARL, EARL, EARS, BARS, BARK, MARK, MARX. EARL (Noble rank that fills in the blank in "___ Grey Tea"); EARS (Body parts that are used to hear); BARS (Sports ___ (places to have drinks while watching games)); BARK (Outside layer of a tree... or, sound from a dog); MARK ("That's gonna leave a ___" ("Ouch...")). Top and bottom rows: KARL and MARX. Watch on YouTube

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #145 (22 September 2024): "Aquaman" actress Amber, whose last name is also a past-tense verb; Look without blinking; Dots in the night sky; Scorches on a grill; Listens to

    Crossclimb 145 answer, top to bottom: SHARE, STARE, STARS, SEARS, HEARS, HEARD, HOARD. STARE (Look without blinking); STARS (Dots in the night sky); SEARS (Scorches on a grill); HEARS (Listens to); HEARD ("Aquaman" actress Amber, whose last name is also a past-tense verb). Top and bottom rows: SHARE and HOARD. Watch on YouTube

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #144 (21 September 2024): First name that’s an anagram of HANES; Throw; Bandage looped around the neck that supports an injured arm; Casual language; ___-Chi (Marvel superhero played by Simu Liu on film)... or, by itself, the name of the oldest historically confirmed Chinese dynasty

    Crossclimb 144 answer, top to bottom: FLINT, FLING, SLING, SLANG, SHANG, SHANE, SHALE. FLING (Throw); SLING (Bandage looped around the neck that supports an injured arm); SLANG (Casual language); SHANG (___-Chi (Marvel superhero played by Simu Liu on film)... or, by itself, the name of the oldest historically confirmed Chinese dynasty); SHANE (First name that’s an anagram of HANES). Top and bottom rows: FLINT and SHALE. Watch on YouTube

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #143 (20 September 2024): What a casting director offers to a successful actor, ___ of one's existence (source of constant annoyance), Part of a skeleton, "All ___!" ("Everything's finished!"), Multinational corporation associated with fruits and vegetables

    Crossclimb 143 answer, top to bottom: BANK, BANE, BONE, DONE, DOLE, ROLE, ROLL. BANE (___ of one's existence (source of constant annoyance)); BONE (Part of a skeleton); DONE ("All ___!" ("Everything's finished!")); DOLE (Multinational corporation associated with fruits and vegetables); ROLE (What a casting director offers to a successful actor). Top and bottom rows: BANK and ROLL. Watch on YouTube

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #142 (19 September 2024): ___ Disney (film producer who co-founded Disneyland); Place for clothing to hang, at a department store; Opposite of "front"; Hesitate or resist; Travel on foot

    Crossclimb 142 answer, top to bottom: ROCK, RACK, BACK, BALK, WALK, WALT, SALT. RACK (Place for clothing to hang, at a department store); BACK (Opposite of "front"); BALK (Hesitate or resist); WALK (Travel on foot); WALT (___ Disney (film producer who co-founded Disneyland)). Top and bottom rows: ROCK and SALT. Watch on YouTube

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #141 (18 September 2024): Something that might be saved on Dropbox, ___ medal (prize for an Olympic athlete in first place), Growth that may form on bread that's been sitting out for too long, Like salsa that's not too spicy, Walk a ___ in someone else's shoes

    Crossclimb 141 answer, top to bottom: GOOD, GOLD, MOLD, MILD, MILE, FILE, FINE. GOLD (___ medal (prize for an Olympic athlete in first place)); MOLD (Growth that may form on bread that's been sitting out for too long); MILD (Like salsa that's not too spicy); MILE (Walk a ___ in someone else's shoes); FILE (Something that might be saved on Dropbox). Top and bottom rows: GOOD and FINE. Watch on YouTube

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #140 (17 September 2024): "Please ___" (annoying words to hear when on the phone with tech support); Piece of paperwork; Salad eater's utensil; ___ tale (traditional story told by word of mouth); Create, as an origami crane

    Crossclimb 140 answer, top to bottom: WORM, FORM, FORK, FOLK, FOLD, HOLD, HOLE. FORM (Piece of paperwork); FORK (Salad eater's utensil); FOLK (___ tale (traditional story told by word of mouth)); FOLD (Create, as an origami crane); HOLD ("Please ___" (annoying words to hear when on the phone with tech support)). Top and bottom rows: WORM and HOLE. Watch on YouTube

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #139 (16 September 2024): Persian ___ (body of water connected to the Indian Ocean); Slay (in the figurative sense or the literal sense); Piece of paper money; Animal used to symbolize an uptick in the stock market, or the zodiac symbol for Taurus; Seabird often found at the beach

    Crossclimb 139 answer, top to bottom: KILO, KILL, BILL, BULL, GULL, GULF, GOLF. KILL (Slay (in the figurative sense or the literal sense)); BILL (Piece of paper money); BULL (Animal used to symbolize an uptick in the stock market, or the zodiac symbol for Taurus); GULL (Seabird often found at the beach); GULF (Persian ___ (body of water connected to the Indian Ocean)). Top and bottom rows: KILO and GOLF. Watch on YouTube

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #138 (15 September 2024): ___ of transportation (ways to get around); Envy, as someone else's belongings; Flying space object with a tail; Arrives; Ways, such as Morse or the Caesar cipher, to write secret messages

    Crossclimb 138 answer, top to bottom: COVER, COVET, COMET, COMES, CODES, MODES, MODEL. COVET (Envy, as someone else's belongings); COMET (Flying space object with a tail); COMES (Arrives); CODES (Ways, such as Morse or the Caesar cipher, to write secret messages); MODES (___ of transportation (ways to get around)). Top and bottom rows: COVER and MODEL. Watch on YouTube

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #137 (14 September 2024): Does a somersault, maybe; Puts a strategy together; Groups of close-knit families, especially in Scotland; Applauds; Short segments of movies, that might be played at talk shows

    Crossclimb 137 answer, top to bottom: PLANE, PLANS, CLANS, CLAPS, CLIPS, FLIPS, FLIES. PLANS (Puts a strategy together); CLANS (Groups of close-knit families, especially in Scotland); CLAPS (Applauds); CLIPS (Short segments of movies, that might be played at talk shows); FLIPS (Does a somersault, maybe). Top and bottom rows: PLANE and FLIES. Watch on YouTube

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #136 (13 September 2024): "50% off" event, maybe; Domesticate, as an animal; Large book; "___ assembly required" (disclaimer in a product's manual, maybe); Bottom of a shoe

    Crossclimb 136 answer, top to bottom: SAME, TAME, TOME, SOME, SOLE, SALE, SAME. TAME (Domesticate, as an animal); TOME (Large book); SOME ("___ assembly required" (disclaimer in a product's manual, maybe)); SOLE (Bottom of a shoe); SALE ("50% off" event, maybe). Top and bottom rows: SAME and SAME. Watch on YouTube

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #135 (12 September 2024): Become drained of color, Money paid to an Uber driver, ___ extinguisher (subject of some workplace safety trainings), Document like a PDF or MP3, Stack

    Crossclimb 135 answer, top to bottom: FACE, FARE, FIRE, FILE, PILE, PALE, PALM. FARE (Money paid to an Uber driver); FIRE (___ extinguisher (subject of some workplace safety trainings)); FILE (Document like a PDF or MP3); PILE (Stack); PALE (Become drained of color). Top and bottom rows: FACE and PALM. Watch on YouTube

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #134 (11 September 2024): Chappell Roan's "HOT TO GO!" or Katy Perry's "Hot and Cold," e.g.; Pain or stiffness in the neck; Color obtained by combining red and white; ___-pong (alternative name for table tennis); Do some karaoke

    Crossclimb 134 answer, top to bottom: KING, KINK, PINK, PING, SING, SONG, KONG. KINK (Pain or stiffness in the neck); PINK (Color obtained by combining red and white); PING (___-pong (alternative name for table tennis)); SING (Do some karaoke); SONG (Chappell Roan's "HOT TO GO!" or Katy Perry's "Hot and Cold," e.g). Top and bottom rows: KING and KONG. Watch on YouTube

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #133 (10 September 2024): Shellfish specimens in some chowders; People who've received their diplomas, casually; What a lawn mower cuts; Gross; Studies quickly the night before an exam, say

    Crossclimb 133 answer, top to bottom: GRADE, GRADS, GRASS, CRASS, CRAMS, CLAMS, CLASS. GRADS (People who've received their diplomas, casually); GRASS (What a lawn mower cuts); CRASS (Gross); CRAMS (Studies quickly the night before an exam, say); CLAMS (Shellfish specimens in some chowders). Top and bottom rows: GRADE and CLASS. Watch on YouTube

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #132 (9 September 2024): A ___ a minute (very fast, figuratively); "Stop right there!"; Barley that's been prepared for use in a distillery; Place for a shopper to hang out; Place where lumber is processed

    Crossclimb 132 answer, top to bottom: HALO, HALT, MALT, MALL, MILL, MILE, MINE. HALT ("Stop right there!"); MALT (Barley that's been prepared for use in a distillery); MALL (Place for a shopper to hang out); MILL (Place where lumber is processed); MILE (A ___ a minute (very fast, figuratively)). Top and bottom rows: HALO and MINE. Watch on YouTube

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #131 (8 September 2024): Stories; Amble; Biblical figure who parted the Red Sea; Animals who may go underground ... or, secret agents who may go underground; All Mexican presidents before President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, e.g.

    Crossclimb 131 answer, top to bottom: MONEY, MOSEY, MOSES, MOLES, MALES, TALES, TALKS. MOSEY (Amble); MOSES (Biblical figure who parted the Red Sea); MOLES (Animals who may go underground ... or, secret agents who may go underground); MALES (All Mexican presidents before President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, e.g); TALES (Stories). Top and bottom rows: MONEY and TALKS. Watch on YouTube

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #130 (7 September 2024): Like heights, to someone with acrophobia; Part of a drum kit whose name is a synonym for "trap"; ___ tire (item kept in the trunk in case of a blowout); Practices boxing; Surgery reminders

    Crossclimb 130 answer, top to bottom: SNAKE, SNARE, SPARE, SPARS, SCARS, SCARY, SCALY. SNARE (Part of a drum kit whose name is a synonym for "trap"); SPARE (___ tire (item kept in the trunk in case of a blowout)); SPARS (Practices boxing); SCARS (Surgery reminders); SCARY (Like heights, to someone with acrophobia). Top and bottom rows: SNAKE and SCALY. Watch on YouTube

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #129 (6 September 2024): Earthenware jar; Bites on, as a piece of gum; Groups of workers aboard ships; Birds often confused with ravens; Plastic footwear brand whose logo depicts a swamp-dwelling reptile

    Crossclimb 129 answer, top to bottom: CHESS, CHEWS, CREWS, CROWS, CROCS, CROCK, CLOCK. CHEWS (Bites on, as a piece of gum); CREWS (Groups of workers aboard ships); CROWS (Birds often confused with ravens); CROCS (Plastic footwear brand whose logo depicts a swamp-dwelling reptile); CROCK (Earthenware jar). Top and bottom rows: CHESS and CLOCK. Watch on YouTube

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #128 (5 September 2024): Green gemstone; "___ of the rising sun" (nickname for Japan); Someone merging in traffic is trying to enter a new one; Body of water like Victoria in Africa, or Titicaca in South America; "Presumed Innocent" star Gyllenhaal

    Crossclimb 128 answer, top to bottom: HAND, LAND, LANE, LAKE, JAKE, JADE, MADE. LAND ("___ of the rising sun" (nickname for Japan)); LANE (Someone merging in traffic is trying to enter a new one); LAKE (Body of water like Victoria in Africa, or Titicaca in South America); JAKE ("Presumed Innocent" star Gyllenhaal); JADE (Green gemstone). Top and bottom rows: HAND and MADE. Watch on YouTube

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #127 (4 September 2024): The Rolling Stones musician Jagger; Unruly crowds of people; Plant that a rolling stone doesn't gather, it's said; "Did you ___ me?" ("I'm back!"); Pieces of equipment that conference speakers speak into, for short

    Crossclimb 127 answer, top to bottom: MOBY, MOBS, MOSS, MISS, MICS, MICK, DICK. MOBS (Unruly crowds of people); MOSS (Plant that a rolling stone doesn't gather, it's said); MISS ("Did you ___ me?" ("I'm back!")); MICS (Pieces of equipment that conference speakers speak into, for short); MICK (The Rolling Stones musician Jagger). Top and bottom rows: MOBY and DICK. Watch on YouTube

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #126 (3 September 2024): Place of business where one may request a money order, Animal that a matador waves a red cape at, Piece of sporting equipment in bowling or tennis, Bundle of hay, ___ of one's existence (source of continual frustration)

    Crossclimb 126 answer, top to bottom: PULL, BULL, BALL, BALE, BANE, BANK, YANK. BULL (Animal that a matador waves a red cape at); BALL (Piece of sporting equipment in bowling or tennis); BALE (Bundle of hay); BANE (___ of one's existence (source of continual frustration)); BANK (Place of business where one may request a money order). Top and bottom rows: PULL and YANK. Watch on YouTube

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #125 (2 September 2024): Body parts that might ache after a 5K; Small salamander; Tidy and trim; ___ the rush (leave early enough to avoid traffic); Fruit whose name includes the word "root," in British English

    Crossclimb 125 answer, top to bottom: NEWS, NEWT, NEAT, BEAT, BEET, FEET, FEED. NEWT (Small salamander); NEAT (Tidy and trim); BEAT (___ the rush (leave early enough to avoid traffic)); BEET (Fruit whose name includes the word "root," in British English); FEET (Body parts that might ache after a 5K). Top and bottom rows: NEWS and FEED. Watch on YouTube

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #124 (1 September 2024): Checkered ___ (shady histories); Sounds from trumpets, or car horns; Sounds from owls; Zoom room VIPs; They might be liked on LinkedIn

    Crossclimb 124 answer, top to bottom: TOOTH, TOOTS, HOOTS, HOSTS, POSTS, PASTS, PASTE. TOOTS (Sounds from trumpets, or car horns); HOOTS (Sounds from owls); HOSTS (Zoom room VIPs); POSTS (They might be liked on LinkedIn); PASTS (Checkered ___ (shady histories)). Top and bottom rows: TOOTH and PASTE. Watch on YouTube

Crossclimb answers, August 2024

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #123 (31 August 2024): Walks through the woods, maybe; Sharpens, as a blade; Underwear brand whose name is an anagram of "Shane"; God of the underworld, in Greek mythology; Conceals

    Crossclimb 123 answer, top to bottom: HONEY, HONES, HANES, HADES, HIDES, HIKES, HIVES. HONES (Sharpens, as a blade); HANES (Underwear brand whose name is an anagram of "Shane"); HADES (God of the underworld, in Greek mythology); HIDES (Conceals); HIKES (Walks through the woods, maybe). Top and bottom rows: HONEY and HIVES. Watch on YouTube

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #122 (30 August 2024): Helium, argon, neon, and the like; Pale, as skin; Personal histories; Assigns to a role, as an actor; Jobs for lawyers or detectives

    Crossclimb 122 answer, top to bottom: PARTY, PASTY, PASTS, CASTS, CASES, GASES, GAMES. PASTY (Pale, as skin); PASTS (Personal histories); CASTS (Assigns to a role, as an actor); CASES (Jobs for lawyers or detectives); GASES (Helium, argon, neon, and the like). Top and bottom rows: PARTY and GAMES. Watch on YouTube

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #121 (29 August 2024): Shoddy structure to live in, Device at a fish market... or one of many seen on a fish, Like bread used for croutons, Flower's stem, Pile up

    Crossclimb 121 answer, top to bottom: SCARE, SCALE, STALE, STALK, STACK, SHACK, SHOCK. SCALE (Device at a fish market... or one of many seen on a fish); STALE (Like bread used for croutons); STALK (Flower's stem); STACK (Pile up); SHACK (Shoddy structure to live in). Top and bottom rows: SCARE and SHOCK. Watch on YouTube

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #120 (28 August 2024): Subject where you might learn long division or the Pythagorean Theorem, Sit around doing nothing, String in a shoe, Spice that shares its name with an ancient blunt weapon, Word that can go after “check” or “stale” to make an ending for a chess game

    Crossclimb 120 answer, top to bottom: MAZE, LAZE, LACE, MACE, MATE, MATH, PATH. LAZE (Sit around doing nothing); LACE (String in a shoe); MACE (Spice that shares its name with an ancient blunt weapon); MATE (Word that can go after “check” or “stale” to make an ending for a chess game); MATH (Subject where you might learn long division or the Pythagorean Theorem). Top and bottom rows: MAZE and PATH. Watch on YouTube

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #119 (27 August 2024): Part of the body where a hockey player might wear guards; Applaud; Short segment of a video; Lose traction; The Titanic, e.g.

    Crossclimb 119 answer, top to bottom: CLAY, CLAP, CLIP, SLIP, SHIP, SHIN, SPIN. CLAP (Applaud); CLIP (Short segment of a video); SLIP (Lose traction); SHIP (The Titanic, e.g); SHIN (Part of the body where a hockey player might wear guards). Top and bottom rows: CLAY and SPIN. Watch on YouTube

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #118 (26 August 2024): Very, very small; Opposite of "previous"; Message sent from one's phone; Camping shelter; Subtle coloring, as in hair or on a car window

    Crossclimb 118 answer, top to bottom: NEAT, NEXT, TEXT, TENT, TINT, TINY, TIDY. NEXT (Opposite of "previous"); TEXT (Message sent from one's phone); TENT (Camping shelter); TINT (Subtle coloring, as in hair or on a car window); TINY (Very, very small). Top and bottom rows: NEAT and TIDY. Watch on YouTube

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #117 (25 August 2024): Compose, as a LinkedIn post; Rock that's the source of some petroleum; Killer ___ (alternative name for the sea creature called an "orca"); Strike ___ the iron is hot (take advantage of an opportunity); Shade of a polar bear's fur

    Crossclimb 117 answer, top to bottom: STALE, SHALE, WHALE, WHILE, WHITE, WRITE, TRITE. SHALE (Rock that's the source of some petroleum); WHALE (Killer ___ (alternative name for the sea creature called an "orca")); WHILE (Strike ___ the iron is hot (take advantage of an opportunity)); WHITE (Shade of a polar bear's fur); WRITE (Compose, as a LinkedIn post). Top and bottom rows: STALE and TRITE. Watch on YouTube

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #116 (24 August 2024): Relatives of oysters; Act of giving a portion to others; "Fool me once, ___ on you. Fool me twice, ___ on me"; Hoaxes... or, another word for decorative pillowcases; Closes forcefully, as a door

    Crossclimb 116 answer, top to bottom: SHARP, SHARE, SHAME, SHAMS, SLAMS, CLAMS, CLAWS. SHARE (Act of giving a portion to others); SHAME ("Fool me once, ___ on you. Fool me twice, ___ on me"); SHAMS (Hoaxes... or, another word for decorative pillowcases); SLAMS (Closes forcefully, as a door); CLAMS (Relatives of oysters). Top and bottom rows: SHARP and CLAWS. Watch on YouTube

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #115 (23 August 2024): Male pigs, Government entity such as California in the U.S. or Baja California in Mexico, Casual term for a certain math class that's the same when read forwards and backwards, Makeup of a constellation, Flies high

    Crossclimb 115 answer, top to bottom: SKATE, STATE, STATS, STARS, SOARS, BOARS, BOARD. STATE (Government entity such as California in the U.S. or Baja California in Mexico); STATS (Casual term for a certain math class that's the same when read forwards and backwards); STARS (Makeup of a constellation); SOARS (Flies high); BOARS (Male pigs). Top and bottom rows: SKATE and BOARD. Watch on YouTube

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #114 (22 August 2024): Fine powder that accumulates on table surfaces over time, Animal that may be "brown" or "grizzly", Regular rhythmic pulse in a song, "I wish you the ___!" ("Farewell!"), Boom and ___ (alternation of economic prosperity and economic decline)

    Crossclimb 114 answer, top to bottom: TEAR, BEAR, BEAT, BEST, BUST, DUST, DUCT. BEAR (Animal that may be "brown" or "grizzly"); BEAT (Regular rhythmic pulse in a song); BEST ("I wish you the ___!" ("Farewell!")); BUST (Boom and ___ (alternation of economic prosperity and economic decline)); DUST (Fine powder that accumulates on table surfaces over time). Top and bottom rows: TEAR and DUCT. Watch on YouTube

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #113 (21 August 2024): Top up, as a car's gas tank; Staple grain in pilaf or biryani; Certain rodents; Unit of distance covered in 5,280 feet; Pepper grinder

    Crossclimb 113 answer, top to bottom: RISE, RICE, MICE, MILE, MILL, FILL, FALL. RICE (Staple grain in pilaf or biryani); MICE (Certain rodents); MILE (Unit of distance covered in 5,280 feet); MILL (Pepper grinder); FILL (Top up, as a car's gas tank). Top and bottom rows: RISE and FALL. Watch on YouTube

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #112 (20 August 2024): Coloring on sunglasses to reduce glare; "___ but not least..."; The Fortune 500, e.g.; Thin cloud of water droplets, as seen around a waterfall; Breath freshener

    Crossclimb 112 answer, top to bottom: VAST, LAST, LIST, MIST, MINT, TINT, TINY. LAST ("___ but not least..."); LIST (The Fortune 500, e.g); MIST (Thin cloud of water droplets, as seen around a waterfall); MINT (Breath freshener); TINT (Coloring on sunglasses to reduce glare). Top and bottom rows: VAST and TINY. Watch on YouTube

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #111 (19 August 2024): Small bug that's a carrier of Lyme disease... or, half of a clock-hand onomatopoeia; Where a doctor might put their diploma; Go for a stroll; Have a chat; Pin in a bulletin board

    Crossclimb 111 answer, top to bottom: BALL, WALL, WALK, TALK, TACK, TICK, KICK. WALL (Where a doctor might put their diploma); WALK (Go for a stroll); TALK (Have a chat); TACK (Pin in a bulletin board); TICK (Small bug that's a carrier of Lyme disease... or, half of a clock-hand onomatopoeia). Top and bottom rows: BALL and KICK. Watch on YouTube

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #110 (18 August 2024): Opportunity to play LinkedIn games at work, maybe; Had a bawl?; Religious statement of belief; Small stream; Sound of stepping on a loose floorboard

    Crossclimb 110 answer, top to bottom: FRIED, CRIED, CREED, CREEK, CREAK, BREAK, BREAD. CRIED (Had a bawl?); CREED (Religious statement of belief); CREEK (Small stream); CREAK (Sound of stepping on a loose floorboard); BREAK (Opportunity to play LinkedIn games at work, maybe). Top and bottom rows: FRIED and BREAD. Watch on YouTube

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #109 (17 August 2024): Type up, as a LinkedIn newsletter; Salty liquid in a pickle jar; Dishonest payment given to a politician, say; Native American group; Clichéd

    Crossclimb 109 answer, top to bottom: BRIDE, BRINE, BRIBE, TRIBE, TRITE, WRITE, WHITE. BRINE (Salty liquid in a pickle jar); BRIBE (Dishonest payment given to a politician, say); TRIBE (Native American group); TRITE (Clichéd); WRITE (Type up, as a LinkedIn newsletter). Top and bottom rows: BRIDE and WHITE. Watch on YouTube

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #108 (16 August 2024): How someone who's excessively demure may come across; Utensil used to eat salad; Meat that, along with beef, practitioners of Hinduism may avoid; Workplace benefit, like free lunch or a reserved parking space; Sneak ___ (advance look at an upcoming release)

    Crossclimb 108 answer, top to bottom: WORK, FORK, PORK, PERK, PEEK, MEEK, WEEK. FORK (Utensil used to eat salad); PORK (Meat that, along with beef, practitioners of Hinduism may avoid); PERK (Workplace benefit, like free lunch or a reserved parking space); PEEK (Sneak ___ (advance look at an upcoming release)); MEEK (How someone who's excessively demure may come across). Top and bottom rows: WORK and WEEK. Watch on YouTube

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #107 (15 August 2024): ___ button (what someone presses to turn on a computer); Removes the peel from, as with a certain knife; Small openings in the skin; Jabs with one finger; Card game with hands including "full house" and "straight flush"

    Crossclimb 107 answer, top to bottom: PARIS, PARES, PORES, POKES, POKER, POWER, TOWER. PARES (Removes the peel from, as with a certain knife); PORES (Small openings in the skin); POKES (Jabs with one finger); POKER (Card game with hands including "full house" and "straight flush"); POWER (___ button (what someone presses to turn on a computer)). Top and bottom rows: PARIS and TOWER. Watch on YouTube

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #106 (14 August 2024): Get rid of a watermelon seed, maybe; What a stove generates; "Take a ___" ("Please, no need to keep standing"); Long strip in window blinds; Narrow cut, as a letter opener might make

    Crossclimb 106 answer, top to bottom: HEAD, HEAT, SEAT, SLAT, SLIT, SPIT, SPIN. HEAT (What a stove generates); SEAT ("Take a ___" ("Please, no need to keep standing")); SLAT (Long strip in window blinds); SLIT (Narrow cut, as a letter opener might make); SPIT (Get rid of a watermelon seed, maybe). Top and bottom rows: HEAD and SPIN. Watch on YouTube

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #105 (13 August 2024): Not too spicy; Vehicle that's propelled on water; Piece of hardware that screws into a nut; "That's a ___ move" ("Daring, aren't you?"); Shape, like a sculpture out of clay

    Crossclimb 105 answer, top to bottom: GOAT, BOAT, BOLT, BOLD, MOLD, MILD, MILK. BOAT (Vehicle that's propelled on water); BOLT (Piece of hardware that screws into a nut); BOLD ("That's a ___ move" ("Daring, aren't you?")); MOLD (Shape, like a sculpture out of clay); MILD (Not too spicy). Top and bottom rows: GOAT and MILK. Watch on YouTube

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #104 (12 August 2024): Pig meat in some hot dogs; March ___ ("Alice in Wonderland" character who's not to be confused with the White Rabbit); Have the courage; Like the inside of a haunted house, lighting-wise; "Jurassic ___" (movie with the tagline "An adventure 65 million years in the making")

    Crossclimb 104 answer, top to bottom: HARD, HARE, DARE, DARK, PARK, PORK, WORK. HARE (March ___ ("Alice in Wonderland" character who's not to be confused with the White Rabbit)); DARE (Have the courage); DARK (Like the inside of a haunted house, lighting-wise); PARK ("Jurassic ___" (movie with the tagline "An adventure 65 million years in the making")); PORK (Pig meat in some hot dogs). Top and bottom rows: HARD and WORK. Watch on YouTube

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #103 (11 August 2024): Bike ___ (tire-inflating piece of equipment), "Deadpool and Wolverine" star Jackman, Warm embraces, Carries a tune without singing, Camel's back feature

    Crossclimb 103 answer, top to bottom: HIGH, HUGH, HUGS, HUMS, HUMP, PUMP, JUMP. HUGH ("Deadpool and Wolverine" star Jackman); HUGS (Warm embraces); HUMS (Carries a tune without singing); HUMP (Camel's back feature); PUMP (Bike ___ (tire-inflating piece of equipment)). Top and bottom rows: HIGH and JUMP. Watch on YouTube

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #102 (10 August 2024): Strike with a beak, like a wood___er does; Quick on one's ___ (nimble); Use one's sense of touch; Outside of a mango or an orange; Take a furtive look

    Crossclimb 102 answer, top to bottom: FRET, FEET, FEEL, PEEL, PEEK, PECK, NECK. FEET (Quick on one's ___ (nimble)); FEEL (Use one's sense of touch); PEEL (Outside of a mango or an orange); PEEK (Take a furtive look); PECK (Strike with a beak, like a wood___er does). Top and bottom rows: FRET and NECK. Watch on YouTube

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #101 (9 August 2024): Decrease, as the visible portion of the moon; Pulse of one's heart; Crooked; Made an exit; "All I ___ For Christmas Is You" (Mariah Carey song that spikes in popularity each December)

    Crossclimb 101 answer, top to bottom: HEAT, BEAT, BENT, WENT, WANT, WANE, WAVE. BEAT (Pulse of one's heart); BENT (Crooked); WENT (Made an exit); WANT ("All I ___ For Christmas Is You" (Mariah Carey song that spikes in popularity each December)); WANE (Decrease, as the visible portion of the moon). Top and bottom rows: HEAT and WAVE. Watch on YouTube

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #100 (8 August 2024): Bowling result where all ten pins are knocked down in two rolls, Garment such as a graphic tee, Opposite of "tall", Where the beach meets the water, Button below an article that lets you send it to someone else

    Crossclimb 100 answer, top to bottom: SHIFT, SHIRT, SHORT, SHORE, SHARE, SPARE, SPACE. SHIRT (Garment such as a graphic tee); SHORT (Opposite of "tall"); SHORE (Where the beach meets the water); SHARE (Button below an article that lets you send it to someone else); SPARE (Bowling result where all ten pins are knocked down in two rolls). Top and bottom rows: SHIFT and SPACE. Watch on YouTube

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #99 (7 August 2024): Appear to be; Rotate, as a dreidel; Attention ___ (length of time during which a person can stay focused); Name that might also be spelled "Shawn"; Stitched line joining two pieces of fabric

    Crossclimb 99 answer, top to bottom: SKIN, SPIN, SPAN, SEAN, SEAM, SEEM, SEED. SPIN (Rotate, as a dreidel); SPAN (Attention ___ (length of time during which a person can stay focused)); SEAN (Name that might also be spelled "Shawn"); SEAM (Stitched line joining two pieces of fabric); SEEM (Appear to be). Top and bottom rows: SKIN and SEED. Watch on YouTube

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #98 (6 August 2024): Go up, like the sun does every morning; Choose; Enjoy, as a lollipop or an ice cream cone; Hair pests causing itching; Basmati, for example

    Crossclimb 98 answer, top to bottom: PINK, PICK, LICK, LICE, RICE, RISE, ROSE. PICK (Choose); LICK (Enjoy, as a lollipop or an ice cream cone); LICE (Hair pests causing itching); RICE (Basmati, for example); RISE (Go up, like the sun does every morning). Top and bottom rows: PINK and ROSE. Watch on YouTube

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #97 (5 August 2024): Animated character, for short; Yank on; Pre-election gauge of public opinion; Combine, as resources; Hammer, screwdriver, or drill, e.g.

    Crossclimb 97 answer, top to bottom: FULL, PULL, POLL, POOL, TOOL, TOON, MOON. PULL (Yank on); POLL (Pre-election gauge of public opinion); POOL (Combine, as resources); TOOL (Hammer, screwdriver, or drill, e.g); TOON (Animated character, for short). Top and bottom rows: FULL and MOON. Watch on YouTube

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #96 (4 August 2024): Blink with one eye, Read the ___ print (advice for someone signing a contract), Belonging to me, ___ over matter, Breeze or gust

    Crossclimb 96 answer, top to bottom: FIRE, FINE, MINE, MIND, WIND, WINK, WING. FINE (Read the ___ print (advice for someone signing a contract)); MINE (Belonging to me); MIND (___ over matter); WIND (Breeze or gust); WINK (Blink with one eye). Top and bottom rows: FIRE and WING. Watch on YouTube

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #95 (3 August 2024): Hit the mother ___ (strike it rich); Term for "magma," when it's above ground; "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" actress Condor; Division in an Olympic pool; Singlehanded

    Crossclimb 95 answer, top to bottom: JAVA, LAVA, LANA, LANE, LONE, LODE, CODE. LAVA (Term for "magma," when it's above ground); LANA ("To All the Boys I've Loved Before" actress Condor); LANE (Division in an Olympic pool); LONE (Singlehanded); LODE (Hit the mother ___ (strike it rich)). Top and bottom rows: JAVA and CODE. Watch on YouTube

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #94 (2 August 2024): Cast a ___ over (make gloomy), Sign of boredom that's said to be contagious, Chess piece that can capture "en passant", Dog's "feet", Buddies

    Crossclimb 94 answer, top to bottom: YARN, YAWN, PAWN, PAWS, PALS, PALL, BALL. YAWN (Sign of boredom that's said to be contagious); PAWN (Chess piece that can capture "en passant"); PAWS (Dog's "feet"); PALS (Buddies); PALL (Cast a ___ over (make gloomy)). Top and bottom rows: YARN and BALL. Watch on YouTube

  31. LinkedIn Crossclimb #93 (1 August 2024): "___ that!" ("I dare you to do better!"); Price paid to get out of jail; A worm at the end of a fishing hook, e.g.; Person from the UK, casually; 2024 Charli XCX album, or a word for a misbehaving child

    Crossclimb 93 answer, top to bottom: SAIL, BAIL, BAIT, BRIT, BRAT, BEAT, BOAT. BAIL (Price paid to get out of jail); BAIT (A worm at the end of a fishing hook, e.g); BRIT (Person from the UK, casually); BRAT (2024 Charli XCX album, or a word for a misbehaving child); BEAT ("___ that!" ("I dare you to do better!")). Top and bottom rows: SAIL and BOAT. Watch on YouTube

Crossclimb answers, July 2024

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #92 (31 July 2024): Worker's ___ (insurance for injured employees); Flash of lightning, or the shape of the scar on Harry Potter's forehead; Young male horse; Jazz musician Nat King ___; Attend

    Crossclimb 92 answer, top to bottom: BOOT, BOLT, COLT, COLE, COME, COMP, CAMP. BOLT (Flash of lightning, or the shape of the scar on Harry Potter's forehead); COLT (Young male horse); COLE (Jazz musician Nat King ___); COME (Attend); COMP (Worker's ___ (insurance for injured employees)). Top and bottom rows: BOOT and CAMP. Watch on YouTube

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #91 (30 July 2024): Downward dog or warrior, e.g., in yoga; Jam-___ (fill up); "Pick up the ___!" ("I don't have all day!"); Not very tanned, as skin; Object a skier holds while skiing

    Crossclimb 91 answer, top to bottom: BACK, PACK, PACE, PALE, POLE, POSE, NOSE. PACK (Jam-___ (fill up)); PACE ("Pick up the ___!" ("I don't have all day!")); PALE (Not very tanned, as skin); POLE (Object a skier holds while skiing); POSE (Downward dog or warrior, e.g., in yoga). Top and bottom rows: BACK and NOSE. Watch on YouTube

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #90 (29 July 2024): Singular Ugg product; Make fun of; Person in a monastery; Onomatopoeia of being hit on the head; "Pride and Prejudice" or "The Great Gatsby," e.g.

    Crossclimb 90 answer, top to bottom: SOCK, MOCK, MONK, BONK, BOOK, BOOT, FOOT. MOCK (Make fun of); MONK (Person in a monastery); BONK (Onomatopoeia of being hit on the head); BOOK ("Pride and Prejudice" or "The Great Gatsby," e.g); BOOT (Singular Ugg product). Top and bottom rows: SOCK and FOOT. Watch on YouTube

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #89 (28 July 2024): "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" band (anagram of DEALS), Promised under oath, Where a message in a bottle might wash up, Buyable unit of ownership in a stock, Made in the ___ (rhyming phrase meaning "in a good spot")

    Crossclimb 89 answer, top to bottom: SWORD, SWORE, SHORE, SHARE, SHADE, SLADE, BLADE. SWORE (Promised under oath); SHORE (Where a message in a bottle might wash up); SHARE (Buyable unit of ownership in a stock); SHADE (Made in the ___ (rhyming phrase meaning "in a good spot")); SLADE ("Mama Weer All Crazee Now" band (anagram of DEALS)). Top and bottom rows: SWORD and BLADE. Watch on YouTube

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #88 (27 July 2024): Roman goddess of marriage and childbirth, "Star Wars" protagonist Skywalker, Title that's the male counterpart of "duchess", Sci-fi film with Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya set on a desert planet, Month after May

    Crossclimb 88 answer, top to bottom: LUGE, LUKE, DUKE, DUNE, JUNE, JUNO, JUDO. LUKE ("Star Wars" protagonist Skywalker); DUKE (Title that's the male counterpart of "duchess"); DUNE (Sci-fi film with Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya set on a desert planet); JUNE (Month after May); JUNO (Roman goddess of marriage and childbirth). Top and bottom rows: LUGE and JUDO. Watch on YouTube

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #87 (26 July 2024): Survey of public opinion; Business agreement; Computer brand named after its founder, Michael; Herb that's commonly used to flavor pickle brine; Form of medicine that may be swallowed with a mouthful of water

    Crossclimb 87 answer, top to bottom: DEAD, DEAL, DELL, DILL, PILL, POLL, POOL. DEAL (Business agreement); DELL (Computer brand named after its founder, Michael); DILL (Herb that's commonly used to flavor pickle brine); PILL (Form of medicine that may be swallowed with a mouthful of water); POLL (Survey of public opinion). Top and bottom rows: DEAD and POOL. Watch on YouTube

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #86 (25 July 2024): "Last Christmas" band whose name is an onomatopoeia for impact, Gently persuade, Layer of paint, Coffee ___ (quick opportunity to talk with a colleague), "Huh?"

    Crossclimb 86 answer, top to bottom: HOAX, COAX, COAT, CHAT, WHAT, WHAM, SHAM. COAX (Gently persuade); COAT (Layer of paint); CHAT (Coffee ___ (quick opportunity to talk with a colleague)); WHAT ("Huh?"); WHAM ("Last Christmas" band whose name is an onomatopoeia for impact). Top and bottom rows: HOAX and SHAM. Watch on YouTube

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #85 (24 July 2024): Hill of sand, "The Wizard of Oz" star Garland, Name that's short for Rudolph, Like openly checking your phone during a work meeting, Bro-ey nickname for the main character in "The Big Lebowski"

    Crossclimb 85 answer, top to bottom: JULY, JUDY, RUDY, RUDE, DUDE, DUNE, JUNE. JUDY ("The Wizard of Oz" star Garland); RUDY (Name that's short for Rudolph); RUDE (Like openly checking your phone during a work meeting); DUDE (Bro-ey nickname for the main character in "The Big Lebowski"); DUNE (Hill of sand). Top and bottom rows: JULY and JUNE. Watch on YouTube

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #84 (23 July 2024): Red root vegetable, in American English; Line where hair is combed in different directions; Breathe hard, such as after running a marathon; ___-up anger (deeply repressed rage); Crooked

    Crossclimb 84 answer, top to bottom: CART, PART, PANT, PENT, BENT, BEET, BEEF. PART (Line where hair is combed in different directions); PANT (Breathe hard, such as after running a marathon); PENT (___-up anger (deeply repressed rage)); BENT (Crooked); BEET (Red root vegetable, in American English). Top and bottom rows: CART and BEEF. Watch on YouTube

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #83 (22 July 2024): Country whose capital is Santiago, Bony structure made of vertebrae, Glow, Complain like a child, "It was fun ___ it lasted"

    Crossclimb 83 answer, top to bottom: SPICE, SPINE, SHINE, WHINE, WHILE, CHILE, CHILI. SPINE (Bony structure made of vertebrae); SHINE (Glow); WHINE (Complain like a child); WHILE ("It was fun ___ it lasted"); CHILE (Country whose capital is Santiago). Top and bottom rows: SPICE and CHILI. Watch on YouTube

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #82 (21 July 2024): Counterfeit bills, e.g.; Strong suit, or a musical direction meaning "loud"; Military strongholds; Warning shouts from golf players; Payments made to rideshare drivers

    Crossclimb 82 answer, top to bottom: TORTE, FORTE, FORTS, FORES, FARES, FAKES, CAKES. FORTE (Strong suit, or a musical direction meaning "loud"); FORTS (Military strongholds); FORES (Warning shouts from golf players); FARES (Payments made to rideshare drivers); FAKES (Counterfeit bills, e.g). Top and bottom rows: TORTE and CAKES. Watch on YouTube

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #81 (20 July 2024): Eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain; Soccer announcer's shout after a score; Horned animal that represents the zodiac sign Capricorn; Joint inflammation, often in the foot; Boxing contest, or a short period of intense activity

    Crossclimb 81 answer, top to bottom: FOAL, GOAL, GOAT, GOUT, BOUT, BOLT, COLT. GOAL (Soccer announcer's shout after a score); GOAT (Horned animal that represents the zodiac sign Capricorn); GOUT (Joint inflammation, often in the foot); BOUT (Boxing contest, or a short period of intense activity); BOLT (Eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain). Top and bottom rows: FOAL and COLT. Watch on YouTube

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #80 (19 July 2024): Bird with a wild-sounding laugh; Coil of yarn, or a possible nickname for "Henry"; Sound from a horn, or from a goose; Object at the end of a fishing line; "Take a ___, it's in a book" (rhyming lyric from the "Reading Rainbow" theme song)

    Crossclimb 80 answer, top to bottom: BANK, HANK, HONK, HOOK, LOOK, LOON, LOAN. HANK (Coil of yarn, or a possible nickname for "Henry"); HONK (Sound from a horn, or from a goose); HOOK (Object at the end of a fishing line); LOOK ("Take a ___, it's in a book" (rhyming lyric from the "Reading Rainbow" theme song)); LOON (Bird with a wild-sounding laugh). Top and bottom rows: BANK and LOAN. Watch on YouTube

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #79 (18 July 2024): Organ from which the pulmonary veins originate, Green citrus fruit, Request from an actor who forgot what they're supposed to say, ___ wolf (person who prefers to work in solitude), Like a five-hour movie

    Crossclimb 79 answer, top to bottom: LIMA, LIME, LINE, LONE, LONG, LUNG, MUNG. LIME (Green citrus fruit); LINE (Request from an actor who forgot what they're supposed to say); LONE (___ wolf (person who prefers to work in solitude)); LONG (Like a five-hour movie); LUNG (Organ from which the pulmonary veins originate). Top and bottom rows: LIMA and MUNG. Watch on YouTube

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #78 (17 July 2024): Computer company with the slogan "The power to do more"; ___ a break (went on a walk between meetings, maybe); Hammer or wrench; Payment to cross a bridge, maybe; Toy like Barbie or Ken

    Crossclimb 78 answer, top to bottom: BOOK, TOOK, TOOL, TOLL, DOLL, DELL, DEAL. TOOK (___ a break (went on a walk between meetings, maybe)); TOOL (Hammer or wrench); TOLL (Payment to cross a bridge, maybe); DOLL (Toy like Barbie or Ken); DELL (Computer company with the slogan "The power to do more"). Top and bottom rows: BOOK and DEAL. Watch on YouTube

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #77 (16 July 2024): Average ___ (regular people), Collection of slides for a presentation, Place to moor a ship... or to charge a phone, Google ___ (word processor that's a part of Drive), What female deer are called

    Crossclimb 77 answer, top to bottom: DESK, DECK, DOCK, DOCS, DOES, JOES, JOBS. DECK (Collection of slides for a presentation); DOCK (Place to moor a ship... or to charge a phone); DOCS (Google ___ (word processor that's a part of Drive)); DOES (What female deer are called); JOES (Average ___ (regular people)). Top and bottom rows: DESK and JOBS. Watch on YouTube

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #76 (15 July 2024): Light melody, as in one's voice; Ask, as a question; Prefix that's the opposite of "pre-"; Having no idea what anyone in the meeting is talking about, maybe; To-do ___ (document showing undone tasks)

    Crossclimb 76 answer, top to bottom: ROSE, POSE, POST, LOST, LIST, LILT, LILY. POSE (Ask, as a question); POST (Prefix that's the opposite of "pre-"); LOST (Having no idea what anyone in the meeting is talking about, maybe); LIST (To-do ___ (document showing undone tasks)); LILT (Light melody, as in one's voice). Top and bottom rows: ROSE and LILY. Watch on YouTube

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #75 (14 July 2024): Low sound from a ghost; Golfer's target; Skin feature that may be called a "beauty mark"; Lose feathers, as a bird (or scales, as a snake); Watery defensive feature around a castle

    Crossclimb 75 answer, top to bottom: HOME, HOLE, MOLE, MOLT, MOAT, MOAN, LOAN. HOLE (Golfer's target); MOLE (Skin feature that may be called a "beauty mark"); MOLT (Lose feathers, as a bird (or scales, as a snake)); MOAT (Watery defensive feature around a castle); MOAN (Low sound from a ghost). Top and bottom rows: HOME and LOAN. Watch on YouTube

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #74 (13 July 2024): Belonging to me, Identical, British honorific that's the equivalent of knighthood for a woman, Person living in Copenhagen's country, Have a meal

    Crossclimb 74 answer, top to bottom: SAGE, SAME, DAME, DANE, DINE, MINE, MINT. SAME (Identical); DAME (British honorific that's the equivalent of knighthood for a woman); DANE (Person living in Copenhagen's country); DINE (Have a meal); MINE (Belonging to me). Top and bottom rows: SAGE and MINT. Watch on YouTube

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #73 (12 July 2024): Pin used to attach something to a bulletin board; Playground's place; Outermost layer of a tree's trunk; Provider of a small business loan, maybe; Gas holder, in a car

    Crossclimb 73 answer, top to bottom: PORK, PARK, BARK, BANK, TANK, TACK, TACO. PARK (Playground's place); BARK (Outermost layer of a tree's trunk); BANK (Provider of a small business loan, maybe); TANK (Gas holder, in a car); TACK (Pin used to attach something to a bulletin board). Top and bottom rows: PORK and TACO. Watch on YouTube

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #72 (11 July 2024): In a ___ (stupefied), Muscle group targeted by planks, 3D shape that can be formed by rotating a right triangle around an axis, "I'm finished!", Sleep lightly

    Crossclimb 72 answer, top to bottom: CORN, CORE, CONE, DONE, DOZE, DAZE, MAZE. CORE (Muscle group targeted by planks); CONE (3D shape that can be formed by rotating a right triangle around an axis); DONE ("I'm finished!"); DOZE (Sleep lightly); DAZE (In a ___ (stupefied)). Top and bottom rows: CORN and MAZE. Watch on YouTube

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #71 (10 July 2024): Was a passenger on; Large, lively party; Counterpart of an acid, in chemistry; ___ farewell (wished goodbye, formally); "That doesn't ___ well" ("This isn't a good omen")

    Crossclimb 71 answer, top to bottom: BATH, BASH, BASE, BADE, BODE, RODE, ROBE. BASH (Large, lively party); BASE (Counterpart of an acid, in chemistry); BADE (___ farewell (wished goodbye, formally)); BODE ("That doesn't ___ well" ("This isn't a good omen")); RODE (Was a passenger on). Top and bottom rows: BATH and ROBE. Watch on YouTube

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #70 (9 July 2024): Like omega in the Greek alphabet, and Zulu in the NATO alphabet; Kick out, informally; "That's a ___ point" ("We're wasting time talking about this"); Opposite of "least"; Pole that holds a sail

    Crossclimb 70 answer, top to bottom: BOOK, BOOT, MOOT, MOST, MAST, LAST, LIST. BOOT (Kick out, informally); MOOT ("That's a ___ point" ("We're wasting time talking about this")); MOST (Opposite of "least"); MAST (Pole that holds a sail); LAST (Like omega in the Greek alphabet, and Zulu in the NATO alphabet). Top and bottom rows: BOOK and LIST. Watch on YouTube

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #69 (8 July 2024): Be hesitant; Eat like a bird?; Free coffee in the office, paid time off, or employee discounts, e.g.; Spot for a picnic; "Their ___ is worse than their bite"

    Crossclimb 69 answer, top to bottom: PUCK, PECK, PERK, PARK, BARK, BALK, BALL. PECK (Eat like a bird?); PERK (Free coffee in the office, paid time off, or employee discounts, e.g); PARK (Spot for a picnic); BARK ("Their ___ is worse than their bite"); BALK (Be hesitant). Top and bottom rows: PUCK and BALL. Watch on YouTube

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #68 (7 July 2024): Rudely terse; Metal whose periodic table symbol is Au; Needing a blanket, maybe; Young male horse; ___ classic (movie loved mainly by a small group of fans)

    Crossclimb 68 answer, top to bottom: GOLF, GOLD, COLD, COLT, CULT, CURT, CART. GOLD (Metal whose periodic table symbol is Au); COLD (Needing a blanket, maybe); COLT (Young male horse); CULT (___ classic (movie loved mainly by a small group of fans)); CURT (Rudely terse). Top and bottom rows: GOLF and CART. Watch on YouTube

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #67 (6 July 2024): Crude shelter; Sedimentary rock that's abundant in the Earth's crust; Like old bread, or a joke that's been told too often; Unit of celery; Pile of pancakes

    Crossclimb 67 answer, top to bottom: WHALE, SHALE, STALE, STALK, STACK, SHACK, SHARK. SHALE (Sedimentary rock that's abundant in the Earth's crust); STALE (Like old bread, or a joke that's been told too often); STALK (Unit of celery); STACK (Pile of pancakes); SHACK (Crude shelter). Top and bottom rows: WHALE and SHARK. Watch on YouTube

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #66 (5 July 2024): Chess piece that can only move horizontally and vertically, Bakery unit, Money that needs to be repaid, Bird that's also used as a term for a silly person, Glance or gaze

    Crossclimb 66 answer, top to bottom: LEAF, LOAF, LOAN, LOON, LOOK, ROOK, ROCK. LOAF (Bakery unit); LOAN (Money that needs to be repaid); LOON (Bird that's also used as a term for a silly person); LOOK (Glance or gaze); ROOK (Chess piece that can only move horizontally and vertically). Top and bottom rows: LEAF and ROCK. Watch on YouTube

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #65 (4 July 2024): What the early bird catches, according to a saying; Payment made to a taxi driver; ___ Krishna (branch of Hinduism); "First, do no ___" (quote attributed to Hippocrates, author of the Hippocratic Oath); Hot, but not too hot

    Crossclimb 65 answer, top to bottom: FIRE, FARE, HARE, HARM, WARM, WORM, WORK. FARE (Payment made to a taxi driver); HARE (___ Krishna (branch of Hinduism)); HARM ("First, do no ___" (quote attributed to Hippocrates, author of the Hippocratic Oath)); WARM (Hot, but not too hot); WORM (What the early bird catches, according to a saying). Top and bottom rows: FIRE and WORK. Watch on YouTube

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #64 (3 July 2024): Pepper grinder; Fill one's suitcase, pre-travel; "Take your ___!" ("The choice is yours"); Rocker Jagger who's referenced by the Maroon 5 song "Moves Like Jagger"; Drink that's a common allergen

    Crossclimb 64 answer, top to bottom: JACK, PACK, PICK, MICK, MILK, MILL, JILL. PACK (Fill one's suitcase, pre-travel); PICK ("Take your ___!" ("The choice is yours")); MICK (Rocker Jagger who's referenced by the Maroon 5 song "Moves Like Jagger"); MILK (Drink that's a common allergen); MILL (Pepper grinder). Top and bottom rows: JACK and JILL. Watch on YouTube

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #63 (2 July 2024): "This little piggy ___ to the market ..."; Blanchett (the only person to win an Oscar for playing a real-life Oscar winner); Source of support while walking, maybe; Is unable to; Desire

    Crossclimb 63 answer, top to bottom: CATS, CATE, CANE, CANT, WANT, WENT, RENT. CATE (Blanchett (the only person to win an Oscar for playing a real-life Oscar winner)); CANE (Source of support while walking, maybe); CANT (Is unable to); WANT (Desire); WENT ("This little piggy ___ to the market ..."). Top and bottom rows: CATS and RENT. Watch on YouTube

  31. LinkedIn Crossclimb #62 (1 July 2024): Item used to play tennis, but not badminton; Exam; Common e-mail sign-off word; Accessory that helps keep pants up; "The name rings a ___"

    Crossclimb 62 answer, top to bottom: TEXT, TEST, BEST, BELT, BELL, BALL, CALL. TEST (Exam); BEST (Common e-mail sign-off word); BELT (Accessory that helps keep pants up); BELL ("The name rings a ___"); BALL (Item used to play tennis, but not badminton). Top and bottom rows: TEXT and CALL. Watch on YouTube

Crossclimb answers, June 2024

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #61 (30 June 2024): "No ___, no foul"; Object waved by a magician; Section of a hospital; Suffix for hard- or soft-, in computing; Type of animal a jackrabbit really is

    Crossclimb 61 answer, top to bottom: WIND, WAND, WARD, WARE, HARE, HARM, FARM. WAND (Object waved by a magician); WARD (Section of a hospital); WARE (Suffix for hard- or soft-, in computing); HARE (Type of animal a jackrabbit really is); HARM ("No ___, no foul"). Top and bottom rows: WIND and FARM. Watch on YouTube

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #60 (29 June 2024): Horse's mother; Precipitation that comes down hard; ___ of mirrors (attraction at a fun house); Gathering place that may have a food court; Like drone bees, gender-wise

    Crossclimb 60 answer, top to bottom: HAIR, HAIL, HALL, MALL, MALE, MARE, CARE. HAIL (Precipitation that comes down hard); HALL (___ of mirrors (attraction at a fun house)); MALL (Gathering place that may have a food court); MALE (Like drone bees, gender-wise); MARE (Horse's mother). Top and bottom rows: HAIR and CARE. Watch on YouTube

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #59 (28 June 2024): Drags to an impound lot, maybe; "Such a shame..."; Centers of olives and mangos; Kitchen containers for making soups or sauces; Kiddos

    Crossclimb 59 answer, top to bottom: CITY, PITY, PITS, POTS, TOTS, TOWS, TOWN. PITY ("Such a shame..."); PITS (Centers of olives and mangos); POTS (Kitchen containers for making soups or sauces); TOTS (Kiddos); TOWS (Drags to an impound lot, maybe). Top and bottom rows: CITY and TOWN. Watch on YouTube

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #58 (27 June 2024): Untamed, What a lunch box is filled with, ___ farewell (affectionate goodbye), Locate, Force that propels sailboats

    Crossclimb 58 answer, top to bottom: GOOD, FOOD, FOND, FIND, WIND, WILD, WILL. FOOD (What a lunch box is filled with); FOND (___ farewell (affectionate goodbye)); FIND (Locate); WIND (Force that propels sailboats); WILD (Untamed). Top and bottom rows: GOOD and WILL. Watch on YouTube

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #57 (26 June 2024): Early Atari arcade game that's an abstraction of table tennis; One of many paths into which an Olympic pool is divided; Great ___ (dog breed that, ironically, originates from Germany); "Rats!"; Strong feeling

    Crossclimb 57 answer, top to bottom: LAKE, LANE, DANE, DANG, PANG, PONG, POND. LANE (One of many paths into which an Olympic pool is divided); DANE (Great ___ (dog breed that, ironically, originates from Germany)); DANG ("Rats!"); PANG (Strong feeling); PONG (Early Atari arcade game that's an abstraction of table tennis). Top and bottom rows: LAKE and POND. Watch on YouTube

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #56 (25 June 2024): Beloved, Microsoft co-founder Gates, Herb often used to flavor pickles, Computer company whose logo has a tilted "E", Agreement between two business parties

    Crossclimb 56 answer, top to bottom: BULL, BILL, DILL, DELL, DEAL, DEAR, BEAR. BILL (Microsoft co-founder Gates); DILL (Herb often used to flavor pickles); DELL (Computer company whose logo has a tilted "E"); DEAL (Agreement between two business parties); DEAR (Beloved). Top and bottom rows: BULL and BEAR. Watch on YouTube

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #55 (24 June 2024): Chomp down; Site for a motivational poster; Bit of cricket equipment; Bundle of hay; Hold back, as one's breath

    Crossclimb 55 answer, top to bottom: WALK, WALL, BALL, BALE, BATE, BITE, BIKE. WALL (Site for a motivational poster); BALL (Bit of cricket equipment); BALE (Bundle of hay); BATE (Hold back, as one's breath); BITE (Chomp down). Top and bottom rows: WALK and BIKE. Watch on YouTube

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #54 (23 June 2024): "Barry" star Bill (anagram of HEARD), Bar game in which players may hit bullseyes, Childish challenges such as "Eat that bug" and "Lick that flagpole", Long-eared animals that hop, Greek god of the underworld

    Crossclimb 54 answer, top to bottom: DARTH, DARTS, DARES, HARES, HADES, HADER, VADER. DARTS (Bar game in which players may hit bullseyes); DARES (Childish challenges such as "Eat that bug" and "Lick that flagpole"); HARES (Long-eared animals that hop); HADES (Greek god of the underworld); HADER ("Barry" star Bill (anagram of HEARD)). Top and bottom rows: DARTH and VADER. Watch on YouTube

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #53 (22 June 2024): Type of ancient alphabetic character; Large percussion instrument that typically hangs vertically; Group of friends; Sounded, as a bell; Stepladder component

    Crossclimb 53 answer, top to bottom: SONG, GONG, GANG, RANG, RUNG, RUNE, TUNE. GONG (Large percussion instrument that typically hangs vertically); GANG (Group of friends); RANG (Sounded, as a bell); RUNG (Stepladder component); RUNE (Type of ancient alphabetic character). Top and bottom rows: SONG and TUNE. Watch on YouTube

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #52 (21 June 2024): Food like mulligatawny or gumbo; Black buildup in a chimney; Opening in a schedule; Like a snail, especially when compared to a cheetah; Place in the overhead bin, maybe

    Crossclimb 52 answer, top to bottom: ROOT, SOOT, SLOT, SLOW, STOW, STEW, STEM. SOOT (Black buildup in a chimney); SLOT (Opening in a schedule); SLOW (Like a snail, especially when compared to a cheetah); STOW (Place in the overhead bin, maybe); STEW (Food like mulligatawny or gumbo). Top and bottom rows: ROOT and STEM. Watch on YouTube

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #51 (20 June 2024): Trolley car, in British English; Disorderly situation; "___ of the d'Urbervilles" (Thomas Hardy novel); Drinks like oolong and chai; Group of people who work together

    Crossclimb 51 answer, top to bottom: MASS, MESS, TESS, TEAS, TEAM, TRAM, GRAM. MESS (Disorderly situation); TESS ("___ of the d'Urbervilles" (Thomas Hardy novel)); TEAS (Drinks like oolong and chai); TEAM (Group of people who work together); TRAM (Trolley car, in British English). Top and bottom rows: MASS and GRAM. Watch on YouTube

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #50 (19 June 2024): Not risk-averse; Get 0% on a test, maybe; Autumn; Fancy party; Like tires without treads

    Crossclimb 50 answer, top to bottom: NAIL, FAIL, FALL, BALL, BALD, BOLD, BOLT. FAIL (Get 0% on a test, maybe); FALL (Autumn); BALL (Fancy party); BALD (Like tires without treads); BOLD (Not risk-averse). Top and bottom rows: NAIL and BOLT. Watch on YouTube

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #49 (18 June 2024): Roman goddess of the moon; Business ___ (handout that may include one's job title and work number); Non-vegan substance used in some cooking; Touch down, as a plane; Singer-songwriter ___ Del Rey

    Crossclimb 49 answer, top to bottom: CARP, CARD, LARD, LAND, LANA, LUNA, TUNA. CARD (Business ___ (handout that may include one's job title and work number)); LARD (Non-vegan substance used in some cooking); LAND (Touch down, as a plane); LANA (Singer-songwriter ___ Del Rey); LUNA (Roman goddess of the moon). Top and bottom rows: CARP and TUNA. Watch on YouTube

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #48 (17 June 2024): Opposite of west; Old word for "Listen!" that fills in the blank in the song title "___! The Herald Angels Sing"; Pull up next to a meter, maybe; Component; Tense for the words "bought" and "sold"

    Crossclimb 48 answer, top to bottom: HARD, HARK, PARK, PART, PAST, EAST, EASY. HARK (Old word for "Listen!" that fills in the blank in the song title "___! The Herald Angels Sing"); PARK (Pull up next to a meter, maybe); PART (Component); PAST (Tense for the words "bought" and "sold"); EAST (Opposite of west). Top and bottom rows: HARD and EASY. Watch on YouTube

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #47 (16 June 2024): Gift ___ (area near the exit of a museum, often); Article of footwear that Italy is said to resemble in shape; Black powder in a dirty chimney; Opening at the top of a piggy bank; Food for pigs

    Crossclimb 47 answer, top to bottom: BOAT, BOOT, SOOT, SLOT, SLOP, SHOP, SHIP. BOOT (Article of footwear that Italy is said to resemble in shape); SOOT (Black powder in a dirty chimney); SLOT (Opening at the top of a piggy bank); SLOP (Food for pigs); SHOP (Gift ___ (area near the exit of a museum, often)). Top and bottom rows: BOAT and SHIP. Watch on YouTube

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #46 (15 June 2024): Bluish-green color, Disorderly heap, Form of medicine that may be taken with water, Do some plowing, "___ me about yourself" (common introductory job interview prompt)

    Crossclimb 46 answer, top to bottom: PINE, PILE, PILL, TILL, TELL, TEAL, TEAK. PILE (Disorderly heap); PILL (Form of medicine that may be taken with water); TILL (Do some plowing); TELL ("___ me about yourself" (common introductory job interview prompt)); TEAL (Bluish-green color). Top and bottom rows: PINE and TEAK. Watch on YouTube

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #45 (14 June 2024): Country whose capital is Havana; Rabbit relative; Give a hoot; Medical researcher's goal, maybe; Rubik's ___ (toy whose current speed-solving world record is 3.13 seconds)

    Crossclimb 45 answer, top to bottom: HARP, HARE, CARE, CURE, CUBE, CUBA, TUBA. HARE (Rabbit relative); CARE (Give a hoot); CURE (Medical researcher's goal, maybe); CUBE (Rubik's ___ (toy whose current speed-solving world record is 3.13 seconds)); CUBA (Country whose capital is Havana). Top and bottom rows: HARP and TUBA. Watch on YouTube

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #44 (13 June 2024): Body part with air sacs called alveoli; Drink judged by a sommelier; Part of a bird that flaps; One of four in the Audi logo, or one of five on the Olympic flag; Step on a ladder

    Crossclimb 44 answer, top to bottom: WIDE, WINE, WING, RING, RUNG, LUNG, LONG. WINE (Drink judged by a sommelier); WING (Part of a bird that flaps); RING (One of four in the Audi logo, or one of five on the Olympic flag); RUNG (Step on a ladder); LUNG (Body part with air sacs called alveoli). Top and bottom rows: WIDE and LONG. Watch on YouTube

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #43 (12 June 2024): At one's ___ and call (ready to help whenever); "ASAP," as commonly used in medical settings; Aisle, middle, or window, on an airplane; Outperform, as someone else's Crossclimb score; What a woodpecker uses to peck

    Crossclimb 43 answer, top to bottom: STAG, STAT, SEAT, BEAT, BEAK, BECK, BUCK. STAT ("ASAP," as commonly used in medical settings); SEAT (Aisle, middle, or window, on an airplane); BEAT (Outperform, as someone else's Crossclimb score); BEAK (What a woodpecker uses to peck); BECK (At one's ___ and call (ready to help whenever)). Top and bottom rows: STAG and BUCK. Watch on YouTube

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #42 (11 June 2024): Like a forged painting, Tree product that's a major export of Portugal (largely to the wine industry), Center of an apple, "Take ___!" ("Goodbye!"), Money paid to a taxi driver

    Crossclimb 42 answer, top to bottom: COOK, CORK, CORE, CARE, FARE, FAKE, BAKE. CORK (Tree product that's a major export of Portugal (largely to the wine industry)); CORE (Center of an apple); CARE ("Take ___!" ("Goodbye!")); FARE (Money paid to a taxi driver); FAKE (Like a forged painting). Top and bottom rows: COOK and BAKE. Watch on YouTube

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #41 (10 June 2024): Tortoise's opponent, in a classic story; Traditional knowledge, collectively; Title that fills in the blank in either "The ___ of the Rings" or "___ of the Flies"; Fat used in cooking; Tough

    Crossclimb 41 answer, top to bottom: LOVE, LORE, LORD, LARD, HARD, HARE, HATE. LORE (Traditional knowledge, collectively); LORD (Title that fills in the blank in either "The ___ of the Rings" or "___ of the Flies"); LARD (Fat used in cooking); HARD (Tough); HARE (Tortoise's opponent, in a classic story). Top and bottom rows: LOVE and HATE. Watch on YouTube

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #40 (9 June 2024): LinkedIn users can create them to gauge opinions, Pork serving from the stomach of a pig, "Piano Man" singer Joel, Paper money, Medicine capsules

    Crossclimb 40 answer, top to bottom: JELLY, BELLY, BILLY, BILLS, PILLS, POLLS, ROLLS. BELLY (Pork serving from the stomach of a pig); BILLY ("Piano Man" singer Joel); BILLS (Paper money); PILLS (Medicine capsules); POLLS (LinkedIn users can create them to gauge opinions). Top and bottom rows: JELLY and ROLLS. Watch on YouTube

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #39 (8 June 2024): ___ Goldberg machine (multi-step contraption); Primatologist Goodall who wrote the book "My Life with the Chimpanzees"; Month for the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival (in 2024, at least); Melody; You___ (video-sharing website)

    Crossclimb 39 answer, top to bottom: JADE, JANE, JUNE, TUNE, TUBE, RUBE, RUBY. JANE (Primatologist Goodall who wrote the book "My Life with the Chimpanzees"); JUNE (Month for the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival (in 2024, at least)); TUNE (Melody); TUBE (You___ (video-sharing website)); RUBE (___ Goldberg machine (multi-step contraption)). Top and bottom rows: JADE and RUBY. Watch on YouTube

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #38 (7 June 2024): ___ bowling (game played on the grass), Side piece on a door frame, Certain printer malfunctions, Hit 1975 Steven Spielberg movie about a shark, Isaac Newton formulated three famous ones about motion

    Crossclimb 38 answer, top to bottom: LAMB, JAMB, JAMS, JAWS, LAWS, LAWN, FAWN. JAMB (Side piece on a door frame); JAMS (Certain printer malfunctions); JAWS (Hit 1975 Steven Spielberg movie about a shark); LAWS (Isaac Newton formulated three famous ones about motion); LAWN (___ bowling (game played on the grass)). Top and bottom rows: LAMB and FAWN. Watch on YouTube

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #37 (6 June 2024): Theft deterrent attaching two luggage zippers, maybe; Meat and potatoes, e.g.; Dog : paw :: human : ___; Pirate's booty; "Well, would you ___ at that!"

    Crossclimb 37 answer, top to bottom: GOOD, FOOD, FOOT, LOOT, LOOK, LOCK, LUCK. FOOD (Meat and potatoes, e.g); FOOT (Dog : paw :: human : ___); LOOT (Pirate's booty); LOOK ("Well, would you ___ at that!"); LOCK (Theft deterrent attaching two luggage zippers, maybe). Top and bottom rows: GOOD and LUCK. Watch on YouTube

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #36 (5 June 2024): Use one's sense of touch, Thin strip of wood, "Save me a ___!" (words from someone who'll be late to a movie), Daring accomplishment, Units equal to twelve inches

    Crossclimb 36 answer, top to bottom: FLAT, SLAT, SEAT, FEAT, FEET, FEEL, HEEL. SLAT (Thin strip of wood); SEAT ("Save me a ___!" (words from someone who'll be late to a movie)); FEAT (Daring accomplishment); FEET (Units equal to twelve inches); FEEL (Use one's sense of touch). Top and bottom rows: FLAT and HEEL. Watch on YouTube

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #35 (4 June 2024): Fly high; ___ point (topic that's not worth discussing); Kick out, informally; Certain transport ... or, a vessel for gravy; Male pig

    Crossclimb 35 answer, top to bottom: MOON, MOOT, BOOT, BOAT, BOAR, SOAR, STAR. MOOT (___ point (topic that's not worth discussing)); BOOT (Kick out, informally); BOAT (Certain transport ... or, a vessel for gravy); BOAR (Male pig); SOAR (Fly high). Top and bottom rows: MOON and STAR. Watch on YouTube

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #34 (3 June 2024): "Check it out!", Contest in "The Tortoise and the Hare", ___ your brain (think very hard), A pebble is a small one, What a key fits into

    Crossclimb 34 answer, top to bottom: FACE, RACE, RACK, ROCK, LOCK, LOOK, BOOK. RACE (Contest in "The Tortoise and the Hare"); RACK (___ your brain (think very hard)); ROCK (A pebble is a small one); LOCK (What a key fits into); LOOK ("Check it out!"). Top and bottom rows: FACE and BOOK. Watch on YouTube

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #33 (2 June 2024): What a dove or an olive branch symbolizes, Something difficult to walk over in high heels, Talk nonstop (anagram of TAPER), One in a stack at a buffet, Site

    Crossclimb 33 answer, top to bottom: GRAPE, GRATE, PRATE, PLATE, PLACE, PEACE, PEACH. GRATE (Something difficult to walk over in high heels); PRATE (Talk nonstop (anagram of TAPER)); PLATE (One in a stack at a buffet); PLACE (Site); PEACE (What a dove or an olive branch symbolizes). Top and bottom rows: GRAPE and PEACH. Watch on YouTube

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #32 (1 June 2024): Ooze; Go in circles; Extend across, like a bridge does to a river; Actor Connery who played James Bond, or Penn who played Harvey Milk; "You should've ___ the look on your face!"

    Crossclimb 32 answer, top to bottom: SKIN, SPIN, SPAN, SEAN, SEEN, SEEP, DEEP. SPIN (Go in circles); SPAN (Extend across, like a bridge does to a river); SEAN (Actor Connery who played James Bond, or Penn who played Harvey Milk); SEEN ("You should've ___ the look on your face!"); SEEP (Ooze). Top and bottom rows: SKIN and DEEP. Watch on YouTube

Crossclimb answers, May 2024

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #31 (31 May 2024): Surfer ___ (guy who loves catching waves), One of many collected in a frequent flyer program, Underground source for coal or lithium, Have a nice meal, 2021 sci-fi epic that takes place largely on the desert planet Arrakis (and is named for a sand feature)

    Crossclimb 31 answer, top to bottom: MILK, MILE, MINE, DINE, DUNE, DUDE, DUDS. MILE (One of many collected in a frequent flyer program); MINE (Underground source for coal or lithium); DINE (Have a nice meal); DUNE (2021 sci-fi epic that takes place largely on the desert planet Arrakis (and is named for a sand feature)); DUDE (Surfer ___ (guy who loves catching waves)). Top and bottom rows: MILK and DUDS. Watch on YouTube

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #30 (30 May 2024): Move like water, Clenched hand, Italian carmaker that merged with Chrysler, ___ as a pancake, Imperfection

    Crossclimb 30 answer, top to bottom: FAST, FIST, FIAT, FLAT, FLAW, FLOW, SLOW. FIST (Clenched hand); FIAT (Italian carmaker that merged with Chrysler); FLAT (___ as a pancake); FLAW (Imperfection); FLOW (Move like water). Top and bottom rows: FAST and SLOW. Watch on YouTube

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #29 (29 May 2024): Long, epic story; Young fellows; Trips around a racetrack; Drains the energy of; Droops

    Crossclimb 29 answer, top to bottom: LADY, LADS, LAPS, SAPS, SAGS, SAGA, GAGA. LADS (Young fellows); LAPS (Trips around a racetrack); SAPS (Drains the energy of); SAGS (Droops); SAGA (Long, epic story). Top and bottom rows: LADY and GAGA. Watch on YouTube

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #28 (28 May 2024): "I am not throwing away my ___" (refrain from a song in "Hamilton"); Put in one's two week's notice; Formal garment that might be worn to a job interview; Rotisserie rod; Mark that a leopard can't change, it's said

    Crossclimb 28 answer, top to bottom: QUIZ, QUIT, SUIT, SPIT, SPOT, SHOT, SHOW. QUIT (Put in one's two week's notice); SUIT (Formal garment that might be worn to a job interview); SPIT (Rotisserie rod); SPOT (Mark that a leopard can't change, it's said); SHOT ("I am not throwing away my ___" (refrain from a song in "Hamilton")). Top and bottom rows: QUIZ and SHOW. Watch on YouTube

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #27 (27 May 2024): Paprika or cinnamon, e.g.; Color of the middle ring on the Olympic flag; Messaging app whose name is also a synonym for "loose"; Slippery; Piece of pizza

    Crossclimb 27 answer, top to bottom: BLANK, BLACK, SLACK, SLICK, SLICE, SPICE, SPACE. BLACK (Color of the middle ring on the Olympic flag); SLACK (Messaging app whose name is also a synonym for "loose"); SLICK (Slippery); SLICE (Piece of pizza); SPICE (Paprika or cinnamon, e.g). Top and bottom rows: BLANK and SPACE. Watch on YouTube

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #26 (26 May 2024): "Leaning" landmark in Pisa; Pickled food item, or a term for a silly antic; Explorer who might also be called a "spelunker"; "Don't judge a book by its ___"; Shrink in fear

    Crossclimb 26 answer, top to bottom: PAPER, CAPER, CAVER, COVER, COWER, TOWER, TOWEL. CAPER (Pickled food item, or a term for a silly antic); CAVER (Explorer who might also be called a "spelunker"); COVER ("Don't judge a book by its ___"); COWER (Shrink in fear); TOWER ("Leaning" landmark in Pisa). Top and bottom rows: PAPER and TOWEL. Watch on YouTube

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #25 (25 May 2024): Hardware pieces that fit into nuts; "The ends justify the ___"; Pork, beef, and chicken, etc.; Turns from ice to water; Loses feathers, like a bird might

    Crossclimb 25 answer, top to bottom: JEANS, MEANS, MEATS, MELTS, MOLTS, BOLTS, BOOTS. MEANS ("The ends justify the ___"); MEATS (Pork, beef, and chicken, etc); MELTS (Turns from ice to water); MOLTS (Loses feathers, like a bird might); BOLTS (Hardware pieces that fit into nuts). Top and bottom rows: JEANS and BOOTS. Watch on YouTube

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #24 (24 May 2024): Document read by an estate planner, "The Handmaid's ___" (first streaming series to win the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series), ___ pattern baldness, Shopping center, Place to hang a poster or a painting

    Crossclimb 24 answer, top to bottom: TAME, TALE, MALE, MALL, WALL, WILL, WILD. TALE ("The Handmaid's ___" (first streaming series to win the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series)); MALE (___ pattern baldness); MALL (Shopping center); WALL (Place to hang a poster or a painting); WILL (Document read by an estate planner). Top and bottom rows: TAME and WILD. Watch on YouTube

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #23 (23 May 2024): Compartment in a cash register; Shape for a spring or a corkscrew; "Neat!"; Hammer or screwdriver, e.g.; Price paid to cross a bridge, maybe

    Crossclimb 23 answer, top to bottom: COIN, COIL, COOL, TOOL, TOLL, TILL, BILL. COIL (Shape for a spring or a corkscrew); COOL ("Neat!"); TOOL (Hammer or screwdriver, e.g); TOLL (Price paid to cross a bridge, maybe); TILL (Compartment in a cash register). Top and bottom rows: COIN and BILL. Watch on YouTube

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #22 (22 May 2024): Lumber; Like feet without shoes or socks; Suffix for hard-, soft-, or mal-, in computing; Was dressed in; ___ ladder (type of puzzle you're solving right now)

    Crossclimb 22 answer, top to bottom: BARK, BARE, WARE, WORE, WORD, WOOD, WOOF. BARE (Like feet without shoes or socks); WARE (Suffix for hard-, soft-, or mal-, in computing); WORE (Was dressed in); WORD (___ ladder (type of puzzle you're solving right now)); WOOD (Lumber). Top and bottom rows: BARK and WOOF. Watch on YouTube

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #21 (21 May 2024): Close just one eye; Fail to get the W; Unaccompanied; Annoyance at airport security, maybe; Part of a phishing email that shouldn't be clicked

    Crossclimb 21 answer, top to bottom: ROSE, LOSE, LONE, LINE, LINK, WINK, WINE. LOSE (Fail to get the W); LONE (Unaccompanied); LINE (Annoyance at airport security, maybe); LINK (Part of a phishing email that shouldn't be clicked); WINK (Close just one eye). Top and bottom rows: ROSE and WINE. Watch on YouTube

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #20 (20 May 2024): "Adorable!", Solitary, Holder of an ice cream scoop, Walking stick, "TÁR" star Blanchett

    Crossclimb 20 answer, top to bottom: LINE, LONE, CONE, CANE, CATE, CUTE, CUBE. LONE (Solitary); CONE (Holder of an ice cream scoop); CANE (Walking stick); CATE ("TÁR" star Blanchett); CUTE ("Adorable!"). Top and bottom rows: LINE and CUBE. Watch on YouTube

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #19 (19 May 2024): Feature of a game that tracks how long it takes to complete; Small dents ... or, sounds from small bells; Has a meal; Prongs on forks; Multiplied by

    Crossclimb 19 answer, top to bottom: DINGO, DINGS, DINES, TINES, TIMES, TIMER, TIGER. DINGS (Small dents ... or, sounds from small bells); DINES (Has a meal); TINES (Prongs on forks); TIMES (Multiplied by); TIMER (Feature of a game that tracks how long it takes to complete). Top and bottom rows: DINGO and TIGER. Watch on YouTube

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #18 (18 May 2024): Sound from old floorboards; Word for "mope" that's also a term for a group of offspring; Wide; Pumpernickel or rye; Moment of rest between meetings, say

    Crossclimb 18 answer, top to bottom: BROOK, BROOD, BROAD, BREAD, BREAK, CREAK, CREEK. BROOD (Word for "mope" that's also a term for a group of offspring); BROAD (Wide); BREAD (Pumpernickel or rye); BREAK (Moment of rest between meetings, say); CREAK (Sound from old floorboards). Top and bottom rows: BROOK and CREEK. Watch on YouTube

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #17 (17 May 2024): Container for cereal; Physical quantity that "m" stands for, in the equation F = ma; Fish that might be striped or largemouthed; Direct superior, at a company; What violin players hold

    Crossclimb 17 answer, top to bottom: MASH, MASS, BASS, BOSS, BOWS, BOWL, BOIL. MASS (Physical quantity that "m" stands for, in the equation F = ma); BASS (Fish that might be striped or largemouthed); BOSS (Direct superior, at a company); BOWS (What violin players hold); BOWL (Container for cereal). Top and bottom rows: MASH and BOIL. Watch on YouTube

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #16 (16 May 2024): Perform like Taylor Swift or James Taylor, Stone, "Never Gonna Give You Up" singer Astley, Hockey player's venue, Fixture in which dishes might pile up

    Crossclimb 16 answer, top to bottom: ROOK, ROCK, RICK, RINK, SINK, SING, KING. ROCK (Stone); RICK ("Never Gonna Give You Up" singer Astley); RINK (Hockey player's venue); SINK (Fixture in which dishes might pile up); SING (Perform like Taylor Swift or James Taylor). Top and bottom rows: ROOK and KING. Watch on YouTube

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #15 (15 May 2024): ___-pong (alternative name for table tennis); Bundle of hay; Faint, like a color; Sheet of glass; Strong feeling of hunger

    Crossclimb 15 answer, top to bottom: BALL, BALE, PALE, PANE, PANG, PING, RING. BALE (Bundle of hay); PALE (Faint, like a color); PANE (Sheet of glass); PANG (Strong feeling of hunger); PING (___-pong (alternative name for table tennis)). Top and bottom rows: BALL and RING. Watch on YouTube

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #14 (14 May 2024): Force that propels a kite, Like someone who's 7'2", Place to hang a poster, "Make of that what you ___", Untamed

    Crossclimb 14 answer, top to bottom: TAIL, TALL, WALL, WILL, WILD, WIND, WING. TALL (Like someone who's 7'2"); WALL (Place to hang a poster); WILL ("Make of that what you ___"); WILD (Untamed); WIND (Force that propels a kite). Top and bottom rows: TAIL and WING. Watch on YouTube

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #12 (12 May 2024): 3-D analogue of a square; Like bulls, but not cows; Female horse; HANDLE WITH ___ (words on a fragile package); Remedy for a disease

    Crossclimb 12 answer, top to bottom: MALI, MALE, MARE, CARE, CURE, CUBE, CUBA. MALE (Like bulls, but not cows); MARE (Female horse); CARE (HANDLE WITH ___ (words on a fragile package)); CURE (Remedy for a disease); CUBE (3-D analogue of a square). Top and bottom rows: MALI and CUBA. Watch on YouTube

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #11 (11 May 2024): Halloween character who flies on a broom, Lightly burn, "The greatest thing ___ sliced bread" (hyperbolic claim for a new product), React to something mildly uncomfortable, Hoisting device that can tow a car

    Crossclimb 11 answer, top to bottom: BINGE, SINGE, SINCE, WINCE, WINCH, WITCH, WATCH. SINGE (Lightly burn); SINCE ("The greatest thing ___ sliced bread" (hyperbolic claim for a new product)); WINCE (React to something mildly uncomfortable); WINCH (Hoisting device that can tow a car); WITCH (Halloween character who flies on a broom). Top and bottom rows: BINGE and WATCH. Watch on YouTube

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #10 (10 May 2024): "Please ___" (statement frequently heard when calling customer service), Twelve hours past midnight, Barnes & Noble eReader that shares its name with a term for a comfortable place, Catchy part of a pop song, Sweatshirt feature that goes over the head

    Crossclimb 10 answer, top to bottom: NEON, NOON, NOOK, HOOK, HOOD, HOLD, GOLD. NOON (Twelve hours past midnight); NOOK (Barnes & Noble eReader that shares its name with a term for a comfortable place); HOOK (Catchy part of a pop song); HOOD (Sweatshirt feature that goes over the head); HOLD ("Please ___" (statement frequently heard when calling customer service)). Top and bottom rows: NEON and GOLD. Watch on YouTube

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #9 (9 May 2024): Fireplace residue, Quantity of laundry, Small business ___ (source of funding for some start-ups), Bird found on Canadian one-dollar coins, "Get well ___"

    Crossclimb 9 answer, top to bottom: LOUD, LOAD, LOAN, LOON, SOON, SOOT, SOFT. LOAD (Quantity of laundry); LOAN (Small business ___ (source of funding for some start-ups)); LOON (Bird found on Canadian one-dollar coins); SOON ("Get well ___"); SOOT (Fireplace residue). Top and bottom rows: LOUD and SOFT. Watch on YouTube

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #8 (8 May 2024): "A ___ of Two Cities" (Charles Dickens novel); Accessory that helps hold up pants; Fixture of the NYSE, whose ringing signals the opening or closing of that day's trading; "___ me about it!"; Likely to be able to reach things on the top shelf, say

    Crossclimb 8 answer, top to bottom: BEET, BELT, BELL, TELL, TALL, TALE, KALE. BELT (Accessory that helps hold up pants); BELL (Fixture of the NYSE, whose ringing signals the opening or closing of that day's trading); TELL ("___ me about it!"); TALL (Likely to be able to reach things on the top shelf, say); TALE ("A ___ of Two Cities" (Charles Dickens novel)). Top and bottom rows: BEET and KALE. Watch on YouTube

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #7 (7 May 2024): General emotional state, ___ over (think deeply about), Pepper grinder, Like not-so-spicy salsa, Unwelcome growth on old bread or fruit

    Crossclimb 7 answer, top to bottom: FULL, MULL, MILL, MILD, MOLD, MOOD, MOON. MULL (___ over (think deeply about)); MILL (Pepper grinder); MILD (Like not-so-spicy salsa); MOLD (Unwelcome growth on old bread or fruit); MOOD (General emotional state). Top and bottom rows: FULL and MOON. Watch on YouTube

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #6 (6 May 2024): Piece of footwear for a cowboy; The Beatles or boygenius, e.g.; Completely hairless; What ctrl+B does to text, in a word processor; Flash of lightning

    Crossclimb 6 answer, top to bottom: HAND, BAND, BALD, BOLD, BOLT, BOOT, FOOT. BAND (The Beatles or boygenius, e.g); BALD (Completely hairless); BOLD (What ctrl+B does to text, in a word processor); BOLT (Flash of lightning); BOOT (Piece of footwear for a cowboy). Top and bottom rows: HAND and FOOT. Watch on YouTube

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #5 (5 May 2024): Rips; Pile, like papers on a desk; ___ raving mad; Shapes that are four-pointed on the Subaru logo, and five-pointed on the American Flag; Department store that lent its name to what is now the Willis Tower in Chicago

    Crossclimb 5 answer, top to bottom: SLACK, STACK, STARK, STARS, SEARS, TEARS, TEAMS. STACK (Pile, like papers on a desk); STARK (___ raving mad); STARS (Shapes that are four-pointed on the Subaru logo, and five-pointed on the American Flag); SEARS (Department store that lent its name to what is now the Willis Tower in Chicago); TEARS (Rips). Top and bottom rows: SLACK and TEAMS. Watch on YouTube

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #4 (4 May 2024): Twelve inches; Opposite of "future"; Put content on LinkedIn, maybe; USB ___ (slot that a thumb drive may plug into); Defensive structure

    Crossclimb 4 answer, top to bottom: FAST, PAST, POST, PORT, FORT, FOOT, FOOD. PAST (Opposite of "future"); POST (Put content on LinkedIn, maybe); PORT (USB ___ (slot that a thumb drive may plug into)); FORT (Defensive structure); FOOT (Twelve inches). Top and bottom rows: FAST and FOOD. Watch on YouTube

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #3 (3 May 2024): Not have, Garment that a matador might wave, Pastry baked for birthday parties, Certain body of water, String in a shoe

    Crossclimb 3 answer, top to bottom: CAPS, CAPE, CAKE, LAKE, LACE, LACK, LOCK. CAPE (Garment that a matador might wave); CAKE (Pastry baked for birthday parties); LAKE (Certain body of water); LACE (String in a shoe); LACK (Not have). Top and bottom rows: CAPS and LOCK. Watch on YouTube

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #2 (2 May 2024): Type of city with a harbor, Red vegetable, ___ and greet (opportunity to talk to a celebrity), ___ & Chandon (champagne brand), Writer like Emily Dickinson or Audre Lorde

    Crossclimb 2 answer, top to bottom: BEEF, BEET, MEET, MOET, POET, PORT, PORK. BEET (Red vegetable); MEET (___ and greet (opportunity to talk to a celebrity)); MOET (___ & Chandon (champagne brand)); POET (Writer like Emily Dickinson or Audre Lorde); PORT (Type of city with a harbor). Top and bottom rows: BEEF and PORK. Watch on YouTube

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #1 (1 May 2024): Bird's limb; Term for a group of wolves, or a deck of cards; Choose; String in a candle; Blink, with one eye

    Crossclimb 1 answer, top to bottom: JACK, PACK, PICK, WICK, WINK, WING, KING. PACK (Term for a group of wolves, or a deck of cards); PICK (Choose); WICK (String in a candle); WINK (Blink, with one eye); WING (Bird's limb). Top and bottom rows: JACK and KING. Watch on YouTube

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