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LinkedIn Crossclimb archive 2025

Every Crossclimb answer of 2025, #246 to #610, newest first. For the current puzzle, see today's LinkedIn Crossclimb answer.

Crossclimb answers, December 2025

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #610 (31 December 2025): ___, present, and future; Send a message using a cell phone; Collapsible shelter used when camping; Confined, with “up”; Breathe with quick, short breaths like a dog does to cool down

    Crossclimb 610 answer, top to bottom: NEXT, TEXT, TENT, PENT, PANT, PAST, LAST. TEXT (Send a message using a cell phone); TENT (Collapsible shelter used when camping); PENT (Confined, with “up”); PANT (Breathe with quick, short breaths like a dog does to cool down); PAST (___, present, and future). Top and bottom rows: NEXT and LAST. Watch on YouTube

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #609 (30 December 2025): Young men, in the UK; Entry in a dictionary; Section of a hospital; “Star ___” (epic film series); Crumpled bits of paper

    Crossclimb 609 answer, top to bottom: LORD, WORD, WARD, WARS, WADS, LADS, LADY. WORD (Entry in a dictionary); WARD (Section of a hospital); WARS (“Star ___” (epic film series)); WADS (Crumpled bits of paper); LADS (Young men, in the UK). Top and bottom rows: LORD and LADY. Watch on YouTube

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #608 (29 December 2025): A crow’s nest on a ship may be on top of it, Chilly, Son of a mare, Price, The majority

    Crossclimb 608 answer, top to bottom: HOLD, COLD, COLT, COST, MOST, MAST, FAST. COLD (Chilly); COLT (Son of a mare); COST (Price); MOST (The majority); MAST (A crow’s nest on a ship may be on top of it). Top and bottom rows: HOLD and FAST. Watch on YouTube

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #607 (28 December 2025): Lyric poems that praise or glorify their subject; Nights like the 24th and 31st of December that precede other holidays; Body parts that all bats have and use to perceive the world, despite what the idiom "blind as a bat" might imply; Affirmative votes, as in the British Parliament; Citrus drinks (most commonly used as a suffix after fruit names like lemon or lime)

    Crossclimb 607 answer, top to bottom: EVEN, EVES, EYES, AYES, ADES, ODES, ODDS. EVES (Nights like the 24th and 31st of December that precede other holidays); EYES (Body parts that all bats have and use to perceive the world, despite what the idiom "blind as a bat" might imply); AYES (Affirmative votes, as in the British Parliament); ADES (Citrus drinks (most commonly used as a suffix after fruit names like lemon or lime)); ODES (Lyric poems that praise or glorify their subject). Top and bottom rows: EVEN and ODDS. Watch on YouTube

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #606 (27 December 2025): Measurements equal to 1/8th of a fluid ounce; Highly intelligent primate; Someone who wins a contest; Involuntary muscle spasm; Stuffs in something, or studies intensely just before an exam

    Crossclimb 606 answer, top to bottom: CHIME, CHIMP, CHAMP, CRAMP, CRAMS, DRAMS, DRUMS. CHIMP (Highly intelligent primate); CHAMP (Someone who wins a contest); CRAMP (Involuntary muscle spasm); CRAMS (Stuffs in something, or studies intensely just before an exam); DRAMS (Measurements equal to 1/8th of a fluid ounce). Top and bottom rows: CHIME and DRUMS. Watch on YouTube

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #605 (26 December 2025): Seeds of the legume family; "___"; Not spicy; Pepsi, Nestlé, Cadbury, Visa, or the like; Cereal grains

    Crossclimb 605 answer, top to bottom: BLACK, BLANK, BLAND, BRAND, BRANS, BEANS, BEARS. BLANK ("___"); BLAND (Not spicy); BRAND (Pepsi, Nestlé, Cadbury, Visa, or the like); BRANS (Cereal grains); BEANS (Seeds of the legume family). Top and bottom rows: BLACK and BEARS. Watch on YouTube

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #604 (25 December 2025): Tiny kiss, Challenging, “___ the Herald Angels Sing”, Where dogs may be allowed off leash, Group of wolves

    Crossclimb 604 answer, top to bottom: CARD, HARD, HARK, PARK, PACK, PECK, DECK. HARD (Challenging); HARK (“___ the Herald Angels Sing”); PARK (Where dogs may be allowed off leash); PACK (Group of wolves); PECK (Tiny kiss). Top and bottom rows: CARD and DECK. Watch on YouTube

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #603 (24 December 2025): Puts on an article of clothing; Stock symbol for Alphabet, Inc. (using the first four letters of its original name); Resonant percussion instrument; Completely out of stock; Finished

    Crossclimb 603 answer, top to bottom: GOOD, GOOG, GONG, GONE, DONE, DONS, DOGS. GOOG (Stock symbol for Alphabet, Inc. (using the first four letters of its original name)); GONG (Resonant percussion instrument); GONE (Completely out of stock); DONE (Finished); DONS (Puts on an article of clothing). Top and bottom rows: GOOD and DOGS. Watch on YouTube

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #602 (23 December 2025): Blaze, Pro ___ basis (such as how some costs might change), Judge to be of a certain quality, Predicted outcome (at least if there is no free will), Cost of a taxi ride

    Crossclimb 602 answer, top to bottom: DATA, RATA, RATE, FATE, FARE, FIRE, FILE. RATA (Pro ___ basis (such as how some costs might change)); RATE (Judge to be of a certain quality); FATE (Predicted outcome (at least if there is no free will)); FARE (Cost of a taxi ride); FIRE (Blaze). Top and bottom rows: DATA and FILE. Watch on YouTube

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #601 (22 December 2025): Showed up; Breeze; Sommelier’s expertise (which may help you pick a bottle of red or white); Opposite of wax, in lunar terms; Red and white Christmas candy treat

    Crossclimb 601 answer, top to bottom: MIND, WIND, WINE, WANE, CANE, CAME, GAME. WIND (Breeze); WINE (Sommelier’s expertise (which may help you pick a bottle of red or white)); WANE (Opposite of wax, in lunar terms); CANE (Red and white Christmas candy treat); CAME (Showed up). Top and bottom rows: MIND and GAME. Watch on YouTube

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #600 (21 December 2025): Relaxed, Sometime after this, Part of a bar code reader, More villainous, Founded (on)

    Crossclimb 600 answer, top to bottom: LATEX, LATER, LASER, BASER, BASED, EASED, EASEL. LATER (Sometime after this); LASER (Part of a bar code reader); BASER (More villainous); BASED (Founded (on)); EASED (Relaxed). Top and bottom rows: LATEX and EASEL. Watch on YouTube

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #599 (20 December 2025): Blathered on and on; Helipad craft, for short; Machine that uniformly applies a liquid such as paint; Impact zone, as on the moon; Boxed for storage

    Crossclimb 599 answer, top to bottom: COPPER, COPTER, COATER, CRATER, CRATED, PRATED, PLATED. COPTER (Helipad craft, for short); COATER (Machine that uniformly applies a liquid such as paint); CRATER (Impact zone, as on the moon); CRATED (Boxed for storage); PRATED (Blathered on and on). Top and bottom rows: COPPER and PLATED. Watch on YouTube

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #598 (19 December 2025): Mexican custards, Clean ___ (fresh start), Thing you eat off of, Vehicle manufactured by Airbus, Hatches a scheme

    Crossclimb 598 answer, top to bottom: STATE, SLATE, PLATE, PLANE, PLANS, FLANS, FLAGS. SLATE (Clean ___ (fresh start)); PLATE (Thing you eat off of); PLANE (Vehicle manufactured by Airbus); PLANS (Hatches a scheme); FLANS (Mexican custards). Top and bottom rows: STATE and FLAGS. Watch on YouTube

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #597 (18 December 2025): Outer covering; Letters and packages; ___ Marian, heroine in the Robin Hood legend in English folklore; "As I've ___ before ..."; Lose traction, as on an icy road

    Crossclimb 597 answer, top to bottom: TAIL, MAIL, MAID, SAID, SKID, SKIN, SPIN. MAIL (Letters and packages); MAID (___ Marian, heroine in the Robin Hood legend in English folklore); SAID ("As I've ___ before ..."); SKID (Lose traction, as on an icy road); SKIN (Outer covering). Top and bottom rows: TAIL and SPIN. Watch on YouTube

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #596 (17 December 2025): You may pay them when crossing some bridges; Where beards grow; Dimes, pence, paisa, etc.; Spirals around, as a metal spring; Works overly hard

    Crossclimb 596 answer, top to bottom: CHINA, CHINS, COINS, COILS, TOILS, TOLLS, DOLLS. CHINS (Where beards grow); COINS (Dimes, pence, paisa, etc); COILS (Spirals around, as a metal spring); TOILS (Works overly hard); TOLLS (You may pay them when crossing some bridges). Top and bottom rows: CHINA and DOLLS. Watch on YouTube

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #595 (16 December 2025): Tempo for a drummer; Eldest daughter of Homer and Marge Simpson; Enumeration of items, as for shopping; “___ we forget …”; Most effective

    Crossclimb 595 answer, top to bottom: LIMA, LISA, LIST, LEST, BEST, BEAT, BEAN. LISA (Eldest daughter of Homer and Marge Simpson); LIST (Enumeration of items, as for shopping); LEST (“___ we forget …”); BEST (Most effective); BEAT (Tempo for a drummer). Top and bottom rows: LIMA and BEAN. Watch on YouTube

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #594 (15 December 2025): Sound that a dog makes, ___ into (meet by chance), Belch, Go up in flames, Farm building for cows

    Crossclimb 594 answer, top to bottom: HUMP, BUMP, BURP, BURN, BARN, BARK, BACK. BUMP (___ into (meet by chance)); BURP (Belch); BURN (Go up in flames); BARN (Farm building for cows); BARK (Sound that a dog makes). Top and bottom rows: HUMP and BACK. Watch on YouTube

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #593 (14 December 2025): Ones from peerages, such as the members of one of the UK’s Houses; Gambling center Monte ___; Astronomer Sagan, psychiatrist Jung, and Olympian Lewis, for three; They're in a deck; Slathers on a lot of fat

    Crossclimb 593 answer, top to bottom: CARBO, CARLO, CARLS, CARDS, LARDS, LORDS, LOADS. CARLO (Gambling center Monte ___); CARLS (Astronomer Sagan, psychiatrist Jung, and Olympian Lewis, for three); CARDS (They're in a deck); LARDS (Slathers on a lot of fat); LORDS (Ones from peerages, such as the members of one of the UK’s Houses). Top and bottom rows: CARBO and LOADS. Watch on YouTube

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #592 (13 December 2025): Causes of great distress, Large metabolic organ located in the upper right abdomen, What you might lose when you fail repeatedly in a video game, 1-D objects, Parts of an expressway

    Crossclimb 592 answer, top to bottom: RIVER, LIVER, LIVES, LINES, LANES, BANES, BANKS. LIVER (Large metabolic organ located in the upper right abdomen); LIVES (What you might lose when you fail repeatedly in a video game); LINES (1-D objects); LANES (Parts of an expressway); BANES (Causes of great distress). Top and bottom rows: RIVER and BANKS. Watch on YouTube

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #591 (12 December 2025): The second W of WWW, Card that's second best in poker, Three-of-a-___ (specific poker hand), What makes a flag flap, Ingredient in sangria

    Crossclimb 591 answer, top to bottom: RING, KING, KIND, WIND, WINE, WIDE, SIDE. KING (Card that's second best in poker); KIND (Three-of-a-___ (specific poker hand)); WIND (What makes a flag flap); WINE (Ingredient in sangria); WIDE (The second W of WWW). Top and bottom rows: RING and SIDE. Watch on YouTube

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #590 (11 December 2025): Wild pigs with tusks, Place that sells items, Look at without blinking, Lights in the night sky, Flies like an eagle

    Crossclimb 590 answer, top to bottom: STORY, STORE, STARE, STARS, SOARS, BOARS, BOARD. STORE (Place that sells items); STARE (Look at without blinking); STARS (Lights in the night sky); SOARS (Flies like an eagle); BOARS (Wild pigs with tusks). Top and bottom rows: STORY and BOARD. Watch on YouTube

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #589 (10 December 2025): Thumb ___ (office supply); A type of antenna, or to spread gossip; Storage device on a work computer (with "hard"); Moby-___, a novel by Herman Melville; Name for a check or mark placed next to a list, particularly in British English

    Crossclimb 589 answer, top to bottom: FISH, DISH, DISK, DICK, TICK, TACK, TACO. DISH (A type of antenna, or to spread gossip); DISK (Storage device on a work computer (with "hard")); DICK (Moby-___, a novel by Herman Melville); TICK (Name for a check or mark placed next to a list, particularly in British English); TACK (Thumb ___ (office supply)). Top and bottom rows: FISH and TACO. Watch on YouTube

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #588 (9 December 2025): Number on a price tag; Salamander; Crow's ___ (structure on the top of a ship’s mast used as a lookout, not as a home for birds); An organism harmful to humans such as an insect that damages crops; What a mailbox might sit atop, or contain

    Crossclimb 588 answer, top to bottom: NEWS, NEWT, NEST, PEST, POST, COST, CAST. NEWT (Salamander); NEST (Crow's ___ (structure on the top of a ship’s mast used as a lookout, not as a home for birds)); PEST (An organism harmful to humans such as an insect that damages crops); POST (What a mailbox might sit atop, or contain); COST (Number on a price tag). Top and bottom rows: NEWS and CAST. Watch on YouTube

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #587 (8 December 2025): Bovine animal name that is used to describe an optimistic stock market, Site for depositing garbage, Bicycle ___ (device for inflating tires), Solid stuff in orange juice, Yank with force

    Crossclimb 587 answer, top to bottom: DUMB, DUMP, PUMP, PULP, PULL, BULL, BELL. DUMP (Site for depositing garbage); PUMP (Bicycle ___ (device for inflating tires)); PULP (Solid stuff in orange juice); PULL (Yank with force); BULL (Bovine animal name that is used to describe an optimistic stock market). Top and bottom rows: DUMB and BELL. Watch on YouTube

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #586 (7 December 2025): Metal wrap used in the kitchen; Tightly closed hand; Refrain from eating for a period of time; ___ accompli (done deed); Do terribly on, as a school exam

    Crossclimb 586 answer, top to bottom: FISH, FIST, FAST, FAIT, FAIL, FOIL, FOWL. FIST (Tightly closed hand); FAST (Refrain from eating for a period of time); FAIT (___ accompli (done deed)); FAIL (Do terribly on, as a school exam); FOIL (Metal wrap used in the kitchen). Top and bottom rows: FISH and FOWL. Watch on YouTube

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #585 (6 December 2025): Cost of a ride in a taxi, Decoy attached to a hook to attract fish, Guitar-like instrument with a pear-shaped body that was played during the Renaissance, Opposite of early, Destiny or kismet

    Crossclimb 585 answer, top to bottom: SURE, LURE, LUTE, LATE, FATE, FARE, FIRE. LURE (Decoy attached to a hook to attract fish); LUTE (Guitar-like instrument with a pear-shaped body that was played during the Renaissance); LATE (Opposite of early); FATE (Destiny or kismet); FARE (Cost of a ride in a taxi). Top and bottom rows: SURE and FIRE. Watch on YouTube

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #584 (5 December 2025): Rain really hard; Opposite of pull; Stylishly luxurious (a term probably not originating from “Port Out, Starboard Home” despite popular belief); ___ office (where to go to mail a package); Show displeasure by making a sad face

    Crossclimb 584 answer, top to bottom: RUSH, PUSH, POSH, POST, POUT, POUR, HOUR. PUSH (Opposite of pull); POSH (Stylishly luxurious (a term probably not originating from “Port Out, Starboard Home” despite popular belief)); POST (___ office (where to go to mail a package)); POUT (Show displeasure by making a sad face); POUR (Rain really hard). Top and bottom rows: RUSH and HOUR. Watch on YouTube

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #583 (4 December 2025): States of mind that can be expressed with emoji; Sharpens, as skills at a job; A golf course has 18 of them; No-___-barred; Parts of raincoats that go over the head

    Crossclimb 583 answer, top to bottom: HONEY, HONES, HOLES, HOLDS, HOODS, MOODS, MOONS. HONES (Sharpens, as skills at a job); HOLES (A golf course has 18 of them); HOLDS (No-___-barred); HOODS (Parts of raincoats that go over the head); MOODS (States of mind that can be expressed with emoji). Top and bottom rows: HONEY and MOONS. Watch on YouTube

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #582 (3 December 2025): Trench of water surrounding a castle; Ski ___ (way to get up a mountain); Series of ranked items, like a top-ten; In need of directions; Lion's share

    Crossclimb 582 answer, top to bottom: LIFE, LIFT, LIST, LOST, MOST, MOAT, BOAT. LIFT (Ski ___ (way to get up a mountain)); LIST (Series of ranked items, like a top-ten); LOST (In need of directions); MOST (Lion's share); MOAT (Trench of water surrounding a castle). Top and bottom rows: LIFE and BOAT. Watch on YouTube

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #581 (2 December 2025): Viral internet sensation, ___ of the above, Highest number in a Sudoku puzzle (three more than in LinkedIn's Mini Sudoku), Place to dig up ore, Street performer who expresses ideas without speaking

    Crossclimb 581 answer, top to bottom: NOTE, NONE, NINE, MINE, MIME, MEME, MEMO. NONE (___ of the above); NINE (Highest number in a Sudoku puzzle (three more than in LinkedIn's Mini Sudoku)); MINE (Place to dig up ore); MIME (Street performer who expresses ideas without speaking); MEME (Viral internet sensation). Top and bottom rows: NOTE and MEMO. Watch on YouTube

  31. LinkedIn Crossclimb #580 (1 December 2025): Thing held by an actor in a play; Talk boastfully about your accomplishments; Sports ___ (supportive workout tops); Male siblings (or slang for male friends), for short; ___ and cons (what to consider before making a decision)

    Crossclimb 580 answer, top to bottom: DRAG, BRAG, BRAS, BROS, PROS, PROP, DROP. BRAG (Talk boastfully about your accomplishments); BRAS (Sports ___ (supportive workout tops)); BROS (Male siblings (or slang for male friends), for short); PROS (___ and cons (what to consider before making a decision)); PROP (Thing held by an actor in a play). Top and bottom rows: DRAG and DROP. Watch on YouTube

Crossclimb answers, November 2025

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #579 (30 November 2025): Improved; Lunar craft; Device that installs metal straps that go around an object; Speak back and forth, often in a playful way; Someone ready to take a pitch, as in cricket or baseball

    Crossclimb 579 answer, top to bottom: LADDER, LANDER, BANDER, BANTER, BATTER, BETTER, LETTER. LANDER (Lunar craft); BANDER (Device that installs metal straps that go around an object); BANTER (Speak back and forth, often in a playful way); BATTER (Someone ready to take a pitch, as in cricket or baseball); BETTER (Improved). Top and bottom rows: LADDER and LETTER. Watch on YouTube

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #578 (29 November 2025): Footwear for cowboys or cowgirls; Alumni, for short; Urges on with a prod; Billies and nannies; Vessels that usually have female names

    Crossclimb 578 answer, top to bottom: GRASS, GRADS, GOADS, GOATS, BOATS, BOOTS, ROOTS. GRADS (Alumni, for short); GOADS (Urges on with a prod); GOATS (Billies and nannies); BOATS (Vessels that usually have female names); BOOTS (Footwear for cowboys or cowgirls). Top and bottom rows: GRASS and ROOTS. Watch on YouTube

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #577 (28 November 2025): Participate in karaoke, One helping of cough syrup, Easier said than ___, Have a nice evening meal at a restaurant, Trigonometric function that's a homophone of a word meaning "give an autograph"

    Crossclimb 577 answer, top to bottom: NOSE, DOSE, DONE, DINE, SINE, SING, RING. DOSE (One helping of cough syrup); DONE (Easier said than ___); DINE (Have a nice evening meal at a restaurant); SINE (Trigonometric function that's a homophone of a word meaning "give an autograph"); SING (Participate in karaoke). Top and bottom rows: NOSE and RING. Watch on YouTube

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #576 (27 November 2025): Characteristic of a person (for example, something describing their personality); A matter of ___ concern (something of serious worry); What some folks say at the dinner table; Use thin paper to outline a drawing; Land area divided by government lines

    Crossclimb 576 answer, top to bottom: GRAVY, GRAVE, GRACE, TRACE, TRACT, TRAIT, TRAIN. GRAVE (A matter of ___ concern (something of serious worry)); GRACE (What some folks say at the dinner table); TRACE (Use thin paper to outline a drawing); TRACT (Land area divided by government lines); TRAIT (Characteristic of a person (for example, something describing their personality)). Top and bottom rows: GRAVY and TRAIN. Watch on YouTube

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #575 (26 November 2025): ___ sprouts (Asian cooking staple); Eccentric person, informally (or, a large diving waterbird); Bank offering to someone buying a house or a car; Haunted house sound; Greenwich ___ Time (what GMT stands for)

    Crossclimb 575 answer, top to bottom: MOON, LOON, LOAN, MOAN, MEAN, BEAN, BEAM. LOON (Eccentric person, informally (or, a large diving waterbird)); LOAN (Bank offering to someone buying a house or a car); MOAN (Haunted house sound); MEAN (Greenwich ___ Time (what GMT stands for)); BEAN (___ sprouts (Asian cooking staple)). Top and bottom rows: MOON and BEAM. Watch on YouTube

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #574 (25 November 2025): A small sheltered bay; International ___ Line; Truth or ___?; Feel interest or concern for, which a frustrated person might say they couldn’t do less; The essence of something

    Crossclimb 574 answer, top to bottom: HATE, DATE, DARE, CARE, CORE, COVE, LOVE. DATE (International ___ Line); DARE (Truth or ___?); CARE (Feel interest or concern for, which a frustrated person might say they couldn’t do less); CORE (The essence of something); COVE (A small sheltered bay). Top and bottom rows: HATE and LOVE. Watch on YouTube

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #573 (24 November 2025): Green citrus fruit that is often used as a Pad Thai garnish; ___ and found; Aid when grocery shopping; Elevator (in some places in the world), or something you might add to a shoe to improve posture; Part of IRL

    Crossclimb 573 answer, top to bottom: POST, LOST, LIST, LIFT, LIFE, LIME, TIME. LOST (___ and found); LIST (Aid when grocery shopping); LIFT (Elevator (in some places in the world), or something you might add to a shoe to improve posture); LIFE (Part of IRL); LIME (Green citrus fruit that is often used as a Pad Thai garnish). Top and bottom rows: POST and TIME. Watch on YouTube

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #572 (23 November 2025): One-way segment of a street; Clothes, mugs, and other branded items given out by an employer; ___ Paneer (Indian dish featuring leafy greens; answer only uses letters from “GAS”); Performed music vocally; Of sound mind and thinking reasonably

    Crossclimb 572 answer, top to bottom: SWAN, SWAG, SAAG, SANG, SANE, LANE, LAKE. SWAG (Clothes, mugs, and other branded items given out by an employer); SAAG (___ Paneer (Indian dish featuring leafy greens; answer only uses letters from “GAS”)); SANG (Performed music vocally); SANE (Of sound mind and thinking reasonably); LANE (One-way segment of a street). Top and bottom rows: SWAN and LAKE. Watch on YouTube

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #571 (22 November 2025): Poets like Shakespeare; British noblemen ranking in between marquesses and viscounts; Brings in, as a salary; Knitting shop strings, or stories told by old sailors; Outdoor spaces surrounding some houses

    Crossclimb 571 answer, top to bottom: EARLY, EARLS, EARNS, YARNS, YARDS, BARDS, BIRDS. EARLS (British noblemen ranking in between marquesses and viscounts); EARNS (Brings in, as a salary); YARNS (Knitting shop strings, or stories told by old sailors); YARDS (Outdoor spaces surrounding some houses); BARDS (Poets like Shakespeare). Top and bottom rows: EARLY and BIRDS. Watch on YouTube

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #570 (21 November 2025): Part of a ship that contains cargo; “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant ___ for mankind.”; A large amount of something, sometimes scrap or rubbish; Provide support to, like a common menu in a work application; Carried in one's hands

    Crossclimb 570 answer, top to bottom: LEAD, LEAP, HEAP, HELP, HELD, HOLD, GOLD. LEAP (“That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant ___ for mankind.”); HEAP (A large amount of something, sometimes scrap or rubbish); HELP (Provide support to, like a common menu in a work application); HELD (Carried in one's hands); HOLD (Part of a ship that contains cargo). Top and bottom rows: LEAD and GOLD. Watch on YouTube

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #569 (20 November 2025): A ___ of Two Cities (Dickens novel that begins "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ..."); Bird that quacks; ___ in (make snug at bedtime); Pointy thing stuck in a bulletin board, sometimes preceded by the word thumb; Communicate using spoken words

    Crossclimb 569 answer, top to bottom: DUCT, DUCK, TUCK, TACK, TALK, TALE, TAPE. DUCK (Bird that quacks); TUCK (___ in (make snug at bedtime)); TACK (Pointy thing stuck in a bulletin board, sometimes preceded by the word thumb); TALK (Communicate using spoken words); TALE (A ___ of Two Cities (Dickens novel that begins "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ...")). Top and bottom rows: DUCT and TAPE. Watch on YouTube

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #568 (19 November 2025): Tea-time pastries popular in the UK; Things you buy and sell on exchanges as investments; Birds that, according to myth, deliver babies to mothers; Retail establishments; Makes a goal while playing hockey, for example

    Crossclimb 568 answer, top to bottom: STICKS, STOCKS, STORKS, STORES, SCORES, SCONES, STONES. STOCKS (Things you buy and sell on exchanges as investments); STORKS (Birds that, according to myth, deliver babies to mothers); STORES (Retail establishments); SCORES (Makes a goal while playing hockey, for example); SCONES (Tea-time pastries popular in the UK). Top and bottom rows: STICKS and STONES. Watch on YouTube

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #567 (18 November 2025): Nine ___ (what cats supposedly have); More recent; Better late than ___; Simple machine that requires a fulcrum to move an object; Largest internal organ of the body, which produces bile and helps detoxify the blood

    Crossclimb 567 answer, top to bottom: SEWER, NEWER, NEVER, LEVER, LIVER, LIVES, LINES. NEWER (More recent); NEVER (Better late than ___); LEVER (Simple machine that requires a fulcrum to move an object); LIVER (Largest internal organ of the body, which produces bile and helps detoxify the blood); LIVES (Nine ___ (what cats supposedly have)). Top and bottom rows: SEWER and LINES. Watch on YouTube

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #566 (17 November 2025): Grow weary after staying up too late; Dose of medicine swallowed with a bit of water; Heap of something (like leaves); Manicurist's tool for smoothing fingernails, or something saved on a computer; What a pyromaniac is obsessed with

    Crossclimb 566 answer, top to bottom: KILL, PILL, PILE, FILE, FIRE, TIRE, TIME. PILL (Dose of medicine swallowed with a bit of water); PILE (Heap of something (like leaves)); FILE (Manicurist's tool for smoothing fingernails, or something saved on a computer); FIRE (What a pyromaniac is obsessed with); TIRE (Grow weary after staying up too late). Top and bottom rows: KILL and TIME. Watch on YouTube

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #565 (16 November 2025): “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ___”; ___ and crafts; Small scraps of food (also a way to sort the letters in “SORT”); Cereal grain that can sometimes be “wild” or “rolled”; Consumes a plate of food

    Crossclimb 565 answer, top to bottom: ARES, ARTS, ORTS, OATS, EATS, EARS, MARS. ARTS (___ and crafts); ORTS (Small scraps of food (also a way to sort the letters in “SORT”)); OATS (Cereal grain that can sometimes be “wild” or “rolled”); EATS (Consumes a plate of food); EARS (“Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ___”). Top and bottom rows: ARES and MARS. Watch on YouTube

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #564 (15 November 2025): College faculty bigwigs; ___ flop (bad dive); Chimers at churches and schools; Secluded valleys, or personal computers from a Texas company founded in 1984; Gives out playing cards before a hand of poker

    Crossclimb 564 answer, top to bottom: JELLY, BELLY, BELLS, DELLS, DEALS, DEANS, BEANS. BELLY (___ flop (bad dive)); BELLS (Chimers at churches and schools); DELLS (Secluded valleys, or personal computers from a Texas company founded in 1984); DEALS (Gives out playing cards before a hand of poker); DEANS (College faculty bigwigs). Top and bottom rows: JELLY and BEANS. Watch on YouTube

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #563 (14 November 2025): Hiding place for a villain or a wild animal, Solitary, Part of a track that a sprinter is assigned to, Touch down on the tarmac at the end of a flight, ___ it on the line (spoke frankly)

    Crossclimb 563 answer, top to bottom: LONG, LONE, LANE, LAND, LAID, LAIR, HAIR. LONE (Solitary); LANE (Part of a track that a sprinter is assigned to); LAND (Touch down on the tarmac at the end of a flight); LAID (___ it on the line (spoke frankly)); LAIR (Hiding place for a villain or a wild animal). Top and bottom rows: LONG and HAIR. Watch on YouTube

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #562 (13 November 2025): Price to pay; Animal name that is also an acronym used for top athletes like Lionel Messi, Tom Brady, or Muhammad Ali; Sailing vessel; A word describing a flash of lightning, or world record sprinter Usain; Young male horse, or an athlete from an Indianapolis football team

    Crossclimb 562 answer, top to bottom: GOAL, GOAT, BOAT, BOLT, COLT, COST, POST. GOAT (Animal name that is also an acronym used for top athletes like Lionel Messi, Tom Brady, or Muhammad Ali); BOAT (Sailing vessel); BOLT (A word describing a flash of lightning, or world record sprinter Usain); COLT (Young male horse, or an athlete from an Indianapolis football team); COST (Price to pay). Top and bottom rows: GOAL and POST. Watch on YouTube

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #561 (12 November 2025): Word after bungee, extension, or spinal; Electric guitar with four strings, or a type of fish; Common forms for soap and chocolate; Components of a traffic jam; One of 52 in a standard deck

    Crossclimb 561 answer, top to bottom: PASS, BASS, BARS, CARS, CARD, CORD, WORD. BASS (Electric guitar with four strings, or a type of fish); BARS (Common forms for soap and chocolate); CARS (Components of a traffic jam); CARD (One of 52 in a standard deck); CORD (Word after bungee, extension, or spinal). Top and bottom rows: PASS and WORD. Watch on YouTube

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #560 (11 November 2025): Prohibits; Muscle firmness, or the general mood of a piece of writing; Femur, tibia, or clavicle, for example; Fictional spy James created by Ian Fleming; Rubber ___ (elastic loop found in an office)

    Crossclimb 560 answer, top to bottom: TOTE, TONE, BONE, BOND, BAND, BANS, BAGS. TONE (Muscle firmness, or the general mood of a piece of writing); BONE (Femur, tibia, or clavicle, for example); BOND (Fictional spy James created by Ian Fleming); BAND (Rubber ___ (elastic loop found in an office)); BANS (Prohibits). Top and bottom rows: TOTE and BAGS. Watch on YouTube

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #559 (10 November 2025): ___nite (popular online game), or a permanent army post; Tender loving ___ (very compassionate attention given to someone); Discarded part of an apple; Stopper in a champagne bottle; Eating utensil with tines

    Crossclimb 559 answer, top to bottom: BARE, CARE, CORE, CORK, FORK, FORT, FOOT. CARE (Tender loving ___ (very compassionate attention given to someone)); CORE (Discarded part of an apple); CORK (Stopper in a champagne bottle); FORK (Eating utensil with tines); FORT (___nite (popular online game), or a permanent army post). Top and bottom rows: BARE and FOOT. Watch on YouTube

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #558 (9 November 2025): Easily split sedimentary rock (anagram of LEASH), Selected from a list of options, ___ side are you on? (question of support), Entire, Large marine mammal like Moby Dick

    Crossclimb 558 answer, top to bottom: CLOSE, CHOSE, WHOSE, WHOLE, WHALE, SHALE, SHAVE. CHOSE (Selected from a list of options); WHOSE (___ side are you on? (question of support)); WHOLE (Entire); WHALE (Large marine mammal like Moby Dick); SHALE (Easily split sedimentary rock (anagram of LEASH)). Top and bottom rows: CLOSE and SHAVE. Watch on YouTube

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #557 (8 November 2025): A person who regularly goes out for romantic meet-ups; Title held by many villains in the “Star Wars” films, including Vader; Objects thrown at a round game board in a bar or tavern; Challenges another to complete a risky action; Calendar entries, or certain palm tree fruits

    Crossclimb 557 answer, top to bottom: EARTH, DARTH, DARTS, DARES, DATES, DATER, WATER. DARTH (Title held by many villains in the “Star Wars” films, including Vader); DARTS (Objects thrown at a round game board in a bar or tavern); DARES (Challenges another to complete a risky action); DATES (Calendar entries, or certain palm tree fruits); DATER (A person who regularly goes out for romantic meet-ups). Top and bottom rows: EARTH and WATER. Watch on YouTube

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #556 (7 November 2025): Moves through the air without the flapping of wings; Loose stones used to form a path; Parts of a cemetery marked with tombstones; Assigns a score to, as a school assignment; Open spaces in forests

    Crossclimb 556 answer, top to bottom: TRAVEL, GRAVEL, GRAVES, GRADES, GLADES, GLIDES, GUIDES. GRAVEL (Loose stones used to form a path); GRAVES (Parts of a cemetery marked with tombstones); GRADES (Assigns a score to, as a school assignment); GLADES (Open spaces in forests); GLIDES (Moves through the air without the flapping of wings). Top and bottom rows: TRAVEL and GUIDES. Watch on YouTube

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #555 (6 November 2025): Just in the ___ of time (at the last possible moment); Opposite of narrow; Chardonnay or merlot, for example; Square root of eighty-one; Kind and good-natured

    Crossclimb 555 answer, top to bottom: SIDE, WIDE, WINE, NINE, NICE, NICK, KICK. WIDE (Opposite of narrow); WINE (Chardonnay or merlot, for example); NINE (Square root of eighty-one); NICE (Kind and good-natured); NICK (Just in the ___ of time (at the last possible moment)). Top and bottom rows: SIDE and KICK. Watch on YouTube

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #554 (5 November 2025): Male parent of a horse (and an old way to address a king); ___ of passage (important life event); Ferris wheel or roller coaster at an amusement park, for example; What you need to do right before the guest of honor arrives at a surprise party; Put on the payroll

    Crossclimb 554 answer, top to bottom: BITE, RITE, RIDE, HIDE, HIRE, SIRE, SIZE. RITE (___ of passage (important life event)); RIDE (Ferris wheel or roller coaster at an amusement park, for example); HIDE (What you need to do right before the guest of honor arrives at a surprise party); HIRE (Put on the payroll); SIRE (Male parent of a horse (and an old way to address a king)). Top and bottom rows: BITE and SIZE. Watch on YouTube

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #553 (4 November 2025): Sound of an explosion, ___ the hatchet (end a quarrel), Set fire to, First ___ (eldest child), Helpful thing (that in reverse means a beginner in internet slang)

    Crossclimb 553 answer, top to bottom: JURY, BURY, BURN, BORN, BOON, BOOM, ROOM. BURY (___ the hatchet (end a quarrel)); BURN (Set fire to); BORN (First ___ (eldest child)); BOON (Helpful thing (that in reverse means a beginner in internet slang)); BOOM (Sound of an explosion). Top and bottom rows: JURY and ROOM. Watch on YouTube

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #552 (3 November 2025): Surface on which a mural is painted, Ocean motion affected by the moon, Scrabble piece with a letter on it, Fairy ___ (story that begins "Once upon a time ..."), Like most professional basketball players

    Crossclimb 552 answer, top to bottom: SIDE, TIDE, TILE, TALE, TALL, WALL, WALK. TIDE (Ocean motion affected by the moon); TILE (Scrabble piece with a letter on it); TALE (Fairy ___ (story that begins "Once upon a time ...")); TALL (Like most professional basketball players); WALL (Surface on which a mural is painted). Top and bottom rows: SIDE and WALK. Watch on YouTube

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #551 (2 November 2025): Large sheet of ice in the sea; Zip past, like the intro to a streaming television show; Lose your footing, perhaps by stepping on a patch of ice; Somersault done in the air by a gymnast; Belly ___ (painful dive that causes a big splash)

    Crossclimb 551 answer, top to bottom: SKIN, SKIP, SLIP, FLIP, FLOP, FLOE, ALOE. SKIP (Zip past, like the intro to a streaming television show); SLIP (Lose your footing, perhaps by stepping on a patch of ice); FLIP (Somersault done in the air by a gymnast); FLOP (Belly ___ (painful dive that causes a big splash)); FLOE (Large sheet of ice in the sea). Top and bottom rows: SKIN and ALOE. Watch on YouTube

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #550 (1 November 2025): Opening shot in billiards; Don't play by the rules; Any of several attachments to the sole of a sports shoe to improve traction; Make a "baa" sound like a sheep; Not at all hopeful or encouraging, as a prognosis

    Crossclimb 550 answer, top to bottom: WHEAT, CHEAT, CLEAT, BLEAT, BLEAK, BREAK, BREAD. CHEAT (Don't play by the rules); CLEAT (Any of several attachments to the sole of a sports shoe to improve traction); BLEAT (Make a "baa" sound like a sheep); BLEAK (Not at all hopeful or encouraging, as a prognosis); BREAK (Opening shot in billiards). Top and bottom rows: WHEAT and BREAD. Watch on YouTube

Crossclimb answers, October 2025

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #549 (31 October 2025): Private is a low one and general is a high one, ___ weights (do an exercise at the gym using dumbbells), Stuff that gets trapped in a screen when drying laundry, Thing you click to take you to another website, Venue for winter sports like ice hockey

    Crossclimb 549 answer, top to bottom: LEFT, LIFT, LINT, LINK, RINK, RANK, BANK. LIFT (___ weights (do an exercise at the gym using dumbbells)); LINT (Stuff that gets trapped in a screen when drying laundry); LINK (Thing you click to take you to another website); RINK (Venue for winter sports like ice hockey); RANK (Private is a low one and general is a high one). Top and bottom rows: LEFT and BANK. Watch on YouTube

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #548 (30 October 2025): Color similar to turquoise; Type of plant that holds fruit in an orchard; ___ leches cake, or the Spanish number following uno and dos; Little pegs used to prop up golf balls; Drinks that can be black, white, green, herbal, or oolong (#Pinpoint, IYKYK)

    Crossclimb 548 answer, top to bottom: TRUE, TREE, TRES, TEES, TEAS, TEAL, REAL. TREE (Type of plant that holds fruit in an orchard); TRES (___ leches cake, or the Spanish number following uno and dos); TEES (Little pegs used to prop up golf balls); TEAS (Drinks that can be black, white, green, herbal, or oolong (#Pinpoint, IYKYK)); TEAL (Color similar to turquoise). Top and bottom rows: TRUE and REAL. Watch on YouTube

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #547 (29 October 2025): Female zebra, Future's opposite, ___-timer (person who doesn't work a full week), Thing thrown at a game board containing a bull's-eye, Truth or ___ (slumber party game)

    Crossclimb 547 answer, top to bottom: POST, PAST, PART, DART, DARE, MARE, MARK. PAST (Future's opposite); PART (___-timer (person who doesn't work a full week)); DART (Thing thrown at a game board containing a bull's-eye); DARE (Truth or ___ (slumber party game)); MARE (Female zebra). Top and bottom rows: POST and MARK. Watch on YouTube

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #546 (28 October 2025): Eat in style, Recommended amount of a medicine, Take a nap, State of confusion, Great ___ (dog breed)

    Crossclimb 546 answer, top to bottom: NOSE, DOSE, DOZE, DAZE, DANE, DINE, DIVE. DOSE (Recommended amount of a medicine); DOZE (Take a nap); DAZE (State of confusion); DANE (Great ___ (dog breed)); DINE (Eat in style). Top and bottom rows: NOSE and DIVE. Watch on YouTube

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #545 (27 October 2025): Like a treadless tire; Arial or Times New Roman, for example; Like some farewells; A strong connection between two people emotionally or two atoms chemically; Rock ___ (such as The Rolling Stones)

    Crossclimb 545 answer, top to bottom: FOOT, FONT, FOND, BOND, BAND, BALD, BALL. FONT (Arial or Times New Roman, for example); FOND (Like some farewells); BOND (A strong connection between two people emotionally or two atoms chemically); BAND (Rock ___ (such as The Rolling Stones)); BALD (Like a treadless tire). Top and bottom rows: FOOT and BALL. Watch on YouTube

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #544 (26 October 2025): Cut and ___ (move content around when editing on a computer), Desserts made for birthdays and weddings, Disputes handled in court, Bandages that protect limbs when broken bones are healing, Personal histories that might be "checkered"

    Crossclimb 544 answer, top to bottom: MAKES, CAKES, CASES, CASTS, PASTS, PASTE, WASTE. CAKES (Desserts made for birthdays and weddings); CASES (Disputes handled in court); CASTS (Bandages that protect limbs when broken bones are healing); PASTS (Personal histories that might be "checkered"); PASTE (Cut and ___ (move content around when editing on a computer)). Top and bottom rows: MAKES and WASTE. Watch on YouTube

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #543 (25 October 2025): Compartment for a horse in a stable, Smelled terrible, ___ contrast (or ___ raving mad), Wide-eyed look, Like week-old bread

    Crossclimb 543 answer, top to bottom: STAND, STANK, STARK, STARE, STALE, STALL, STILL. STANK (Smelled terrible); STARK (___ contrast (or ___ raving mad)); STARE (Wide-eyed look); STALE (Like week-old bread); STALL (Compartment for a horse in a stable). Top and bottom rows: STAND and STILL. Watch on YouTube

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #542 (24 October 2025): Application document with blanks to fill in, Chess piece that moves along with the king when castling, Underground part of a flower, Body part with toes, Military stronghold

    Crossclimb 542 answer, top to bottom: HOOK, ROOK, ROOT, FOOT, FORT, FORM, WORM. ROOK (Chess piece that moves along with the king when castling); ROOT (Underground part of a flower); FOOT (Body part with toes); FORT (Military stronghold); FORM (Application document with blanks to fill in). Top and bottom rows: HOOK and WORM. Watch on YouTube

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #541 (23 October 2025): Be acquainted with; Ocean liner, e.g.; Buy something for an acquaintance; "___ and tell"; Surface for skiing or sledding

    Crossclimb 541 answer, top to bottom: SLIP, SHIP, SHOP, SHOW, SNOW, KNOW, KNOT. SHIP (Ocean liner, e.g); SHOP (Buy something for an acquaintance); SHOW ("___ and tell"); SNOW (Surface for skiing or sledding); KNOW (Be acquainted with). Top and bottom rows: SLIP and KNOT. Watch on YouTube

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #540 (22 October 2025): Cords used by rock climbers, Sleeps lightly, Tops of planetariums, People leave them when they go on vacations, Feels optimistic

    Crossclimb 540 answer, top to bottom: DOZEN, DOZES, DOMES, HOMES, HOPES, ROPES, ROSES. DOZES (Sleeps lightly); DOMES (Tops of planetariums); HOMES (People leave them when they go on vacations); HOPES (Feels optimistic); ROPES (Cords used by rock climbers). Top and bottom rows: DOZEN and ROSES. Watch on YouTube

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #539 (21 October 2025): Command to a dog that means “Get over here”; Not real, like an inexpensive luxury watch; Hall of ___ (where stars are honored); “It’s all the ___ to me” (“I don’t care”); A few

    Crossclimb 539 answer, top to bottom: LAKE, FAKE, FAME, SAME, SOME, COME, COMO. FAKE (Not real, like an inexpensive luxury watch); FAME (Hall of ___ (where stars are honored)); SAME (“It’s all the ___ to me” (“I don’t care”)); SOME (A few); COME (Command to a dog that means “Get over here”). Top and bottom rows: LAKE and COMO. Watch on YouTube

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #538 (20 October 2025): Ink-filled writing implements, Portable beds, Siamese ___ (blue-eyed felines), ___ down (frisks), Animals that live in your home

    Crossclimb 538 answer, top to bottom: POTS, COTS, CATS, PATS, PETS, PENS, PANS. COTS (Portable beds); CATS (Siamese ___ (blue-eyed felines)); PATS (___ down (frisks)); PETS (Animals that live in your home); PENS (Ink-filled writing implements). Top and bottom rows: POTS and PANS. Watch on YouTube

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #537 Answer (19 October 2025)

    Crossclimb 537 answer, top to bottom: CLING, SLING, STING, STINK, SLINK, SLICK, STICK. Top and bottom rows: CLING and STICK. Watch on YouTube

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #536 (18 October 2025): Taken flight, Window material, Lip application, Follow a dental hygienist's advice, Moves like water in a river

    Crossclimb 536 answer, top to bottom: CLASS, GLASS, GLOSS, FLOSS, FLOWS, FLOWN, CLOWN. GLASS (Window material); GLOSS (Lip application); FLOSS (Follow a dental hygienist's advice); FLOWS (Moves like water in a river); FLOWN (Taken flight). Top and bottom rows: CLASS and CLOWN. Watch on YouTube

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #535 (17 October 2025): Plastic in your wallet, Movable piece on an abacus, Body part above the neck, Group of cattle, Opposite of both "easy" and "soft"

    Crossclimb 535 answer, top to bottom: BEAN, BEAD, HEAD, HERD, HARD, CARD, CURD. BEAD (Movable piece on an abacus); HEAD (Body part above the neck); HERD (Group of cattle); HARD (Opposite of both "easy" and "soft"); CARD (Plastic in your wallet). Top and bottom rows: BEAN and CURD. Watch on YouTube

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #534 (16 October 2025): Opening word in a letter, often; Fill a suitcase; What a bird does with its beak; Mountaintop; Fruit often seen in a still life painting

    Crossclimb 534 answer, top to bottom: PACT, PACK, PECK, PEAK, PEAR, DEAR, DEAL. PACK (Fill a suitcase); PECK (What a bird does with its beak); PEAK (Mountaintop); PEAR (Fruit often seen in a still life painting); DEAR (Opening word in a letter, often). Top and bottom rows: PACT and DEAL. Watch on YouTube

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #533 (15 October 2025): Dictionary entry; Grow weary; Injured, as an Achilles tendon; Central part; Spinal ___ (part of the central nervous system)

    Crossclimb 533 answer, top to bottom: FIRE, TIRE, TORE, CORE, CORD, WORD, WOOD. TIRE (Grow weary); TORE (Injured, as an Achilles tendon); CORE (Central part); CORD (Spinal ___ (part of the central nervous system)); WORD (Dictionary entry). Top and bottom rows: FIRE and WOOD. Watch on YouTube

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #532 (14 October 2025): How you might feel after an intense physical exercise, Rain really hard, Make a long face, ___ of call (cruise stop), Excel processing command

    Crossclimb 532 answer, top to bottom: FOUR, POUR, POUT, PORT, SORT, SORE, FORE. POUR (Rain really hard); POUT (Make a long face); PORT (___ of call (cruise stop)); SORT (Excel processing command); SORE (How you might feel after an intense physical exercise). Top and bottom rows: FOUR and FORE. Watch on YouTube

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #531 (13 October 2025): Birthday dessert; Prepare, as a meal; Material for a bottle stopper; Thrown away part of an apple; Popular cola brand

    Crossclimb 531 answer, top to bottom: BOOK, COOK, CORK, CORE, COKE, CAKE, CASE. COOK (Prepare, as a meal); CORK (Material for a bottle stopper); CORE (Thrown away part of an apple); COKE (Popular cola brand); CAKE (Birthday dessert). Top and bottom rows: BOOK and CASE. Watch on YouTube

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #530 (12 October 2025): Say under your breath; Placed back in after cutting, as a piece of text in a document; ___ down (frisked); ___ song (what "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General" is an example of); Stuff studied by physicists (in solid, liquid, gas, or plasma form)

    Crossclimb 530 answer, top to bottom: PASSED, PASTED, PATTED, PATTER, MATTER, MUTTER, MUSTER. PASTED (Placed back in after cutting, as a piece of text in a document); PATTED (___ down (frisked)); PATTER (___ song (what "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General" is an example of)); MATTER (Stuff studied by physicists (in solid, liquid, gas, or plasma form)); MUTTER (Say under your breath). Top and bottom rows: PASSED and MUSTER. Watch on YouTube

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #529 (11 October 2025): Gave out bright light; Small orchard; Demonstrate to be true; Opposite of supine (or, liable (to)); Device for texting and playing games (and sometimes making calls, too)

    Crossclimb 529 answer, top to bottom: GRAVE, GROVE, PROVE, PRONE, PHONE, SHONE, STONE. GROVE (Small orchard); PROVE (Demonstrate to be true); PRONE (Opposite of supine (or, liable (to))); PHONE (Device for texting and playing games (and sometimes making calls, too)); SHONE (Gave out bright light). Top and bottom rows: GRAVE and STONE. Watch on YouTube

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #528 (10 October 2025): Suffering from an illness; Locate, as a misplaced object; Penalty for a late library book; Trigonometry function; Where dirty dishes might be placed in a kitchen

    Crossclimb 528 answer, top to bottom: WIND, FIND, FINE, SINE, SINK, SICK, SOCK. FIND (Locate, as a misplaced object); FINE (Penalty for a late library book); SINE (Trigonometry function); SINK (Where dirty dishes might be placed in a kitchen); SICK (Suffering from an illness). Top and bottom rows: WIND and SOCK. Watch on YouTube

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #527 (9 October 2025): Small in stature; Reel for winding thread; Frighten, as in a haunted house; Trembled; Session with a photographer

    Crossclimb 527 answer, top to bottom: SPOIL, SPOOL, SPOOK, SHOOK, SHOOT, SHORT, SPORT. SPOOL (Reel for winding thread); SPOOK (Frighten, as in a haunted house); SHOOK (Trembled); SHOOT (Session with a photographer); SHORT (Small in stature). Top and bottom rows: SPOIL and SPORT. Watch on YouTube

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #526 (8 October 2025): Steady look, as at the stars; Sported, as clothing; "The ___ the merrier"; Horse's mother; Pathfinding puzzle

    Crossclimb 526 answer, top to bottom: WORD, WORE, MORE, MARE, MAZE, GAZE, GAME. WORE (Sported, as clothing); MORE ("The ___ the merrier"); MARE (Horse's mother); MAZE (Pathfinding puzzle); GAZE (Steady look, as at the stars). Top and bottom rows: WORD and GAME. Watch on YouTube

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #525 (7 October 2025): Animal associated with the Taurus zodiac sign, Of a quality that is lower than expected, Swimming place, Survey to predict an upcoming election, Opposite of push

    Crossclimb 525 answer, top to bottom: DOOR, POOR, POOL, POLL, PULL, BULL, BELL. POOR (Of a quality that is lower than expected); POOL (Swimming place); POLL (Survey to predict an upcoming election); PULL (Opposite of push); BULL (Animal associated with the Taurus zodiac sign). Top and bottom rows: DOOR and BELL. Watch on YouTube

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #524 (6 October 2025): Middle of a doughnut, City with a harbor, Tiny skin opening, Vatican City leader, South Africa's Cape of Good ___

    Crossclimb 524 answer, top to bottom: PART, PORT, PORE, POPE, HOPE, HOLE, ROLE. PORT (City with a harbor); PORE (Tiny skin opening); POPE (Vatican City leader); HOPE (South Africa's Cape of Good ___); HOLE (Middle of a doughnut). Top and bottom rows: PART and ROLE. Watch on YouTube

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #523 (5 October 2025): Two-___ (small automobile), Shout, "Catch-22" author Joseph, Faith ___ (person who uses prayer instead of medicine), Device for warming up a room

    Crossclimb 523 answer, top to bottom: ROLLER, HOLLER, HELLER, HEALER, HEATER, SEATER, SKATER. HOLLER (Shout); HELLER ("Catch-22" author Joseph); HEALER (Faith ___ (person who uses prayer instead of medicine)); HEATER (Device for warming up a room); SEATER (Two-___ (small automobile)). Top and bottom rows: ROLLER and SKATER. Watch on YouTube

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #522 (4 October 2025): Made into money, as a coin from metal; Make a difference; Like tangled fur on a pet; Three-___ (like some ships, including xebecs); Sprayed with water

    Crossclimb 522 answer, top to bottom: MASTER, MATTER, MATTED, MASTED, MISTED, MINTED, MINDED. MATTER (Make a difference); MATTED (Like tangled fur on a pet); MASTED (Three-___ (like some ships, including xebecs)); MISTED (Sprayed with water); MINTED (Made into money, as a coin from metal). Top and bottom rows: MASTER and MINDED. Watch on YouTube

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #521 (3 October 2025): Contraction similar to "won't"; Mischievous act; Long, thin board of wood; Thing grown in a greenhouse; Lean in a particular direction

    Crossclimb 521 answer, top to bottom: CRANK, PRANK, PLANK, PLANT, SLANT, SHANT, SHAFT. PRANK (Mischievous act); PLANK (Long, thin board of wood); PLANT (Thing grown in a greenhouse); SLANT (Lean in a particular direction); SHANT (Contraction similar to "won't"). Top and bottom rows: CRANK and SHAFT. Watch on YouTube

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #520 (2 October 2025): Male offspring, "Stands the ___ of time" (proves to be durable)., Structure for a traveling circus, The scores that perfect divers get, "Long" or "short" weight units used in shipping

    Crossclimb 520 answer, top to bottom: BEST, TEST, TENT, TENS, TONS, SONS, SONG. TEST ("Stands the ___ of time" (proves to be durable)); TENT (Structure for a traveling circus); TENS (The scores that perfect divers get); TONS ("Long" or "short" weight units used in shipping); SONS (Male offspring). Top and bottom rows: BEST and SONG. Watch on YouTube

  31. LinkedIn Crossclimb #519 (1 October 2025): Location; Position in ice hockey (also, football); Victories; Transgressions; Uses a bench, for example

    Crossclimb 519 answer, top to bottom: KING, WING, WINS, SINS, SITS, SITE, SIZE. WING (Position in ice hockey (also, football)); WINS (Victories); SINS (Transgressions); SITS (Uses a bench, for example); SITE (Location). Top and bottom rows: KING and SIZE. Watch on YouTube

Crossclimb answers, September 2025

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #518 (30 September 2025): Division of a highway or Olympic pool, Two of a kind, Settled the bill, ___-back (easygoing), Touch down on an airport runway

    Crossclimb 518 answer, top to bottom: HAIR, PAIR, PAID, LAID, LAND, LANE, LINE. PAIR (Two of a kind); PAID (Settled the bill); LAID (___-back (easygoing)); LAND (Touch down on an airport runway); LANE (Division of a highway or Olympic pool). Top and bottom rows: HAIR and LINE. Watch on YouTube

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #517 (29 September 2025): Do damage to, Body of water surrounded by land, Not real, Charge for a ride in a taxi or on a bus, Fast-running mammal resembling a large rabbit

    Crossclimb 517 answer, top to bottom: LUKE, LAKE, FAKE, FARE, HARE, HARM, WARM. LAKE (Body of water surrounded by land); FAKE (Not real); FARE (Charge for a ride in a taxi or on a bus); HARE (Fast-running mammal resembling a large rabbit); HARM (Do damage to). Top and bottom rows: LUKE and WARM. Watch on YouTube

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #516 (28 September 2025): Casual shoe brand [Or: Relatives of gators], Small stream, Sound from an old floorboard, Sound made by a frog, Earthenware pot

    Crossclimb 516 answer, top to bottom: GREEK, CREEK, CREAK, CROAK, CROCK, CROCS, CROSS. CREEK (Small stream); CREAK (Sound from an old floorboard); CROAK (Sound made by a frog); CROCK (Earthenware pot); CROCS (Casual shoe brand [Or: Relatives of gators]). Top and bottom rows: GREEK and CROSS. Watch on YouTube

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #515 (27 September 2025): Kennel club classification, Clean with a broom, Get some shuteye, Sound that blocks out a curse on television, Hemorrhage

    Crossclimb 515 answer, top to bottom: SWEET, SWEEP, SLEEP, BLEEP, BLEED, BREED, BREAD. SWEEP (Clean with a broom); SLEEP (Get some shuteye); BLEEP (Sound that blocks out a curse on television); BLEED (Hemorrhage); BREED (Kennel club classification). Top and bottom rows: SWEET and BREAD. Watch on YouTube

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #514 (26 September 2025): Person who makes ceramics [Or: Last name of fictional wizard Harry]; Beta ___ (person trying out a soon-to-be-released program); Become rotten and smelly, as garbage; Promote the development of [Or: Actress Jodie of "The Silence of the Lambs"]; Sheet advertising a movie

    Crossclimb 514 answer, top to bottom: TEETER, TESTER, FESTER, FOSTER, POSTER, POTTER, TOTTER. TESTER (Beta ___ (person trying out a soon-to-be-released program)); FESTER (Become rotten and smelly, as garbage); FOSTER (Promote the development of [Or: Actress Jodie of "The Silence of the Lambs"]); POSTER (Sheet advertising a movie); POTTER (Person who makes ceramics [Or: Last name of fictional wizard Harry]). Top and bottom rows: TEETER and TOTTER. Watch on YouTube

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #513 (25 September 2025): Has a bit of ice cream from a cone, Horn sounds, Pillages and plunders, ___ the other way (deliberately ignores), Things opened with keys

    Crossclimb 513 answer, top to bottom: TOOTH, TOOTS, LOOTS, LOOKS, LOCKS, LICKS, PICKS. TOOTS (Horn sounds); LOOTS (Pillages and plunders); LOOKS (___ the other way (deliberately ignores)); LOCKS (Things opened with keys); LICKS (Has a bit of ice cream from a cone). Top and bottom rows: TOOTH and PICKS. Watch on YouTube

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #512 (24 September 2025): First ___ (expensive way to fly), Fine-grained rock used as a roofing material (an anagram of STEAL), Venetian blind parts, Strikes with the palm of the hand, Shows approval by applauding

    Crossclimb 512 answer, top to bottom: PLATE, SLATE, SLATS, SLAPS, CLAPS, CLASS, GLASS. SLATE (Fine-grained rock used as a roofing material (an anagram of STEAL)); SLATS (Venetian blind parts); SLAPS (Strikes with the palm of the hand); CLAPS (Shows approval by applauding); CLASS (First ___ (expensive way to fly)). Top and bottom rows: PLATE and GLASS. Watch on YouTube

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #511 (23 September 2025): What you might put on a cat's collar to hear it coming; What vegetarians don't eat; Change from ice to water, say; Material on a poker table (also, a past tense for feel); Took a tumble

    Crossclimb 511 answer, top to bottom: SEAT, MEAT, MELT, FELT, FELL, BELL, BELT. MEAT (What vegetarians don't eat); MELT (Change from ice to water, say); FELT (Material on a poker table (also, a past tense for feel)); FELL (Took a tumble); BELL (What you might put on a cat's collar to hear it coming). Top and bottom rows: SEAT and BELT. Watch on YouTube

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #510 (22 September 2025): Meat from a pig; Low in pitch; What a gymnast swings on (or, what a chocolatier sells); Sound from a dog; Place for a picnic

    Crossclimb 510 answer, top to bottom: PASS, BASS, BARS, BARK, PARK, PORK, PORT. BASS (Low in pitch); BARS (What a gymnast swings on (or, what a chocolatier sells)); BARK (Sound from a dog); PARK (Place for a picnic); PORK (Meat from a pig). Top and bottom rows: PASS and PORT. Watch on YouTube

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #509 (21 September 2025): The shape your hand makes when you knock on a door; Number in a football broadcast, for short; Goal in musical chairs; Remarkable accomplishment; Italian car make affiliated with Alfa Romeo

    Crossclimb 509 answer, top to bottom: STAR, STAT, SEAT, FEAT, FIAT, FIST, FISH. STAT (Number in a football broadcast, for short); SEAT (Goal in musical chairs); FEAT (Remarkable accomplishment); FIAT (Italian car make affiliated with Alfa Romeo); FIST (The shape your hand makes when you knock on a door). Top and bottom rows: STAR and FISH. Watch on YouTube

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #508 (20 September 2025): Chess piece that starts in the corner, Outer layer of a tree trunk, ___ and forth, Holder of Scrabble tiles, Thing studied by a geologist

    Crossclimb 508 answer, top to bottom: DARK, BARK, BACK, RACK, ROCK, ROOK, ROOM. BARK (Outer layer of a tree trunk); BACK (___ and forth); RACK (Holder of Scrabble tiles); ROCK (Thing studied by a geologist); ROOK (Chess piece that starts in the corner). Top and bottom rows: DARK and ROOM. Watch on YouTube

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #507 (19 September 2025): Large sheet attached to a boat's mast; Explosion sound; The Beatles were a famous one; Stuff that moves in an hourglass; "When all is ___ and done, there's a lot more ___ than done"

    Crossclimb 507 answer, top to bottom: HANG, BANG, BAND, SAND, SAID, SAIL, NAIL. BANG (Explosion sound); BAND (The Beatles were a famous one); SAND (Stuff that moves in an hourglass); SAID ("When all is ___ and done, there's a lot more ___ than done"); SAIL (Large sheet attached to a boat's mast). Top and bottom rows: HANG and NAIL. Watch on YouTube

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #506 (18 September 2025): Certain evergreen tree, Button on a business telephone; "Please ____", Golfing target, Northernmost or southernmost point on Earth, Heap

    Crossclimb 506 answer, top to bottom: GOLD, HOLD, HOLE, POLE, PILE, PINE, MINE. HOLD (Button on a business telephone; "Please ____"); HOLE (Golfing target); POLE (Northernmost or southernmost point on Earth); PILE (Heap); PINE (Certain evergreen tree). Top and bottom rows: GOLD and MINE. Watch on YouTube

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #505 (17 September 2025): Become dry through extreme heat, Flu symptom, Something to sit on in a living room, Where a kangaroo keeps her joeys, Covered entrance to a house

    Crossclimb 505 answer, top to bottom: ROUGH, COUGH, COUCH, POUCH, PORCH, PARCH, PATCH. COUGH (Flu symptom); COUCH (Something to sit on in a living room); POUCH (Where a kangaroo keeps her joeys); PORCH (Covered entrance to a house); PARCH (Become dry through extreme heat). Top and bottom rows: ROUGH and PATCH. Watch on YouTube

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #504 (16 September 2025): Sagacious (supposedly like an owl), Sound of relief or wistfulness, Darth Sidious's group in the "Star Wars" universe, "Kill two birds ___ one stone", Genie's offering

    Crossclimb 504 answer, top to bottom: HIGH, SIGH, SITH, WITH, WISH, WISE, WIRE. SIGH (Sound of relief or wistfulness); SITH (Darth Sidious's group in the "Star Wars" universe); WITH ("Kill two birds ___ one stone"); WISH (Genie's offering); WISE (Sagacious (supposedly like an owl)). Top and bottom rows: HIGH and WIRE. Watch on YouTube

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #503 (15 September 2025): To "go the extra ___" (an idiom for putting in more effort), Bird appendage, Use your voice melodically, Trigonometry function, Belonging to me

    Crossclimb 503 answer, top to bottom: WIND, WING, SING, SINE, MINE, MILE, MILL. WING (Bird appendage); SING (Use your voice melodically); SINE (Trigonometry function); MINE (Belonging to me); MILE (To "go the extra ___" (an idiom for putting in more effort)). Top and bottom rows: WIND and MILL. Watch on YouTube

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #502 (14 September 2025): Honesty is the ___ policy, Last ___ and testament, List of charges for services rendered, Big Ben is a famous one, Colored sash that indicates a karate level

    Crossclimb 502 answer, top to bottom: WILD, WILL, BILL, BELL, BELT, BEST, WEST. WILL (Last ___ and testament); BILL (List of charges for services rendered); BELL (Big Ben is a famous one); BELT (Colored sash that indicates a karate level); BEST (Honesty is the ___ policy). Top and bottom rows: WILD and WEST. Watch on YouTube

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #501 (13 September 2025): Sound from a bird cage, Wall timepiece, Wedge that prevents a wheel from moving, Payment method on which "Pay to the order of" is written, Spot for a dimple

    Crossclimb 501 answer, top to bottom: FLOCK, CLOCK, CHOCK, CHECK, CHEEK, CHEEP, SHEEP. CLOCK (Wall timepiece); CHOCK (Wedge that prevents a wheel from moving); CHECK (Payment method on which "Pay to the order of" is written); CHEEK (Spot for a dimple); CHEEP (Sound from a bird cage). Top and bottom rows: FLOCK and SHEEP. Watch on YouTube

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #500 (12 September 2025): Turtleneck, jersey, or guayabera, for example; Use a razor to remove hair; Rudely push; Land along the coast of a body of water; Opposite of both "tall" and "long"

    Crossclimb 500 answer, top to bottom: SHAPE, SHAVE, SHOVE, SHORE, SHORT, SHIRT, SHIFT. SHAVE (Use a razor to remove hair); SHOVE (Rudely push); SHORE (Land along the coast of a body of water); SHORT (Opposite of both "tall" and "long"); SHIRT (Turtleneck, jersey, or guayabera, for example). Top and bottom rows: SHAPE and SHIFT. Watch on YouTube

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #499 (11 September 2025): Unable to see; To cut through something easily (like a knife through butter); Slippery, like an oily part of a road; Move stealthily; Lose in a staring contest

    Crossclimb 499 answer, top to bottom: SPICE, SLICE, SLICK, SLINK, BLINK, BLIND, BLEND. SLICE (To cut through something easily (like a knife through butter)); SLICK (Slippery, like an oily part of a road); SLINK (Move stealthily); BLINK (Lose in a staring contest); BLIND (Unable to see). Top and bottom rows: SPICE and BLEND. Watch on YouTube

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #498 (10 September 2025): Best-___ (like the top book on a weekly chart); Winding up into a loop, as a garden hose; Doing hard work; Causing to ring, as church bells; Fortune-___ (card reader's activity)

    Crossclimb 498 answer, top to bottom: CEILING, COILING, TOILING, TOLLING, TELLING, SELLING, SEALING. COILING (Winding up into a loop, as a garden hose); TOILING (Doing hard work); TOLLING (Causing to ring, as church bells); TELLING (Fortune-___ (card reader's activity)); SELLING (Best-___ (like the top book on a weekly chart)). Top and bottom rows: CEILING and SEALING. Watch on YouTube

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #497 (9 September 2025): Corrosion of iron, Sound made by an owl, Person throwing a party, Greatest amount, "All good things ___ come to an end"

    Crossclimb 497 answer, top to bottom: FOOT, HOOT, HOST, MOST, MUST, RUST, REST. HOOT (Sound made by an owl); HOST (Person throwing a party); MOST (Greatest amount); MUST ("All good things ___ come to an end"); RUST (Corrosion of iron). Top and bottom rows: FOOT and REST. Watch on YouTube

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #496 (8 September 2025): Shape of a hand when it's about to punch; Homer and Marge's son on "The Simpsons"; ___ of speech (noun, adjective, preposition, etc.); Tense for the words "kept" and "swept"; Swift

    Crossclimb 496 answer, top to bottom: BAIT, BART, PART, PAST, FAST, FIST, FISH. BART (Homer and Marge's son on "The Simpsons"); PART (___ of speech (noun, adjective, preposition, etc.)); PAST (Tense for the words "kept" and "swept"); FAST (Swift); FIST (Shape of a hand when it's about to punch). Top and bottom rows: BAIT and FISH. Watch on YouTube

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #495 (7 September 2025): More damp and cold; Person who plays hoops, in slang; Like Nicole Kidman compared to Tom Cruise in terms of height; Person who speaks; Ship carrying petroleum

    Crossclimb 495 answer, top to bottom: BALLET, BALLER, TALLER, TALKER, TANKER, DANKER, DANCER. BALLER (Person who plays hoops, in slang); TALLER (Like Nicole Kidman compared to Tom Cruise in terms of height); TALKER (Person who speaks); TANKER (Ship carrying petroleum); DANKER (More damp and cold). Top and bottom rows: BALLET and DANCER. Watch on YouTube

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #494 (6 September 2025): Rolled a ball and tried to get strikes and spares on a lane as a sport, ___ off (closed into separate spaces), Cried out in despair, Abandoned a commitment, Hard-___ egg

    Crossclimb 494 answer, top to bottom: BALLED, WALLED, WAILED, BAILED, BOILED, BOWLED, BAWLED. WALLED (___ off (closed into separate spaces)); WAILED (Cried out in despair); BAILED (Abandoned a commitment); BOILED (Hard-___ egg); BOWLED (Rolled a ball and tried to get strikes and spares on a lane as a sport). Top and bottom rows: BALLED and BAWLED. Watch on YouTube

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #493 (5 September 2025): Overcooked by leaving on the grill too long; ___ around (gave work orders to, as underlings); Traveled in a double-decker vehicle, say; ___ oneself (kept occupied); Placed underground

    Crossclimb 493 answer, top to bottom: TOSSED, BOSSED, BUSSED, BUSIED, BURIED, BURNED, TURNED. BOSSED (___ around (gave work orders to, as underlings)); BUSSED (Traveled in a double-decker vehicle, say); BUSIED (___ oneself (kept occupied)); BURIED (Placed underground); BURNED (Overcooked by leaving on the grill too long). Top and bottom rows: TOSSED and TURNED. Watch on YouTube

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #492 (4 September 2025): Ears of corn/maize; Bird on a Canadian dollar coin; Neil Armstrong set foot on it on July 20, 1969; Makes the sound of a cow; Disorderly crowds that are hard to control

    Crossclimb 492 answer, top to bottom: LION, LOON, MOON, MOOS, MOBS, COBS, CUBS. LOON (Bird on a Canadian dollar coin); MOON (Neil Armstrong set foot on it on July 20, 1969); MOOS (Makes the sound of a cow); MOBS (Disorderly crowds that are hard to control); COBS (Ears of corn/maize). Top and bottom rows: LION and CUBS. Watch on YouTube

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #491 (3 September 2025): Scorch the surface of, Put liquid into up to the brim, Shelf at the bottom of a window, Put up for auction, Animal related to a walrus

    Crossclimb 491 answer, top to bottom: FILM, FILL, SILL, SELL, SEAL, SEAR, STAR. FILL (Put liquid into up to the brim); SILL (Shelf at the bottom of a window); SELL (Put up for auction); SEAL (Animal related to a walrus); SEAR (Scorch the surface of). Top and bottom rows: FILM and STAR. Watch on YouTube

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #490 (2 September 2025): Peacocks, for example, but not peahens; World ___ (international exhibitions); Doesn't pass, as a class in school; Sends in a stamped envelope; Shopping complexes with food courts

    Crossclimb 490 answer, top to bottom: FAIRY, FAIRS, FAILS, MAILS, MALLS, MALES, TALES. FAIRS (World ___ (international exhibitions)); FAILS (Doesn't pass, as a class in school); MAILS (Sends in a stamped envelope); MALLS (Shopping complexes with food courts); MALES (Peacocks, for example, but not peahens). Top and bottom rows: FAIRY and TALES. Watch on YouTube

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #489 (1 September 2025): Something worn by a hiker or a cowboy; Get better over time, as a wound; What a radiator emanates to warm a room; Without missing a ___ (lacking any hesitation); Gondola or canoe, for example

    Crossclimb 489 answer, top to bottom: HEEL, HEAL, HEAT, BEAT, BOAT, BOOT, FOOT. HEAL (Get better over time, as a wound); HEAT (What a radiator emanates to warm a room); BEAT (Without missing a ___ (lacking any hesitation)); BOAT (Gondola or canoe, for example); BOOT (Something worn by a hiker or a cowboy). Top and bottom rows: HEEL and FOOT. Watch on YouTube

Crossclimb answers, August 2025

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #488 (31 August 2025): Ornamental case for a small picture (often worn on a chain necklace); Remarkable person, in slang (or a person who puts a stopper in a wine bottle); Pressure ___ (airtight pot that uses steam); Very attractive person, informally; Where you store your valuables while working out at a gym

    Crossclimb 488 answer, top to bottom: CORNER, CORKER, COOKER, LOOKER, LOCKER, LOCKET, POCKET. CORKER (Remarkable person, in slang (or a person who puts a stopper in a wine bottle)); COOKER (Pressure ___ (airtight pot that uses steam)); LOOKER (Very attractive person, informally); LOCKER (Where you store your valuables while working out at a gym); LOCKET (Ornamental case for a small picture (often worn on a chain necklace)). Top and bottom rows: CORNER and POCKET. Watch on YouTube

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #487 (30 August 2025): What Americans call a queue; Like fried foods; Flower whose name can follow Easter, tiger, or belladonna; Cheerful tune (anagram of TILL); ___ trap (screen in a drier)

    Crossclimb 487 answer, top to bottom: ONLY, OILY, LILY, LILT, LINT, LINE, LIVE. OILY (Like fried foods); LILY (Flower whose name can follow Easter, tiger, or belladonna); LILT (Cheerful tune (anagram of TILL)); LINT (___ trap (screen in a drier)); LINE (What Americans call a queue). Top and bottom rows: ONLY and LIVE. Watch on YouTube

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #486 (29 August 2025): Vessels moored at marinas, Stomach, Things that ring in churches, Alternative to suspenders for keeping up pairs of pants, Threaded rods that nuts get fastened onto

    Crossclimb 486 answer, top to bottom: BILLY, BELLY, BELLS, BELTS, BOLTS, BOATS, GOATS. BELLY (Stomach); BELLS (Things that ring in churches); BELTS (Alternative to suspenders for keeping up pairs of pants); BOLTS (Threaded rods that nuts get fastened onto); BOATS (Vessels moored at marinas). Top and bottom rows: BILLY and GOATS. Watch on YouTube

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #485 (28 August 2025): Opposite of least; ___ jacket (flotation device); Elevator, in British English; "Schindler's ___" (film directed by Steven Spielberg); Perfume spray

    Crossclimb 485 answer, top to bottom: LIME, LIFE, LIFT, LIST, MIST, MOST, MOSS. LIFE (___ jacket (flotation device)); LIFT (Elevator, in British English); LIST ("Schindler's ___" (film directed by Steven Spielberg)); MIST (Perfume spray); MOST (Opposite of least). Top and bottom rows: LIME and MOSS. Watch on YouTube

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #484 (27 August 2025): Back of a train, Chess piece that looks like a castle, What you reserve at a hotel when traveling, Wander around aimlessly, Bad sound to hear right outside your tent when camping in the jungle

    Crossclimb 484 answer, top to bottom: BOOK, ROOK, ROOM, ROAM, ROAR, REAR, READ. ROOK (Chess piece that looks like a castle); ROOM (What you reserve at a hotel when traveling); ROAM (Wander around aimlessly); ROAR (Bad sound to hear right outside your tent when camping in the jungle); REAR (Back of a train). Top and bottom rows: BOOK and READ. Watch on YouTube

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #483 (26 August 2025): Island nation whose capital is Havana, Black Halloween animals, Pets that meow and purr, Divides using scissors, Young bears

    Crossclimb 483 answer, top to bottom: BASS, BATS, CATS, CUTS, CUBS, CUBA, TUBA. BATS (Black Halloween animals); CATS (Pets that meow and purr); CUTS (Divides using scissors); CUBS (Young bears); CUBA (Island nation whose capital is Havana). Top and bottom rows: BASS and TUBA. Watch on YouTube

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #482 (25 August 2025): High jumpers and pole-vaulters have to go over them; Go way up, as prices; Tusked wild pig; Snakes that kill by constricting; Sounds from sheep

    Crossclimb 482 answer, top to bottom: STAR, SOAR, BOAR, BOAS, BAAS, BARS, WARS. SOAR (Go way up, as prices); BOAR (Tusked wild pig); BOAS (Snakes that kill by constricting); BAAS (Sounds from sheep); BARS (High jumpers and pole-vaulters have to go over them). Top and bottom rows: STAR and WARS. Watch on YouTube

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #481 (24 August 2025): Person who makes ceramic wares (and also the last name of J.K. Rowling's wizard Harry); ___ and raved (complained wildly about something); ___ on (informed against a fellow criminal to the police); Gently tapped, as the back of a baby in order to induce a burp; Rapid speech of an auctioneer or a sideshow hustler

    Crossclimb 481 answer, top to bottom: WANTED, RANTED, RATTED, PATTED, PATTER, POTTER, POSTER. RANTED (___ and raved (complained wildly about something)); RATTED (___ on (informed against a fellow criminal to the police)); PATTED (Gently tapped, as the back of a baby in order to induce a burp); PATTER (Rapid speech of an auctioneer or a sideshow hustler); POTTER (Person who makes ceramic wares (and also the last name of J.K. Rowling's wizard Harry)). Top and bottom rows: WANTED and POSTER. Watch on YouTube

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #480 (23 August 2025): Decants, as wine; Removes the skin of, as an apple; Skin openings that can get clogged with makeup; Cities with harbors; Lip-protruding expressions of annoyance

    Crossclimb 480 answer, top to bottom: PARIS, PARES, PORES, PORTS, POUTS, POURS, TOURS. PARES (Removes the skin of, as an apple); PORES (Skin openings that can get clogged with makeup); PORTS (Cities with harbors); POUTS (Lip-protruding expressions of annoyance); POURS (Decants, as wine). Top and bottom rows: PARIS and TOURS. Watch on YouTube

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #479 (22 August 2025): Goes to a store to buy goods, Plant of the cabbage family, Symbol on Scandinavian flags, Things grown by farmers, Cuts into small pieces

    Crossclimb 479 answer, top to bottom: DRESS, CRESS, CROSS, CROPS, CHOPS, SHOPS, SHOES. CRESS (Plant of the cabbage family); CROSS (Symbol on Scandinavian flags); CROPS (Things grown by farmers); CHOPS (Cuts into small pieces); SHOPS (Goes to a store to buy goods). Top and bottom rows: DRESS and SHOES. Watch on YouTube

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #478 (21 August 2025): Strong string used for tying up bundles; Becomes less thick, as a head of hair; Below-the-knee leg bones; Rain or ___ (phrase on an invitation indicating that the event will take place no matter what the weather is like); Group of pigs

    Crossclimb 478 answer, top to bottom: THINK, THINS, SHINS, SHINE, SWINE, TWINE, TWICE. THINS (Becomes less thick, as a head of hair); SHINS (Below-the-knee leg bones); SHINE (Rain or ___ (phrase on an invitation indicating that the event will take place no matter what the weather is like)); SWINE (Group of pigs); TWINE (Strong string used for tying up bundles). Top and bottom rows: THINK and TWICE. Watch on YouTube

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #477 (20 August 2025): Pack up all your belongings and change your residence; Archaic word for "listen" that fills in the blank "____! The Herald Angels Sing!"; Rabbit relative with longer ears; Mate for a stallion (also a dark, flat plain on the surface of the moon); "The ___ the merrier"

    Crossclimb 477 answer, top to bottom: HAWK, HARK, HARE, MARE, MORE, MOVE, DOVE. HARK (Archaic word for "listen" that fills in the blank "____! The Herald Angels Sing!"); HARE (Rabbit relative with longer ears); MARE (Mate for a stallion (also a dark, flat plain on the surface of the moon)); MORE ("The ___ the merrier"); MOVE (Pack up all your belongings and change your residence). Top and bottom rows: HAWK and DOVE. Watch on YouTube

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #476 (19 August 2025): Either of a pair of clothing items worn on the feet, German composer Johann Sebastian ___, Part of the body where the spine is, Be deficient in, Close and secure using a key

    Crossclimb 476 answer, top to bottom: BATH, BACH, BACK, LACK, LOCK, SOCK, SOAK. BACH (German composer Johann Sebastian ___); BACK (Part of the body where the spine is); LACK (Be deficient in); LOCK (Close and secure using a key); SOCK (Either of a pair of clothing items worn on the feet). Top and bottom rows: BATH and SOAK. Watch on YouTube

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #475 (18 August 2025): Hemispherical top of a building; Fruit squeezed over pad thai; Assembly ___ (what employees at a car manufacturer work on); Have a fancy meal; "Been there, ___ that"

    Crossclimb 475 answer, top to bottom: LIMA, LIME, LINE, DINE, DONE, DOME, ROME. LIME (Fruit squeezed over pad thai); LINE (Assembly ___ (what employees at a car manufacturer work on)); DINE (Have a fancy meal); DONE ("Been there, ___ that"); DOME (Hemispherical top of a building). Top and bottom rows: LIMA and ROME. Watch on YouTube

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #474 (17 August 2025): Alma ___ (school you graduated from), Sheds old feathers to make room for new ones, Burrowing mammals with small eyes, Slightly more than half of all humans, Ends of chess games

    Crossclimb 474 answer, top to bottom: MOATS, MOLTS, MOLES, MALES, MATES, MATER, WATER. MOLTS (Sheds old feathers to make room for new ones); MOLES (Burrowing mammals with small eyes); MALES (Slightly more than half of all humans); MATES (Ends of chess games); MATER (Alma ___ (school you graduated from)). Top and bottom rows: MOATS and WATER. Watch on YouTube

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #473 (16 August 2025): Neat and trim, like a freshly cut lawn; Swiss tennis player Wawrinka who won three Grand Slam singles titles (and the last syllable of seven countries in Asia); "The Untouchables" Oscar winner Connery or "Milk" Oscar winner Penn (it's the Irish equivalent of John); Greenwich ___ Time (clock standard); Scary sound in a haunted house

    Crossclimb 473 answer, top to bottom: STAY, STAN, SEAN, MEAN, MOAN, MOWN, DOWN. STAN (Swiss tennis player Wawrinka who won three Grand Slam singles titles (and the last syllable of seven countries in Asia)); SEAN ("The Untouchables" Oscar winner Connery or "Milk" Oscar winner Penn (it's the Irish equivalent of John)); MEAN (Greenwich ___ Time (clock standard)); MOAN (Scary sound in a haunted house); MOWN (Neat and trim, like a freshly cut lawn). Top and bottom rows: STAY and DOWN. Watch on YouTube

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #472 (15 August 2025): Add to the staff, as a new employee; "I ___, I saw, I conquered" (what Caesar's "Veni, vidi, vici" means); Where stalagmites and stalactites can be found; "I ___ a Dream" (famous speech by Martin Luther King Jr.); Home for bees

    Crossclimb 472 answer, top to bottom: SAME, CAME, CAVE, HAVE, HIVE, HIRE, HERE. CAME ("I ___, I saw, I conquered" (what Caesar's "Veni, vidi, vici" means)); CAVE (Where stalagmites and stalactites can be found); HAVE ("I ___ a Dream" (famous speech by Martin Luther King Jr.)); HIVE (Home for bees); HIRE (Add to the staff, as a new employee). Top and bottom rows: SAME and HERE. Watch on YouTube

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #471 (14 August 2025): Heap of wood ignited at a funeral, Sheet of glass in a window, Like the skin of someone who is prone to sunburn, North ___ (where Santa Claus lives), Tiny opening in the skin through which sweat passes

    Crossclimb 471 answer, top to bottom: JANE, PANE, PALE, POLE, PORE, PYRE, EYRE. PANE (Sheet of glass in a window); PALE (Like the skin of someone who is prone to sunburn); POLE (North ___ (where Santa Claus lives)); PORE (Tiny opening in the skin through which sweat passes); PYRE (Heap of wood ignited at a funeral). Top and bottom rows: JANE and EYRE. Watch on YouTube

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #470 (13 August 2025): Travel in a boat using just wind as a propellant, Thing thrown at a bull's-eye in a game, Small growth on your skin or on a witch's nose, "___ a minute!" ("I need some time!"), High-pitched cry of despair (often associated with banshees)

    Crossclimb 470 answer, top to bottom: DIRT, DART, WART, WAIT, WAIL, SAIL, SOIL. DART (Thing thrown at a bull's-eye in a game); WART (Small growth on your skin or on a witch's nose); WAIT ("___ a minute!" ("I need some time!")); WAIL (High-pitched cry of despair (often associated with banshees)); SAIL (Travel in a boat using just wind as a propellant). Top and bottom rows: DIRT and SOIL. Watch on YouTube

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #469 (12 August 2025): Barley that could be used for brewing beverages; You exercise this through a game like Sudoku; Not so spicy; One of approximately 26 in a marathon; Like a bull, but not a cow

    Crossclimb 469 answer, top to bottom: MINI, MIND, MILD, MILE, MALE, MALT, MART. MIND (You exercise this through a game like Sudoku); MILD (Not so spicy); MILE (One of approximately 26 in a marathon); MALE (Like a bull, but not a cow); MALT (Barley that could be used for brewing beverages). Top and bottom rows: MINI and MART. Watch on YouTube

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #468 (11 August 2025): Put clothes in a suitcase before going on a trip, Insects that can live on your head, "Have a ___ day!" (pleasant parting words), Small cut made while shaving, Select

    Crossclimb 468 answer, top to bottom: LIFE, LICE, NICE, NICK, PICK, PACK, HACK. LICE (Insects that can live on your head); NICE ("Have a ___ day!" (pleasant parting words)); NICK (Small cut made while shaving); PICK (Select); PACK (Put clothes in a suitcase before going on a trip). Top and bottom rows: LIFE and HACK. Watch on YouTube

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #467 (10 August 2025): Vehicle called a lorry in Britain; Personality characteristic (if you add an S to the front, you get a narrow water passage that connects two other bodies of water); Word that can mean "a parcel of land" or "a pamphlet on a religious or political subject"; Copy, as a picture, by superimposing a transparent sheet and drawing over the lines; Agreement between warring countries to stop fighting for a set amount of time

    Crossclimb 467 answer, top to bottom: TRAIN, TRAIT, TRACT, TRACE, TRUCE, TRUCK, TRACK. TRAIT (Personality characteristic (if you add an S to the front, you get a narrow water passage that connects two other bodies of water)); TRACT (Word that can mean "a parcel of land" or "a pamphlet on a religious or political subject"); TRACE (Copy, as a picture, by superimposing a transparent sheet and drawing over the lines); TRUCE (Agreement between warring countries to stop fighting for a set amount of time); TRUCK (Vehicle called a lorry in Britain). Top and bottom rows: TRAIN and TRACK. Watch on YouTube

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #466 (9 August 2025): Kitchen appliance on which a frying pan is used, Frighten, Give a portion of what you have to someone else as a nice gesture, What someone who has a full beard doesn't have to do, Rudely push out of the way

    Crossclimb 466 answer, top to bottom: SCARF, SCARE, SHARE, SHAVE, SHOVE, STOVE, STONE. SCARE (Frighten); SHARE (Give a portion of what you have to someone else as a nice gesture); SHAVE (What someone who has a full beard doesn't have to do); SHOVE (Rudely push out of the way); STOVE (Kitchen appliance on which a frying pan is used). Top and bottom rows: SCARF and STONE. Watch on YouTube

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #465 (8 August 2025): Male deer (homonym of a blood-pumping organ), Land measure equivalent to 4047 square meters (anagram of RACE), River in England or a suffix for "million" or "billion" that is used for a rich person, Employ for wages, Tortoise racer in a fable by Aesop

    Crossclimb 465 answer, top to bottom: ACHE, ACRE, AIRE, HIRE, HARE, HART, HURT. ACRE (Land measure equivalent to 4047 square meters (anagram of RACE)); AIRE (River in England or a suffix for "million" or "billion" that is used for a rich person); HIRE (Employ for wages); HARE (Tortoise racer in a fable by Aesop); HART (Male deer (homonym of a blood-pumping organ)). Top and bottom rows: ACHE and HURT. Watch on YouTube

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #464 (7 August 2025): Fraudulent scheme designed to swindle money from you, No longer alive, Distribute playing cards to all the players, Whiskered aquatic animal that barks, Stitched line on a piece of clothing where two fabrics meet

    Crossclimb 464 answer, top to bottom: READ, DEAD, DEAL, SEAL, SEAM, SCAM, SCAN. DEAD (No longer alive); DEAL (Distribute playing cards to all the players); SEAL (Whiskered aquatic animal that barks); SEAM (Stitched line on a piece of clothing where two fabrics meet); SCAM (Fraudulent scheme designed to swindle money from you). Top and bottom rows: READ and SCAN. Watch on YouTube

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #463 (6 August 2025): "I don't ___" (what you say when you are indifferent to the options), Competition to determine who is the fastest, Tool used in autumn for gathering leaves, "Two wrongs don't ___ a right", Mature female horse

    Crossclimb 463 answer, top to bottom: FACE, RACE, RAKE, MAKE, MARE, CARE, CARD. RACE (Competition to determine who is the fastest); RAKE (Tool used in autumn for gathering leaves); MAKE ("Two wrongs don't ___ a right"); MARE (Mature female horse); CARE ("I don't ___" (what you say when you are indifferent to the options)). Top and bottom rows: FACE and CARD. Watch on YouTube

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #462 (5 August 2025): Color of a flamingo, White-water transport, Diatribe, Breathe hard, Small carton of ice cream or milk

    Crossclimb 462 answer, top to bottom: DAFT, RAFT, RANT, PANT, PINT, PINK, PUNK. RAFT (White-water transport); RANT (Diatribe); PANT (Breathe hard); PINT (Small carton of ice cream or milk); PINK (Color of a flamingo). Top and bottom rows: DAFT and PUNK. Watch on YouTube

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #461 (4 August 2025): To give something a try, or "give it a ___."; A blunder or screw-up; Part of a horse's foot; Sound from an owl; Chimney residue

    Crossclimb 461 answer, top to bottom: GOLF, GOOF, HOOF, HOOT, SOOT, SHOT, SHOE. GOOF (A blunder or screw-up); HOOF (Part of a horse's foot); HOOT (Sound from an owl); SOOT (Chimney residue); SHOT (To give something a try, or "give it a ___."). Top and bottom rows: GOLF and SHOE. Watch on YouTube

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #460 (3 August 2025): Sailing vessels, What a horror movie is designed to do, Mementos from appendectomies, Goes paragliding, Wild pigs

    Crossclimb 460 answer, top to bottom: SCAPE, SCARE, SCARS, SOARS, BOARS, BOATS, GOATS. SCARE (What a horror movie is designed to do); SCARS (Mementos from appendectomies); SOARS (Goes paragliding); BOARS (Wild pigs); BOATS (Sailing vessels). Top and bottom rows: SCAPE and GOATS. Watch on YouTube

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #459 (2 August 2025): What you might nod head to when listening to music; Like air-conditioned houses; What's left in a naughty child's stocking at Christmas; Parka, for example; Something you row gently down the stream

    Crossclimb 459 answer, top to bottom: TOOL, COOL, COAL, COAT, BOAT, BEAT, BELT. COOL (Like air-conditioned houses); COAL (What's left in a naughty child's stocking at Christmas); COAT (Parka, for example); BOAT (Something you row gently down the stream); BEAT (What you might nod head to when listening to music). Top and bottom rows: TOOL and BELT. Watch on YouTube

  31. LinkedIn Crossclimb #458 (1 August 2025): Sat back lazily while exposed to warmth and light from the sun; Evil, like some witches in Oz (and the name of a 2024 film starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo); Gathered, as berries off of a vine; Filled up a suitcase before going on a trip; Gave financial support to, as a startup investment

    Crossclimb 458 answer, top to bottom: WICKER, WICKED, PICKED, PACKED, BACKED, BASKED, BASKET. WICKED (Evil, like some witches in Oz (and the name of a 2024 film starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo)); PICKED (Gathered, as berries off of a vine); PACKED (Filled up a suitcase before going on a trip); BACKED (Gave financial support to, as a startup investment); BASKED (Sat back lazily while exposed to warmth and light from the sun). Top and bottom rows: WICKER and BASKET. Watch on YouTube

Crossclimb answers, July 2025

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #457 (31 July 2025): Wedge-shaped serving of cake; Sharp wound inflicted by a bee; Smell really terrible; Selfie ___ (device for holding your phone far away when taking a picture); Slippery, like a road covered in ice or oil

    Crossclimb 457 answer, top to bottom: SWING, STING, STINK, STICK, SLICK, SLICE, SLIDE. STING (Sharp wound inflicted by a bee); STINK (Smell really terrible); STICK (Selfie ___ (device for holding your phone far away when taking a picture)); SLICK (Slippery, like a road covered in ice or oil); SLICE (Wedge-shaped serving of cake). Top and bottom rows: SWING and SLIDE. Watch on YouTube

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #456 (30 July 2025): Shaft sunk in the ground for getting water (and making wishes); Pin stuck into a corkboard with your thumb, maybe; Have a conversation; ___ the dog (get some exercise with your pooch); Surface on which a mural is painted

    Crossclimb 456 answer, top to bottom: TACO, TACK, TALK, WALK, WALL, WELL, BELL. TACK (Pin stuck into a corkboard with your thumb, maybe); TALK (Have a conversation); WALK (___ the dog (get some exercise with your pooch)); WALL (Surface on which a mural is painted); WELL (Shaft sunk in the ground for getting water (and making wishes)). Top and bottom rows: TACO and BELL. Watch on YouTube

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #455 (29 July 2025): Primary or most important part of something, Cut into pieces with a knife, Chocolate ___ (small morsel in a cookie/biscuit), Part of the face covered by a goatee, Homonym for a common object used to assist with walking

    Crossclimb 455 answer, top to bottom: CHOW, CHOP, CHIP, CHIN, CAIN, MAIN, MEIN. CHOP (Cut into pieces with a knife); CHIP (Chocolate ___ (small morsel in a cookie/biscuit)); CHIN (Part of the face covered by a goatee); CAIN (Homonym for a common object used to assist with walking); MAIN (Primary or most important part of something). Top and bottom rows: CHOW and MEIN. Watch on YouTube

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #454 (28 July 2025): Portable beds that can fold up, “Queen of Scots” ruler of the 16th century, Red planet next to Earth, Vehicles produced by Ford and Ferrari, Pets that meow and purr

    Crossclimb 454 answer, top to bottom: MANY, MARY, MARS, CARS, CATS, COTS, LOTS. MARY (“Queen of Scots” ruler of the 16th century); MARS (Red planet next to Earth); CARS (Vehicles produced by Ford and Ferrari); CATS (Pets that meow and purr); COTS (Portable beds that can fold up). Top and bottom rows: MANY and LOTS. Watch on YouTube

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #453 (27 July 2025): A stack of hay, corn, or straw (also a male name); An unrefined, ill-mannered person; A written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together; Corner chess board resident; The solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth

    Crossclimb 453 answer, top to bottom: POOR, BOOR, BOOK, ROOK, ROCK, RICK, RICH. BOOR (An unrefined, ill-mannered person); BOOK (A written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together); ROOK (Corner chess board resident); ROCK (The solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth); RICK (A stack of hay, corn, or straw (also a male name)). Top and bottom rows: POOR and RICH. Watch on YouTube

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #452 (26 July 2025): Dense centers of planets and stars; Turn down, as the volume of a radio; A devoted fan or enthusiast of something; ___ letter (what a job applicant might have to write to accompany a résumé); Small sheltered inlets

    Crossclimb 452 answer, top to bottom: POWER, LOWER, LOVER, COVER, COVES, CORES, CORDS. LOWER (Turn down, as the volume of a radio); LOVER (A devoted fan or enthusiast of something); COVER (___ letter (what a job applicant might have to write to accompany a résumé)); COVES (Small sheltered inlets); CORES (Dense centers of planets and stars). Top and bottom rows: POWER and CORDS. Watch on YouTube

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #451 (25 July 2025): To anticipate with great apprehension or fear; A short, high-pitched sound; To lose blood from the body; To produce offspring; Food made from flour, water, and yeast

    Crossclimb 451 answer, top to bottom: SLEEP, BLEEP, BLEED, BREED, BREAD, DREAD, DREAM. BLEEP (A short, high-pitched sound); BLEED (To lose blood from the body); BREED (To produce offspring); BREAD (Food made from flour, water, and yeast); DREAD (To anticipate with great apprehension or fear). Top and bottom rows: SLEEP and DREAM. Watch on YouTube

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #450 (24 July 2025): Having a wide extent, Ground level of a room, An overflow of a large amount of water, Red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins, A family of young animals produced at one hatching or birth

    Crossclimb 450 answer, top to bottom: FLOUR, FLOOR, FLOOD, BLOOD, BROOD, BROAD, BREAD. FLOOR (Ground level of a room); FLOOD (An overflow of a large amount of water); BLOOD (Red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins); BROOD (A family of young animals produced at one hatching or birth); BROAD (Having a wide extent). Top and bottom rows: FLOUR and BREAD. Watch on YouTube

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #449 (23 July 2025): Sharp, short ringing sound, like ice in a glass; Cover with color; Lose consciousness (pass out); Fire‑starting stone; Actor and director Eastwood

    Crossclimb 449 answer, top to bottom: POINT, PAINT, FAINT, FLINT, CLINT, CLINK, CLICK. PAINT (Cover with color); FAINT (Lose consciousness (pass out)); FLINT (Fire‑starting stone); CLINT (Actor and director Eastwood); CLINK (Sharp, short ringing sound, like ice in a glass). Top and bottom rows: POINT and CLICK. Watch on YouTube

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #448 (22 July 2025): Meat from a pig; A thick, stiff piece of paper, often used for playing games; To look after and provide for the needs of; The central part of a fruit like an apple; A tiny opening in the skin

    Crossclimb 448 answer, top to bottom: HARD, CARD, CARE, CORE, PORE, PORK, WORK. CARD (A thick, stiff piece of paper, often used for playing games); CARE (To look after and provide for the needs of); CORE (The central part of a fruit like an apple); PORE (A tiny opening in the skin); PORK (Meat from a pig). Top and bottom rows: HARD and WORK. Watch on YouTube

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #447 (21 July 2025): Science course with a lab; Follow, as advice; Started a golf hole, with "off"; Swarm; Not us

    Crossclimb 447 answer, top to bottom: HEAD, HEED, TEED, TEEM, THEM, CHEM, CHEF. HEED (Follow, as advice); TEED (Started a golf hole, with "off"); TEEM (Swarm); THEM (Not us); CHEM (Science course with a lab). Top and bottom rows: HEAD and CHEF. Watch on YouTube

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #446 Answer (20 July 2025)

    Crossclimb 446 answer, top to bottom: HUNT, PUNT, PINT, PINK, PUNK, PUCK, PECK. Top and bottom rows: HUNT and PECK. Watch on YouTube

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #445 (19 July 2025): What a stopwatch is used as, Playful prank (also a pickled garnish), Provide food for an event, Spud (informal), Lion ___

    Crossclimb 445 answer, top to bottom: PAPER, CAPER, CATER, TATER, TAMER, TIMER, TIGER. CAPER (Playful prank (also a pickled garnish)); CATER (Provide food for an event); TATER (Spud (informal)); TAMER (Lion ___); TIMER (What a stopwatch is used as). Top and bottom rows: PAPER and TIGER. Watch on YouTube

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #444 (18 July 2025): Athletic person (high‑school stereotype), Camp bed, Place to deposit money, Opposite of front, Car‑lifting device (or playing‑card face)

    Crossclimb 444 answer, top to bottom: PUNK, BUNK, BANK, BACK, JACK, JOCK, ROCK. BUNK (Camp bed); BANK (Place to deposit money); BACK (Opposite of front); JACK (Car‑lifting device (or playing‑card face)); JOCK (Athletic person (high‑school stereotype)). Top and bottom rows: PUNK and ROCK. Watch on YouTube

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #443 (17 July 2025): Forest clearing (also an air‑freshener brand), Brag (talk big), Great time (or an explosion), Unimpressed from overexposure (French word), Sharp cutting edge (knife part)

    Crossclimb 443 answer, top to bottom: COAST, BOAST, BLAST, BLASE, BLADE, GLADE, GLIDE. BOAST (Brag (talk big)); BLAST (Great time (or an explosion)); BLASE (Unimpressed from overexposure (French word)); BLADE (Sharp cutting edge (knife part)); GLADE (Forest clearing (also an air‑freshener brand)). Top and bottom rows: COAST and GLIDE. Watch on YouTube

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #442 (16 July 2025): Short for statistics, Famous Ancient Greek philosopher who was a student of Socrates, Tectonic _____, Type of metamorphic rock found on roofs, A condition of being

    Crossclimb 442 answer, top to bottom: PLUTO, PLATO, PLATE, SLATE, STATE, STATS, STARS. PLATO (Famous Ancient Greek philosopher who was a student of Socrates); PLATE (Tectonic _____); SLATE (Type of metamorphic rock found on roofs); STATE (A condition of being); STATS (Short for statistics). Top and bottom rows: PLUTO and STARS. Watch on YouTube

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #441 (15 July 2025): Floor piece made of ceramic, Dropped down, Inform, High in stature, Story

    Crossclimb 441 answer, top to bottom: FULL, FELL, TELL, TALL, TALE, TILE, TIME. FELL (Dropped down); TELL (Inform); TALL (High in stature); TALE (Story); TILE (Floor piece made of ceramic). Top and bottom rows: FULL and TIME. Watch on YouTube

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #440 (14 July 2025): King in a Shakespeare play, Like the taste of lemon juice, Fly like an eagle, Lion's sound, ___ end (car accident)

    Crossclimb 440 answer, top to bottom: FOUR, SOUR, SOAR, ROAR, REAR, LEAR, LEAF. SOUR (Like the taste of lemon juice); SOAR (Fly like an eagle); ROAR (Lion's sound); REAR (___ end (car accident)); LEAR (King in a Shakespeare play). Top and bottom rows: FOUR and LEAF. Watch on YouTube

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #439 (13 July 2025): Burn to the ground; Bird of prey; Unimaginative writer; Holder of spices; For example, marathon

    Crossclimb 439 answer, top to bottom: GAWK, HAWK, HACK, RACK, RACE, RAZE, GAZE. HAWK (Bird of prey); HACK (Unimaginative writer); RACK (Holder of spices); RACE (For example, marathon); RAZE (Burn to the ground). Top and bottom rows: GAWK and GAZE. Watch on YouTube

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #438 (12 July 2025): Black bird in a cornfield, Snatch, A thousandth of a kilo, Study for a test at the last minute, "Where the ___dads Sing" (famous book and movie)

    Crossclimb 438 answer, top to bottom: GRUB, GRAB, GRAM, CRAM, CRAW, CROW, CHOW. GRAB (Snatch); GRAM (A thousandth of a kilo); CRAM (Study for a test at the last minute); CRAW ("Where the ___dads Sing" (famous book and movie)); CROW (Black bird in a cornfield). Top and bottom rows: GRUB and CHOW. Watch on YouTube

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #437 (11 July 2025): Synonym (and rhyme) of "obtain"; Extremely dry; A pattern on Chess, Tango, and Queens boards; People with fortitude have this (also, sandpaper); A human's walking pattern (rhymes with fate)

    Crossclimb 437 answer, top to bottom: ACID, ARID, GRID, GRIT, GAIT, GAIN, RAIN. ARID (Extremely dry); GRID (A pattern on Chess, Tango, and Queens boards); GRIT (People with fortitude have this (also, sandpaper)); GAIT (A human's walking pattern (rhymes with fate)); GAIN (Synonym (and rhyme) of "obtain"). Top and bottom rows: ACID and RAIN. Watch on YouTube

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #436 (10 July 2025): Speed-of-sound ratio, Fluctuate, ___ Poppins, Female horse, Spiked club of the Middle Ages

    Crossclimb 436 answer, top to bottom: VERY, VARY, MARY, MARE, MACE, MACH, MUCH. VARY (Fluctuate); MARY (___ Poppins); MARE (Female horse); MACE (Spiked club of the Middle Ages); MACH (Speed-of-sound ratio). Top and bottom rows: VERY and MUCH. Watch on YouTube

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #435 (9 July 2025): Type of fruit (e.g. Anjou or Bartlett); Assistant at a law office, for short; Place to picnic; Workplace benefit; Mountaintop

    Crossclimb 435 answer, top to bottom: PAPA, PARA, PARK, PERK, PEAK, PEAR, BEAR. PARA (Assistant at a law office, for short); PARK (Place to picnic); PERK (Workplace benefit); PEAK (Mountaintop); PEAR (Type of fruit (e.g. Anjou or Bartlett)). Top and bottom rows: PAPA and BEAR. Watch on YouTube

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #434 (8 July 2025): Moist, Pile, Rope fiber, Camel feature, Place for trash

    Crossclimb 434 answer, top to bottom: HEAT, HEAP, HEMP, HUMP, DUMP, DAMP, LAMP. HEAP (Pile); HEMP (Rope fiber); HUMP (Camel feature); DUMP (Place for trash); DAMP (Moist). Top and bottom rows: HEAT and LAMP. Watch on YouTube

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #433 (7 July 2025): Fishing spool, Opposite of "sharp", Farmer's place in a kids' song, Hand out hands, Genuine

    Crossclimb 433 answer, top to bottom: HULL, DULL, DELL, DEAL, REAL, REEL, KEEL. DULL (Opposite of "sharp"); DELL (Farmer's place in a kids' song); DEAL (Hand out hands); REAL (Genuine); REEL (Fishing spool). Top and bottom rows: HULL and KEEL. Watch on YouTube

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #432 (6 July 2025): Jury member, Get money from a pawnbroker for, Darn it!, Quick kiss, Cheat at hide-and-seek

    Crossclimb 432 answer, top to bottom: DOCK, HOCK, HECK, PECK, PEEK, PEER, PIER. HOCK (Get money from a pawnbroker for); HECK (Darn it!); PECK (Quick kiss); PEEK (Cheat at hide-and-seek); PEER (Jury member). Top and bottom rows: DOCK and PIER. Watch on YouTube

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #431 (5 July 2025): Necktie material; Beauty mark; 5,280 feet; Pepper grinder; Bottom part of a window frame

    Crossclimb 431 answer, top to bottom: MOPE, MOLE, MILE, MILL, SILL, SILK, SULK. MOLE (Beauty mark); MILE (5,280 feet); MILL (Pepper grinder); SILL (Bottom part of a window frame); SILK (Necktie material). Top and bottom rows: MOPE and SULK. Watch on YouTube

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #430 (4 July 2025): Shopping aid, Religious man in a frock, Coat made of animal fur, Clickable word on a webpage, Dryer trap buildup

    Crossclimb 430 answer, top to bottom: MONA, MONK, MINK, LINK, LINT, LIST, LISA. MONK (Religious man in a frock); MINK (Coat made of animal fur); LINK (Clickable word on a webpage); LINT (Dryer trap buildup); LIST (Shopping aid). Top and bottom rows: MONA and LISA. Watch on YouTube

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #429 (3 July 2025): Piece of fabric that supports a broken arm; Term for "witch" that's an anagram of "recon"; Exact genetic copy, like the main character(s) of "Mickey 17"; "Crazy" singer Patsy whose last name is hidden in "reclined"; Stick (to), as wet paper does to glass

    Crossclimb 429 answer, top to bottom: DRONE, CRONE, CLONE, CLINE, CLING, SLING, STING. CRONE (Term for "witch" that's an anagram of "recon"); CLONE (Exact genetic copy, like the main character(s) of "Mickey 17"); CLINE ("Crazy" singer Patsy whose last name is hidden in "reclined"); CLING (Stick (to), as wet paper does to glass); SLING (Piece of fabric that supports a broken arm). Top and bottom rows: DRONE and STING. Watch on YouTube

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #428 (2 July 2025): Person you might complain to about a fly in your soup, ___-day Saints (Mormons), Mad character in "Alice in Wonderland", Shoulder-baring top, Actor Matthau who played Oscar Madison in the 1968 film "The Odd Couple"

    Crossclimb 428 answer, top to bottom: LETTER, LATTER, HATTER, HALTER, WALTER, WAITER, WRITER. LATTER (___-day Saints (Mormons)); HATTER (Mad character in "Alice in Wonderland"); HALTER (Shoulder-baring top); WALTER (Actor Matthau who played Oscar Madison in the 1968 film "The Odd Couple"); WAITER (Person you might complain to about a fly in your soup). Top and bottom rows: LETTER and WRITER. Watch on YouTube

  31. LinkedIn Crossclimb #427 (1 July 2025): Sound of relief, Name of 12 popes, Centers of peaches, Uses a bench, Jedi foes in the "Star Wars" universe

    Crossclimb 427 answer, top to bottom: PLUS, PIUS, PITS, SITS, SITH, SIGH, SIGN. PIUS (Name of 12 popes); PITS (Centers of peaches); SITS (Uses a bench); SITH (Jedi foes in the "Star Wars" universe); SIGH (Sound of relief). Top and bottom rows: PLUS and SIGN. Watch on YouTube

Crossclimb answers, June 2025

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #426 (30 June 2025): Supporter of an ear of corn; Feed, as a fire; One of many in a shopping mall; Look unblinkingly (at); Last name of Tony, the alter ego of Iron Man

    Crossclimb 426 answer, top to bottom: SMOKE, STOKE, STORE, STARE, STARK, STALK, STACK. STOKE (Feed, as a fire); STORE (One of many in a shopping mall); STARE (Look unblinkingly (at)); STARK (Last name of Tony, the alter ego of Iron Man); STALK (Supporter of an ear of corn). Top and bottom rows: SMOKE and STACK. Watch on YouTube

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #425 (29 June 2025): Push, as a button; Earthenware pot; Foam footwear brand with an alligator relative in its logo; Go to the other side of the street; Salad green in the mustard family

    Crossclimb 425 answer, top to bottom: FROCK, CROCK, CROCS, CROSS, CRESS, PRESS, DRESS. CROCK (Earthenware pot); CROCS (Foam footwear brand with an alligator relative in its logo); CROSS (Go to the other side of the street); CRESS (Salad green in the mustard family); PRESS (Push, as a button). Top and bottom rows: FROCK and DRESS. Watch on YouTube

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #424 (28 June 2025): Pierce with a needle; Adhere, like glue does to paper; Suave; Use a computer mouse to select something; Watson's partner in DNA research (also, a word for a pain in the neck)

    Crossclimb 424 answer, top to bottom: STOCK, STICK, SLICK, CLICK, CRICK, PRICK, PRICE. STICK (Adhere, like glue does to paper); SLICK (Suave); CLICK (Use a computer mouse to select something); CRICK (Watson's partner in DNA research (also, a word for a pain in the neck)); PRICK (Pierce with a needle). Top and bottom rows: STOCK and PRICE. Watch on YouTube

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #423 (27 June 2025): Piece of fabric that's sewn on to cover a hole; Sofa; Feature of a kangaroo's anatomy, that allows a kangaroo to carry its young; Covered area at the entrance of a house; Make extremely thirsty

    Crossclimb 423 answer, top to bottom: TOUCH, COUCH, POUCH, PORCH, PARCH, PATCH, WATCH. COUCH (Sofa); POUCH (Feature of a kangaroo's anatomy, that allows a kangaroo to carry its young); PORCH (Covered area at the entrance of a house); PARCH (Make extremely thirsty); PATCH (Piece of fabric that's sewn on to cover a hole). Top and bottom rows: TOUCH and WATCH. Watch on YouTube

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #422 (26 June 2025): Serving of pizza; Exact biological recreation, like Dolly the sheep; Country singer Patsy who's the subject of the biopic "Sweet Dreams" (anagram of EL, INC.); Region with certain weather conditions; Goop

    Crossclimb 422 answer, top to bottom: CLOVE, CLONE, CLINE, CLIME, SLIME, SLICE, SPICE. CLONE (Exact biological recreation, like Dolly the sheep); CLINE (Country singer Patsy who's the subject of the biopic "Sweet Dreams" (anagram of EL, INC.)); CLIME (Region with certain weather conditions); SLIME (Goop); SLICE (Serving of pizza). Top and bottom rows: CLOVE and SPICE. Watch on YouTube

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #421 (25 June 2025): Type of fish that "koi" means in Japanese, Formal way to say "Stop!", Softened barley that might be used for brewing beverages, Wal___ (Retail giant known for its 'Everyday Low Prices'), Golf ___ (vehicle driven at a golf course)

    Crossclimb 421 answer, top to bottom: HALO, HALT, MALT, MART, CART, CARP, HARP. HALT (Formal way to say "Stop!"); MALT (Softened barley that might be used for brewing beverages); MART (Wal___ (Retail giant known for its 'Everyday Low Prices')); CART (Golf ___ (vehicle driven at a golf course)); CARP (Type of fish that "koi" means in Japanese). Top and bottom rows: HALO and HARP. Watch on YouTube

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #420 (24 June 2025): Fill your suitcase before a trip; "The Great British ___ Off" (competition show where contestants often make desserts); Like hands without mittens, or feet without socks; Outer layer of a tree; Opposite of "front"

    Crossclimb 420 answer, top to bottom: BIKE, BAKE, BARE, BARK, BACK, PACK, RACK. BAKE ("The Great British ___ Off" (competition show where contestants often make desserts)); BARE (Like hands without mittens, or feet without socks); BARK (Outer layer of a tree); BACK (Opposite of "front"); PACK (Fill your suitcase before a trip). Top and bottom rows: BIKE and RACK. Watch on YouTube

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #419 (23 June 2025): Bring onto the payroll; Question ___ (name for the "?" symbol); Like a room with all the lights off; "How ___ you!" ("Of all the nerve!"); Fraught with danger, like some circumstances

    Crossclimb 419 answer, top to bottom: MASK, MARK, DARK, DARE, DIRE, HIRE, HIDE. MARK (Question ___ (name for the "?" symbol)); DARK (Like a room with all the lights off); DARE ("How ___ you!" ("Of all the nerve!")); DIRE (Fraught with danger, like some circumstances); HIRE (Bring onto the payroll). Top and bottom rows: MASK and HIDE. Watch on YouTube

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #418 (22 June 2025): "Sorry to ___ you, but..." ("Not to be a pain..."); More rapid; Less slim; Male parent; Person occupying a tub

    Crossclimb 418 answer, top to bottom: FOSTER, FASTER, FATTER, FATHER, BATHER, BOTHER, MOTHER. FASTER (More rapid); FATTER (Less slim); FATHER (Male parent); BATHER (Person occupying a tub); BOTHER ("Sorry to ___ you, but..." ("Not to be a pain...")). Top and bottom rows: FOSTER and MOTHER. Watch on YouTube

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #417 (21 June 2025): Feature of a camera that lights up when taking pictures in dark places; Like hair that's too oily; Movie, informally; "Killing Me Softly" singer Roberta (whose last name can also mean criticism or negative publicity); Wide-bottomed piece of glassware in a chemistry lab

    Crossclimb 417 answer, top to bottom: SLICE, SLICK, FLICK, FLACK, FLASK, FLASH, SLASH. SLICK (Like hair that's too oily); FLICK (Movie, informally); FLACK ("Killing Me Softly" singer Roberta (whose last name can also mean criticism or negative publicity)); FLASK (Wide-bottomed piece of glassware in a chemistry lab); FLASH (Feature of a camera that lights up when taking pictures in dark places). Top and bottom rows: SLICE and SLASH. Watch on YouTube

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #416 (20 June 2025): Marine mammal that Captain Ahab hunts, in "Moby Dick"; Illegal activity; Sound from a bell; South American country that's the longest in terms of length-to-width ratio; Every once in a ___ (occasionally)

    Crossclimb 416 answer, top to bottom: PRIME, CRIME, CHIME, CHILE, WHILE, WHALE, WHOLE. CRIME (Illegal activity); CHIME (Sound from a bell); CHILE (South American country that's the longest in terms of length-to-width ratio); WHILE (Every once in a ___ (occasionally)); WHALE (Marine mammal that Captain Ahab hunts, in "Moby Dick"). Top and bottom rows: PRIME and WHOLE. Watch on YouTube

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #415 (19 June 2025): Highway section a driver changes into while merging; Term for free merchandise that, contrary to what some say, isn't an acronym for "stuff we all get"; Indian dish made from leafy greens; Past-tense form of "sing"; Mentally sound

    Crossclimb 415 answer, top to bottom: SWAN, SWAG, SAAG, SANG, SANE, LANE, LAKE. SWAG (Term for free merchandise that, contrary to what some say, isn't an acronym for "stuff we all get"); SAAG (Indian dish made from leafy greens); SANG (Past-tense form of "sing"); SANE (Mentally sound); LANE (Highway section a driver changes into while merging). Top and bottom rows: SWAN and LAKE. Watch on YouTube

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #414 (18 June 2025): Steep wall of rock; People working on a flight, collectively; Actress Barrymore of "ET," "Scream," and "50 First Dates"; Synonym for "tie," in competition; Pull along the ground

    Crossclimb 414 answer, top to bottom: CROW, CREW, DREW, DRAW, DRAG, CRAG, BRAG. CREW (People working on a flight, collectively); DREW (Actress Barrymore of "ET," "Scream," and "50 First Dates"); DRAW (Synonym for "tie," in competition); DRAG (Pull along the ground); CRAG (Steep wall of rock). Top and bottom rows: CROW and BRAG. Watch on YouTube

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #413 (17 June 2025): Loud instrument found in a clock tower; Farm animal whose young are called "kids"; Yacht or catamaran, e.g.; Pulse, like the heart does; Accessory that helps keep trousers up

    Crossclimb 413 answer, top to bottom: GOAL, GOAT, BOAT, BEAT, BELT, BELL, BALL. GOAT (Farm animal whose young are called "kids"); BOAT (Yacht or catamaran, e.g); BEAT (Pulse, like the heart does); BELT (Accessory that helps keep trousers up); BELL (Loud instrument found in a clock tower). Top and bottom rows: GOAL and BALL. Watch on YouTube

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #412 (16 June 2025): ___ signal (light on a car that indicates if the driver wants to go left or right); Action in soccer, or in karate; Small parasite that's sometimes mistaken for a flea; Push under the waistband of one's pants, as a shirt; Term for a person from, e.g., Istanbul

    Crossclimb 412 answer, top to bottom: WICK, KICK, TICK, TUCK, TURK, TURN, BURN. KICK (Action in soccer, or in karate); TICK (Small parasite that's sometimes mistaken for a flea); TUCK (Push under the waistband of one's pants, as a shirt); TURK (Term for a person from, e.g., Istanbul); TURN (___ signal (light on a car that indicates if the driver wants to go left or right)). Top and bottom rows: WICK and BURN. Watch on YouTube

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #411 (15 June 2025): Variety of dog, such as a pug or a poodle; Small container for oil or vinegar that's similar to a caster; Like a sadistic punishment; Broadway actor Gavin whose name is hidden in "decree laws"; Word for "system of beliefs" that fills in the blank in "Assassin's ___" to make a video game title

    Crossclimb 411 answer, top to bottom: CRUST, CRUET, CRUEL, CREEL, CREED, BREED, BREAD. CRUET (Small container for oil or vinegar that's similar to a caster); CRUEL (Like a sadistic punishment); CREEL (Broadway actor Gavin whose name is hidden in "decree laws"); CREED (Word for "system of beliefs" that fills in the blank in "Assassin's ___" to make a video game title); BREED (Variety of dog, such as a pug or a poodle). Top and bottom rows: CRUST and BREAD. Watch on YouTube

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #410 (14 June 2025): Shakespearean word for "truth" that can precede "-sayer" to get a word for a fortune teller; "So on and so ___"; Defensive military buildings; Puts in A-Z order, maybe; Covers with fine black chimney particles

    Crossclimb 410 answer, top to bottom: NORTH, FORTH, FORTS, SORTS, SOOTS, SOOTH, SOUTH. FORTH ("So on and so ___"); FORTS (Defensive military buildings); SORTS (Puts in A-Z order, maybe); SOOTS (Covers with fine black chimney particles); SOOTH (Shakespearean word for "truth" that can precede "-sayer" to get a word for a fortune teller). Top and bottom rows: NORTH and SOUTH. Watch on YouTube

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #409 (13 June 2025): British term meaning to force open with leverage (anagram of "spire"), Deadly serious, Group of trees, Demonstrate beyond the shadow of a doubt, Style of writing that's contrasted with poetry

    Crossclimb 409 answer, top to bottom: GRACE, GRAVE, GROVE, PROVE, PROSE, PRISE, POISE. GRAVE (Deadly serious); GROVE (Group of trees); PROVE (Demonstrate beyond the shadow of a doubt); PROSE (Style of writing that's contrasted with poetry); PRISE (British term meaning to force open with leverage (anagram of "spire")). Top and bottom rows: GRACE and POISE. Watch on YouTube

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #408 (12 June 2025): "Goosebumps" author R.L. ___ (and an anagram of "inset"); Throw with force; Bandage that supports a broken arm; Go back and forth, like a pendulum; Animals like boars and pigs

    Crossclimb 408 answer, top to bottom: FLINT, FLING, SLING, SWING, SWINE, STINE, STONE. FLING (Throw with force); SLING (Bandage that supports a broken arm); SWING (Go back and forth, like a pendulum); SWINE (Animals like boars and pigs); STINE ("Goosebumps" author R.L. ___ (and an anagram of "inset")). Top and bottom rows: FLINT and STONE. Watch on YouTube

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #407 (11 June 2025): Body part that a bird uses to fly; Part of a room that might be "load-bearing"; Document that dictates how an estate will be divided among surviving people; "Take a ___ guess"; Force that propels a sailboat, or spins a pinwheel

    Crossclimb 407 answer, top to bottom: CALL, WALL, WILL, WILD, WIND, WING, RING. WALL (Part of a room that might be "load-bearing"); WILL (Document that dictates how an estate will be divided among surviving people); WILD ("Take a ___ guess"); WIND (Force that propels a sailboat, or spins a pinwheel); WING (Body part that a bird uses to fly). Top and bottom rows: CALL and RING. Watch on YouTube

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #406 (10 June 2025): Not tame, like an animal; Clever deception; ___ of thumb (piece of general advice); Get under the skin of; ___ E. Coyote (cartoon whose first name sounds like "while")

    Crossclimb 406 answer, top to bottom: FUSE, RUSE, RULE, RILE, WILE, WILD, WELD. RUSE (Clever deception); RULE (___ of thumb (piece of general advice)); RILE (Get under the skin of); WILE (___ E. Coyote (cartoon whose first name sounds like "while")); WILD (Not tame, like an animal). Top and bottom rows: FUSE and WELD. Watch on YouTube

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #405 (9 June 2025): Resident of a monastery; Underground part of a plant; Chess piece that moves in straight lines, horizontally or vertically; Choice in a classic game that crushes scissors, but is covered by paper; Make fun of

    Crossclimb 405 answer, top to bottom: HOOT, ROOT, ROOK, ROCK, MOCK, MONK, HONK. ROOT (Underground part of a plant); ROOK (Chess piece that moves in straight lines, horizontally or vertically); ROCK (Choice in a classic game that crushes scissors, but is covered by paper); MOCK (Make fun of); MONK (Resident of a monastery). Top and bottom rows: HOOT and HONK. Watch on YouTube

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #404 (8 June 2025): Protective band that might be worn around the knee; Large group, often of people or animals; Small group of trees, like an orchard; Something dug at a cemetery; Opposite of "timid"

    Crossclimb 404 answer, top to bottom: DRIVE, DROVE, GROVE, GRAVE, BRAVE, BRACE, BRAKE. DROVE (Large group, often of people or animals); GROVE (Small group of trees, like an orchard); GRAVE (Something dug at a cemetery); BRAVE (Opposite of "timid"); BRACE (Protective band that might be worn around the knee). Top and bottom rows: DRIVE and BRAKE. Watch on YouTube

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #403 (7 June 2025): "It Ends With Us" actress Lively; ___ parts (extra components kept around in case of damage); Sudden outpouring (anagram of "tapes"); Rock that lends its name to a blue-gray color; Satisfy, as cold water does to thirst

    Crossclimb 403 answer, top to bottom: SPARK, SPARE, SPATE, SLATE, SLAKE, BLAKE, BLAZE. SPARE (___ parts (extra components kept around in case of damage)); SPATE (Sudden outpouring (anagram of "tapes")); SLATE (Rock that lends its name to a blue-gray color); SLAKE (Satisfy, as cold water does to thirst); BLAKE ("It Ends With Us" actress Lively). Top and bottom rows: SPARK and BLAZE. Watch on YouTube

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #402 (6 June 2025): Plural term for flat-bottomed boats (and, when you remove the "S" at the beginning and end, a word for a bovine); Makeup of the Big Dipper; Marks left by surgery; Sings nonsense syllables in a jazzy way; People living in Edinburgh, maybe

    Crossclimb 402 answer, top to bottom: STARE, STARS, SCARS, SCATS, SCOTS, SCOWS, SCOWL. STARS (Makeup of the Big Dipper); SCARS (Marks left by surgery); SCATS (Sings nonsense syllables in a jazzy way); SCOTS (People living in Edinburgh, maybe); SCOWS (Plural term for flat-bottomed boats (and, when you remove the "S" at the beginning and end, a word for a bovine)). Top and bottom rows: STARE and SCOWL. Watch on YouTube

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #401 (5 June 2025): Type of bean common in Chinese and Taiwanese cuisine, Pepper grinder, Unit of distance that's approximately 1/26 of a marathon, "I call dibs!", Chinese dynasty associated with vases

    Crossclimb 401 answer, top to bottom: GILL, MILL, MILE, MINE, MING, MUNG, LUNG. MILL (Pepper grinder); MILE (Unit of distance that's approximately 1/26 of a marathon); MINE ("I call dibs!"); MING (Chinese dynasty associated with vases); MUNG (Type of bean common in Chinese and Taiwanese cuisine). Top and bottom rows: GILL and LUNG. Watch on YouTube

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #400 (4 June 2025): Hyde ___ (green area in London that shares its name with a town in New York), "This doesn't ___ well" (statement about a bad omen), Uninteresting person, Like a hand that doesn't have a glove, Covering of a tree

    Crossclimb 400 answer, top to bottom: BODY, BODE, BORE, BARE, BARK, PARK, PART. BODE ("This doesn't ___ well" (statement about a bad omen)); BORE (Uninteresting person); BARE (Like a hand that doesn't have a glove); BARK (Covering of a tree); PARK (Hyde ___ (green area in London that shares its name with a town in New York)). Top and bottom rows: BODY and PART. Watch on YouTube

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #399 (3 June 2025): Entry in a dictionary or thesaurus, Footwear for snow or mud, Extremity at the end of the leg, Primary focus of a dietitian, Material that termites tend to eat

    Crossclimb 399 answer, top to bottom: BOOK, BOOT, FOOT, FOOD, WOOD, WORD, WORM. BOOT (Footwear for snow or mud); FOOT (Extremity at the end of the leg); FOOD (Primary focus of a dietitian); WOOD (Material that termites tend to eat); WORD (Entry in a dictionary or thesaurus). Top and bottom rows: BOOK and WORM. Watch on YouTube

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #398 (2 June 2025): Alternative word for "movie"; Prison; Get an F; "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great ___" (first few lines of a nursery rhyme); Put gas in, as a gas tank

    Crossclimb 398 answer, top to bottom: NAIL, JAIL, FAIL, FALL, FILL, FILM, FILE. JAIL (Prison); FAIL (Get an F); FALL ("Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great ___" (first few lines of a nursery rhyme)); FILL (Put gas in, as a gas tank); FILM (Alternative word for "movie"). Top and bottom rows: NAIL and FILE. Watch on YouTube

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #397 (1 June 2025): Band that supports a broken arm; Sound from a chicken; Select something with a computer mouse; Sound of champagne glasses touching during a toast; Stick, like plastic wrap does to itself

    Crossclimb 397 answer, top to bottom: CHUCK, CLUCK, CLICK, CLINK, CLING, SLING, FLING. CLUCK (Sound from a chicken); CLICK (Select something with a computer mouse); CLINK (Sound of champagne glasses touching during a toast); CLING (Stick, like plastic wrap does to itself); SLING (Band that supports a broken arm). Top and bottom rows: CHUCK and FLING. Watch on YouTube

Crossclimb answers, May 2025

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #396 (31 May 2025): Past participle of "shear"; "Goosebumps" author R.L. (anagram of "set in"); British unit of weight that shares its name with a word for "rock"; Emitted light, as a star; Coastline

    Crossclimb 396 answer, top to bottom: SPINE, STINE, STONE, SHONE, SHORE, SHORN, THORN. STINE ("Goosebumps" author R.L. (anagram of "set in")); STONE (British unit of weight that shares its name with a word for "rock"); SHONE (Emitted light, as a star); SHORE (Coastline); SHORN (Past participle of "shear"). Top and bottom rows: SPINE and THORN. Watch on YouTube

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #395 (30 May 2025): Number of pillars of Islam, Sampler of public opinion, Tablet of medicine, Verb that's the opposite of "empty", Nail kit item that's used to smooth and shape nails

    Crossclimb 395 answer, top to bottom: POOL, POLL, PILL, FILL, FILE, FIVE, DIVE. POLL (Sampler of public opinion); PILL (Tablet of medicine); FILL (Verb that's the opposite of "empty"); FILE (Nail kit item that's used to smooth and shape nails); FIVE (Number of pillars of Islam). Top and bottom rows: POOL and DIVE. Watch on YouTube

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #394 (29 May 2025): Event that leads to Alexander Hamilton's death, in the musical "Hamilton" (and in real life); Bucket; ___ Mall (London street with a rhyming name); Opposite of "push"; Not sharp, like a blade

    Crossclimb 394 answer, top to bottom: PAIR, PAIL, PALL, PULL, DULL, DUEL, DUET. PAIL (Bucket); PALL (___ Mall (London street with a rhyming name)); PULL (Opposite of "push"); DULL (Not sharp, like a blade); DUEL (Event that leads to Alexander Hamilton's death, in the musical "Hamilton" (and in real life)). Top and bottom rows: PAIR and DUET. Watch on YouTube

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #393 (28 May 2025): Like paper that's been ripped; Something curved at the end of a fishing line; Make dinner, maybe; Irish city that shares its name with a champagne bottle stopper; Plant that's grilled (and often served on the cob) in elote

    Crossclimb 393 answer, top to bottom: HONK, HOOK, COOK, CORK, CORN, TORN, HORN. HOOK (Something curved at the end of a fishing line); COOK (Make dinner, maybe); CORK (Irish city that shares its name with a champagne bottle stopper); CORN (Plant that's grilled (and often served on the cob) in elote); TORN (Like paper that's been ripped). Top and bottom rows: HONK and HORN. Watch on YouTube

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #392 (27 May 2025): Form of medicine that can be swallowed; Weasel relative prized for its fur; Beverage that someone might dunk a cookie into; "What's the longest word in English? 'Smiles,' because there's a ___ between the S's" (joke); Heap

    Crossclimb 392 answer, top to bottom: MINT, MINK, MILK, MILE, PILE, PILL, DILL. MINK (Weasel relative prized for its fur); MILK (Beverage that someone might dunk a cookie into); MILE ("What's the longest word in English? 'Smiles,' because there's a ___ between the S's" (joke)); PILE (Heap); PILL (Form of medicine that can be swallowed). Top and bottom rows: MINT and DILL. Watch on YouTube

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #391 (26 May 2025): Weaving device, Layer of paint, Word that fills in the blanks in the idioms "Don't rock the ___" and "Whatever floats your ___", Piece of footwear for a cowboy, Word for "treasure" that reverses to a word for "implement"

    Crossclimb 391 answer, top to bottom: CHAT, COAT, BOAT, BOOT, LOOT, LOOM, ROOM. COAT (Layer of paint); BOAT (Word that fills in the blanks in the idioms "Don't rock the ___" and "Whatever floats your ___"); BOOT (Piece of footwear for a cowboy); LOOT (Word for "treasure" that reverses to a word for "implement"); LOOM (Weaving device). Top and bottom rows: CHAT and ROOM. Watch on YouTube

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #390 (25 May 2025): Draw a ___ (have a lapse in memory); Sound from a chicken; Device used to tell time; Ban from viewing one's profile, on LinkedIn; Color of a crossword square that (usually) doesn't contain a letter

    Crossclimb 390 answer, top to bottom: CHUCK, CLUCK, CLOCK, BLOCK, BLACK, BLANK, FLANK. CLUCK (Sound from a chicken); CLOCK (Device used to tell time); BLOCK (Ban from viewing one's profile, on LinkedIn); BLACK (Color of a crossword square that (usually) doesn't contain a letter); BLANK (Draw a ___ (have a lapse in memory)). Top and bottom rows: CHUCK and FLANK. Watch on YouTube

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #389 (24 May 2025): "___ I compare thee to a summer's day?" (famous line from Shakespeare), Growl from an angry dog, Part of a drum kit that's also a word meaning "entrap", Be altruistic with one's possessions, Oil-bearing rock that's an anagram of "leash"

    Crossclimb 389 answer, top to bottom: SNAIL, SNARL, SNARE, SHARE, SHALE, SHALL, SHELL. SNARL (Growl from an angry dog); SNARE (Part of a drum kit that's also a word meaning "entrap"); SHARE (Be altruistic with one's possessions); SHALE (Oil-bearing rock that's an anagram of "leash"); SHALL ("___ I compare thee to a summer's day?" (famous line from Shakespeare)). Top and bottom rows: SNAIL and SHELL. Watch on YouTube

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #388 (23 May 2025): Vanish without a ___, Opposite of "white", Typewriter sound often used after "click" (that differs from "click" by only one vowel), Break in the sidewalk, Path for a train

    Crossclimb 388 answer, top to bottom: SLACK, BLACK, CLACK, CRACK, TRACK, TRACE, GRACE. BLACK (Opposite of "white"); CLACK (Typewriter sound often used after "click" (that differs from "click" by only one vowel)); CRACK (Break in the sidewalk); TRACK (Path for a train); TRACE (Vanish without a ___). Top and bottom rows: SLACK and GRACE. Watch on YouTube

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #387 (22 May 2025): Microsoft co-founder Gates, Metal with which Olympic first-place medals are plated, Unwanted growth on old food (using an American spelling), Not very spicy, Where grain gets processed into flour

    Crossclimb 387 answer, top to bottom: GOLF, GOLD, MOLD, MILD, MILL, BILL, BALL. GOLD (Metal with which Olympic first-place medals are plated); MOLD (Unwanted growth on old food (using an American spelling)); MILD (Not very spicy); MILL (Where grain gets processed into flour); BILL (Microsoft co-founder Gates). Top and bottom rows: GOLF and BALL. Watch on YouTube

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #386 (21 May 2025): Of sound mind; Word for "fortune" that completes the Chappell Roan title, "Good ___, Babe!"; Be deficient in; Bag that might be made of burlap; Past tense of "sink"

    Crossclimb 386 answer, top to bottom: LOCK, LUCK, LACK, SACK, SANK, SANE, SAFE. LUCK (Word for "fortune" that completes the Chappell Roan title, "Good ___, Babe!"); LACK (Be deficient in); SACK (Bag that might be made of burlap); SANK (Past tense of "sink"); SANE (Of sound mind). Top and bottom rows: LOCK and SAFE. Watch on YouTube

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #385 (20 May 2025): Extremely serious or urgent; Remedy for an illness; Center of the earth; Rude cry from someone who wants seconds; Wet, muddy ground (anagram of "Emir")

    Crossclimb 385 answer, top to bottom: CUBE, CURE, CORE, MORE, MIRE, DIRE, DICE. CURE (Remedy for an illness); CORE (Center of the earth); MORE (Rude cry from someone who wants seconds); MIRE (Wet, muddy ground (anagram of "Emir")); DIRE (Extremely serious or urgent). Top and bottom rows: CUBE and DICE. Watch on YouTube

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #384 (19 May 2025): Ten-cent coin, Device that may be used to inflate a flat bicycle tire, ___ sum (money that's paid out all at once), No longer stiff, Green citrus fruit whose juice is used in a gimlet

    Crossclimb 384 answer, top to bottom: JUMP, PUMP, LUMP, LIMP, LIME, DIME, DIVE. PUMP (Device that may be used to inflate a flat bicycle tire); LUMP (___ sum (money that's paid out all at once)); LIMP (No longer stiff); LIME (Green citrus fruit whose juice is used in a gimlet); DIME (Ten-cent coin). Top and bottom rows: JUMP and DIVE. Watch on YouTube

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #383 (18 May 2025): "Who ___?" ("It doesn't matter to anybody"), Card game with hands like a full house and a flush, Prods with one finger, Tiny openings in the skin, Centers of apples or pears

    Crossclimb 383 answer, top to bottom: JOKER, POKER, POKES, PORES, CORES, CARES, CARDS. POKER (Card game with hands like a full house and a flush); POKES (Prods with one finger); PORES (Tiny openings in the skin); CORES (Centers of apples or pears); CARES ("Who ___?" ("It doesn't matter to anybody")). Top and bottom rows: JOKER and CARDS. Watch on YouTube

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #382 (17 May 2025): Not be selfish with one's possessions; Olympic symbol associated with a torchbearer; Bit of falling snow; Satisfy, as thirst; ___ hands (close a deal with someone else, maybe)

    Crossclimb 382 answer, top to bottom: FRAME, FLAME, FLAKE, SLAKE, SHAKE, SHARE, SHAPE. FLAME (Olympic symbol associated with a torchbearer); FLAKE (Bit of falling snow); SLAKE (Satisfy, as thirst); SHAKE (___ hands (close a deal with someone else, maybe)); SHARE (Not be selfish with one's possessions). Top and bottom rows: FRAME and SHAPE. Watch on YouTube

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #381 (16 May 2025): "I wasn't ___ yesterday!" ("You can't fool me!"); Walking stick; Shape of a traffic divider, that's pointed at the top; Term for the muscles at the center of the human body, collectively; Yawn-inducing person

    Crossclimb 381 answer, top to bottom: CAPE, CANE, CONE, CORE, BORE, BORN, HORN. CANE (Walking stick); CONE (Shape of a traffic divider, that's pointed at the top); CORE (Term for the muscles at the center of the human body, collectively); BORE (Yawn-inducing person); BORN ("I wasn't ___ yesterday!" ("You can't fool me!")). Top and bottom rows: CAPE and HORN. Watch on YouTube

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #380 (15 May 2025): Word for "Cool!" that's an anagram of "op-ed", Survey that collects public opinion, Spring ___ (cylindrical Asian food appetizer), Part to play at a company, Material that's tied together to make a lasso

    Crossclimb 380 answer, top to bottom: PILL, POLL, ROLL, ROLE, ROPE, DOPE, DOSE. POLL (Survey that collects public opinion); ROLL (Spring ___ (cylindrical Asian food appetizer)); ROLE (Part to play at a company); ROPE (Material that's tied together to make a lasso); DOPE (Word for "Cool!" that's an anagram of "op-ed"). Top and bottom rows: PILL and DOSE. Watch on YouTube

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #379 (14 May 2025): Sound from an electric fan, Alternative name for an asterisk, Burn with strong and sudden heat, ___ and tear (rhyming term for degradation from use), "The Martian" author Andy (anagram of "wire")

    Crossclimb 379 answer, top to bottom: STIR, STAR, SEAR, WEAR, WEIR, WHIR, WHIP. STAR (Alternative name for an asterisk); SEAR (Burn with strong and sudden heat); WEAR (___ and tear (rhyming term for degradation from use)); WEIR ("The Martian" author Andy (anagram of "wire")); WHIR (Sound from an electric fan). Top and bottom rows: STIR and WHIP. Watch on YouTube

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #378 (13 May 2025): What might grow on old walls (U.S. spelling), Term for an independent publication that fills in the blank in the word "maga___", Belonging to me, Nautical ___ (unit of distance at sea), Like salsa that's not very spicy

    Crossclimb 378 answer, top to bottom: ZINC, ZINE, MINE, MILE, MILD, MOLD, GOLD. ZINE (Term for an independent publication that fills in the blank in the word "maga___"); MINE (Belonging to me); MILE (Nautical ___ (unit of distance at sea)); MILD (Like salsa that's not very spicy); MOLD (What might grow on old walls (U.S. spelling)). Top and bottom rows: ZINC and GOLD. Watch on YouTube

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #377 (12 May 2025): Part of a sweatshirt that covers the head; Tough outer skin of, e.g., an orange; Locate; ___ farewell (alliterative term for an affectionate goodbye); Edible stuff

    Crossclimb 377 answer, top to bottom: RING, RIND, FIND, FOND, FOOD, HOOD, HOOP. RIND (Tough outer skin of, e.g., an orange); FIND (Locate); FOND (___ farewell (alliterative term for an affectionate goodbye)); FOOD (Edible stuff); HOOD (Part of a sweatshirt that covers the head). Top and bottom rows: RING and HOOP. Watch on YouTube

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #376 (11 May 2025): Tony ___ (Iron Man's real name), Feature of a broken phone screen, Click-___ (repetitive sound effect for a keyboard), "Cut me some ___!" ("Give me some grace here!"), Pile of poker chips

    Crossclimb 376 answer, top to bottom: TRACK, CRACK, CLACK, SLACK, STACK, STARK, STARS. CRACK (Feature of a broken phone screen); CLACK (Click-___ (repetitive sound effect for a keyboard)); SLACK ("Cut me some ___!" ("Give me some grace here!")); STACK (Pile of poker chips); STARK (Tony ___ (Iron Man's real name)). Top and bottom rows: TRACK and STARS. Watch on YouTube

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #375 (10 May 2025): Fold in a garment; Word for a bird's noise (that rhymes with "sweep"); Not expensive; Look at someone else's Crossclimb answers and copy them into your own puzzle, maybe; Spike at the bottom of an athletic shoe

    Crossclimb 375 answer, top to bottom: SHEEP, CHEEP, CHEAP, CHEAT, CLEAT, PLEAT, BLEAT. CHEEP (Word for a bird's noise (that rhymes with "sweep")); CHEAP (Not expensive); CHEAT (Look at someone else's Crossclimb answers and copy them into your own puzzle, maybe); CLEAT (Spike at the bottom of an athletic shoe); PLEAT (Fold in a garment). Top and bottom rows: SHEEP and BLEAT. Watch on YouTube

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #374 (9 May 2025): Rubber ___ (stretchy item that may keep a poster rolled up), Month before July, Folder for irrelevant emails, ___ bed (bed with an upper and lower section), Place to deposit a check

    Crossclimb 374 answer, top to bottom: DUNE, JUNE, JUNK, BUNK, BANK, BAND, SAND. JUNE (Month before July); JUNK (Folder for irrelevant emails); BUNK (___ bed (bed with an upper and lower section)); BANK (Place to deposit a check); BAND (Rubber ___ (stretchy item that may keep a poster rolled up)). Top and bottom rows: DUNE and SAND. Watch on YouTube

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #373 (8 May 2025): Sculpture of the head and shoulders; Yoga position; Prefix that means "after," such as when used for "-modernism" or "-mortem"; Opposite of "least"; "The show ___ go on"

    Crossclimb 373 answer, top to bottom: ROSE, POSE, POST, MOST, MUST, BUST, BUSH. POSE (Yoga position); POST (Prefix that means "after," such as when used for "-modernism" or "-mortem"); MOST (Opposite of "least"); MUST ("The show ___ go on"); BUST (Sculpture of the head and shoulders). Top and bottom rows: ROSE and BUSH. Watch on YouTube

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #372 (7 May 2025): Purple fruit that, when dried, becomes a prune; Egg on; Feeling happy; ___ rock (theatrical music genre); Feeling sad

    Crossclimb 372 answer, top to bottom: GRAD, GOAD, GLAD, GLAM, GLUM, PLUM, ALUM. GOAD (Egg on); GLAD (Feeling happy); GLAM (___ rock (theatrical music genre)); GLUM (Feeling sad); PLUM (Purple fruit that, when dried, becomes a prune). Top and bottom rows: GRAD and ALUM. Watch on YouTube

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #371 (6 May 2025): Puzzle where the goal is to find a path from the start to the finish; "Better Call ___" (TV show whose protagonist's first name rhymes with "call"); Injure with one's claws, maybe; Shopping complex; Gender represented by the symbol ♂

    Crossclimb 371 answer, top to bottom: SOUL, SAUL, MAUL, MALL, MALE, MAZE, MATE. SAUL ("Better Call ___" (TV show whose protagonist's first name rhymes with "call")); MAUL (Injure with one's claws, maybe); MALL (Shopping complex); MALE (Gender represented by the symbol ♂); MAZE (Puzzle where the goal is to find a path from the start to the finish). Top and bottom rows: SOUL and MATE. Watch on YouTube

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #370 (5 May 2025): Enclosure for a bird in a pet shop; Coats made with animal hair; Scoundrels (also a word for an evil magic spell, if you add an "E" to the end); Automobiles; Take ___ of business (handle affairs)

    Crossclimb 370 answer, top to bottom: FURY, FURS, CURS, CARS, CARE, CAGE, RAGE. FURS (Coats made with animal hair); CURS (Scoundrels (also a word for an evil magic spell, if you add an "E" to the end)); CARS (Automobiles); CARE (Take ___ of business (handle affairs)); CAGE (Enclosure for a bird in a pet shop). Top and bottom rows: FURY and RAGE. Watch on YouTube

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #369 (4 May 2025): Small, uneven chunks; Short role in a movie played by a famous person; Grass plain in South America (and an anagram of "a comp"); Pitches a tent; Lighting fixtures

    Crossclimb 369 answer, top to bottom: CAMEL, CAMEO, CAMPO, CAMPS, LAMPS, LUMPS, HUMPS. CAMEO (Short role in a movie played by a famous person); CAMPO (Grass plain in South America (and an anagram of "a comp")); CAMPS (Pitches a tent); LAMPS (Lighting fixtures); LUMPS (Small, uneven chunks). Top and bottom rows: CAMEL and HUMPS. Watch on YouTube

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #368 (3 May 2025): Hen's baby, Black birds that are said to be as intelligent as a seven-year-old child, Short plural term for reptiles often confused with alligators, Earthenware pot, ___-full (term for "stuffed")

    Crossclimb 368 answer, top to bottom: CROSS, CROWS, CROCS, CROCK, CHOCK, CHICK, CHECK. CROWS (Black birds that are said to be as intelligent as a seven-year-old child); CROCS (Short plural term for reptiles often confused with alligators); CROCK (Earthenware pot); CHOCK (___-full (term for "stuffed")); CHICK (Hen's baby). Top and bottom rows: CROSS and CHECK. Watch on YouTube

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #367 (2 May 2025): Slowly rock from side to side, Sound of a horse's hoof hitting the ground, Join in on a round of applause, Strike with an open hand, Trade

    Crossclimb 367 answer, top to bottom: FLOP, CLOP, CLAP, SLAP, SWAP, SWAY, SLAY. CLOP (Sound of a horse's hoof hitting the ground); CLAP (Join in on a round of applause); SLAP (Strike with an open hand); SWAP (Trade); SWAY (Slowly rock from side to side). Top and bottom rows: FLOP and SLAY. Watch on YouTube

  31. LinkedIn Crossclimb #366 (1 May 2025): Body of water that the Caspian Sea is sometimes called, oddly; Remove the clumps from, as flour; Work with weights at the gym; "When ___ gives you lemons, make lemonade"; What a thumbs-up means, on LinkedIn

    Crossclimb 366 answer, top to bottom: GIFT, SIFT, LIFT, LIFE, LIKE, LAKE, CAKE. SIFT (Remove the clumps from, as flour); LIFT (Work with weights at the gym); LIFE ("When ___ gives you lemons, make lemonade"); LIKE (What a thumbs-up means, on LinkedIn); LAKE (Body of water that the Caspian Sea is sometimes called, oddly). Top and bottom rows: GIFT and CAKE. Watch on YouTube

Crossclimb answers, April 2025

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #365 (30 April 2025): "All About That ___" (Meghan Trainor song with the repeated lyric "no treble"); Sleeveless garment that's also called a "waistcoat"; Huge; Container for flowers; First, second, third, or home, in baseball

    Crossclimb 365 answer, top to bottom: TEST, VEST, VAST, VASE, BASE, BASS, PASS. VEST (Sleeveless garment that's also called a "waistcoat"); VAST (Huge); VASE (Container for flowers); BASE (First, second, third, or home, in baseball); BASS ("All About That ___" (Meghan Trainor song with the repeated lyric "no treble")). Top and bottom rows: TEST and PASS. Watch on YouTube

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #364 (29 April 2025): Naturally formed hill of sand, Term for "zest" that begins with the same letter as "zest", Handmade publication that fills in the blank in the longer word "maga___", Term for "area" that the "Z" in "DMZ" stands for, Finished

    Crossclimb 364 answer, top to bottom: KING, ZING, ZINE, ZONE, DONE, DUNE, DUKE. ZING (Term for "zest" that begins with the same letter as "zest"); ZINE (Handmade publication that fills in the blank in the longer word "maga___"); ZONE (Term for "area" that the "Z" in "DMZ" stands for); DONE (Finished); DUNE (Naturally formed hill of sand). Top and bottom rows: KING and DUKE. Watch on YouTube

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #363 (28 April 2025): Recover from an injury, Form of medicine that might be swallowed with water, Window ledge, Opposite of "buy", Animal that's sometimes confused with a sea lion (and is also hidden in the words "sea lion")

    Crossclimb 363 answer, top to bottom: PILE, PILL, SILL, SELL, SEAL, HEAL, HEAP. PILL (Form of medicine that might be swallowed with water); SILL (Window ledge); SELL (Opposite of "buy"); SEAL (Animal that's sometimes confused with a sea lion (and is also hidden in the words "sea lion")); HEAL (Recover from an injury). Top and bottom rows: PILE and HEAP. Watch on YouTube

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #362 (27 April 2025): Gets distorted out of shape, like wet wood; Device that may also be called a "beeper"; Sheets in a book; Cuts the peel from, as with a certain knife; Goods for sale

    Crossclimb 362 answer, top to bottom: PAPER, PAGER, PAGES, PARES, WARES, WARPS, WASPS. PAGER (Device that may also be called a "beeper"); PAGES (Sheets in a book); PARES (Cuts the peel from, as with a certain knife); WARES (Goods for sale); WARPS (Gets distorted out of shape, like wet wood). Top and bottom rows: PAPER and WASPS. Watch on YouTube

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #361 (26 April 2025): Misbehaving children, Uses one's ears, Polar ___ (white-furred mammals in the Arctic), Male pigs, Seaworthy transports

    Crossclimb 361 answer, top to bottom: HEART, HEARS, BEARS, BOARS, BOATS, BRATS, BEATS. HEARS (Uses one's ears); BEARS (Polar ___ (white-furred mammals in the Arctic)); BOARS (Male pigs); BOATS (Seaworthy transports); BRATS (Misbehaving children). Top and bottom rows: HEART and BEATS. Watch on YouTube

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #360 (25 April 2025): Currency of South Africa, Plant used as a flavoring in many toothpastes and chewing gums, Weasel-like creature whose fur is sometimes used to make coats, Ice-skating venue, Numerical spot on a leaderboard

    Crossclimb 360 answer, top to bottom: MITT, MINT, MINK, RINK, RANK, RAND, HAND. MINT (Plant used as a flavoring in many toothpastes and chewing gums); MINK (Weasel-like creature whose fur is sometimes used to make coats); RINK (Ice-skating venue); RANK (Numerical spot on a leaderboard); RAND (Currency of South Africa). Top and bottom rows: MITT and HAND. Watch on YouTube

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #359 (24 April 2025): Benedict XVI or Francis, e.g.; Like a counterfeit bill; Payment that increases as a taxi ride continues; Prefix for "arm" or "head"; Small opening in, e.g., a plant

    Crossclimb 359 answer, top to bottom: CAKE, FAKE, FARE, FORE, PORE, POPE, POPS. FAKE (Like a counterfeit bill); FARE (Payment that increases as a taxi ride continues); FORE (Prefix for "arm" or "head"); PORE (Small opening in, e.g., a plant); POPE (Benedict XVI or Francis, e.g). Top and bottom rows: CAKE and POPS. Watch on YouTube

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #358 (23 April 2025): Past tense of "hold", "Less is ___" (paradoxical-seeming catchphrase about minimalism), ___ mortal (alliterative term for an ordinary person), In this place, Group of buffalo

    Crossclimb 358 answer, top to bottom: FORE, MORE, MERE, HERE, HERD, HELD, HEAD. MORE ("Less is ___" (paradoxical-seeming catchphrase about minimalism)); MERE (___ mortal (alliterative term for an ordinary person)); HERE (In this place); HERD (Group of buffalo); HELD (Past tense of "hold"). Top and bottom rows: FORE and HEAD. Watch on YouTube

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #357 (22 April 2025): Opposite of "empty out", Verb that's an anagram of "sign", Trigonometric ratio that's a homophone of "sign", Word for "high quality" that rhymes with "sign", What a manicurist uses to grind down fingernails

    Crossclimb 357 answer, top to bottom: SINK, SING, SINE, FINE, FILE, FILL, FALL. SING (Verb that's an anagram of "sign"); SINE (Trigonometric ratio that's a homophone of "sign"); FINE (Word for "high quality" that rhymes with "sign"); FILE (What a manicurist uses to grind down fingernails); FILL (Opposite of "empty out"). Top and bottom rows: SINK and FALL. Watch on YouTube

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #356 (21 April 2025): Price of a product; Airing in real-time, like a Twitch stream; "❤️❤️❤️" feeling; Word that fills in the blank in "___ Control" to make a Teddy Swims song, or "___ Yourself" to make an Eminem song; Like someone who could really use a map

    Crossclimb 356 answer, top to bottom: LIKE, LIVE, LOVE, LOSE, LOST, COST, POST. LIVE (Airing in real-time, like a Twitch stream); LOVE ("❤️❤️❤️" feeling); LOSE (Word that fills in the blank in "___ Control" to make a Teddy Swims song, or "___ Yourself" to make an Eminem song); LOST (Like someone who could really use a map); COST (Price of a product). Top and bottom rows: LIKE and POST. Watch on YouTube

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #355 (20 April 2025): Talk LIKE THIS; Glow, like the sun does on a bright day; Term for a county in England, that's also an anagram of "hires"; Where the ocean meets the land; Not tall

    Crossclimb 355 answer, top to bottom: SWINE, SHINE, SHIRE, SHORE, SHORT, SHOUT, SNOUT. SHINE (Glow, like the sun does on a bright day); SHIRE (Term for a county in England, that's also an anagram of "hires"); SHORE (Where the ocean meets the land); SHORT (Not tall); SHOUT (Talk LIKE THIS). Top and bottom rows: SWINE and SNOUT. Watch on YouTube

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #354 (19 April 2025): Past tense of "speak"; Singular bit of falling snow; Satisfy, as an urge; Portion of ownership in a company; Feed, as a fire

    Crossclimb 354 answer, top to bottom: FLAME, FLAKE, SLAKE, STAKE, STOKE, SPOKE, SMOKE. FLAKE (Singular bit of falling snow); SLAKE (Satisfy, as an urge); STAKE (Portion of ownership in a company); STOKE (Feed, as a fire); SPOKE (Past tense of "speak"). Top and bottom rows: FLAME and SMOKE. Watch on YouTube

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #353 (18 April 2025): Intentionally try to buy time by delaying, Coastline, The lion's ___ (term for a majority proportion), Look at with an unblinking gaze, Like a pastry that's been sitting out for too long

    Crossclimb 353 answer, top to bottom: SHORT, SHORE, SHARE, STARE, STALE, STALL, SMALL. SHORE (Coastline); SHARE (The lion's ___ (term for a majority proportion)); STARE (Look at with an unblinking gaze); STALE (Like a pastry that's been sitting out for too long); STALL (Intentionally try to buy time by delaying). Top and bottom rows: SHORT and SMALL. Watch on YouTube

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #352 (17 April 2025): American term for the part of the car that the British call a "bonnet", Main body of a ship, Opposite of heaven, Gripped onto, Cargo ___ (place where goods are kept on a ship)

    Crossclimb 352 answer, top to bottom: HULA, HULL, HELL, HELD, HOLD, HOOD, HOOP. HULL (Main body of a ship); HELL (Opposite of heaven); HELD (Gripped onto); HOLD (Cargo ___ (place where goods are kept on a ship)); HOOD (American term for the part of the car that the British call a "bonnet"). Top and bottom rows: HULA and HOOP. Watch on YouTube

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #351 (16 April 2025): Make the acquaintance of; "Hot N ___" (Katy Perry song whose chorus lists opposites); Young male horse; Lose a layer of old feathers or skin, like an animal (using an American spelling); Turn to water, like an ice cube might

    Crossclimb 351 answer, top to bottom: BOLD, COLD, COLT, MOLT, MELT, MEET, MEEK. COLD ("Hot N ___" (Katy Perry song whose chorus lists opposites)); COLT (Young male horse); MOLT (Lose a layer of old feathers or skin, like an animal (using an American spelling)); MELT (Turn to water, like an ice cube might); MEET (Make the acquaintance of). Top and bottom rows: BOLD and MEEK. Watch on YouTube

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #350 (15 April 2025): Business entities; Fairy ___ (stories like "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Hansel and Gretel"); Scrabble pieces that depict letters; PDFs and JPEGs, etc.; Infernos

    Crossclimb 350 answer, top to bottom: TAXES, TALES, TILES, FILES, FIRES, FIRMS, FORMS. TALES (Fairy ___ (stories like "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Hansel and Gretel")); TILES (Scrabble pieces that depict letters); FILES (PDFs and JPEGs, etc); FIRES (Infernos); FIRMS (Business entities). Top and bottom rows: TAXES and FORMS. Watch on YouTube

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #349 (14 April 2025): Farm structure for housing chickens; Work on a wad of gum; Food, casually; Black bird that's often mistaken for a raven; Trim, like a photograph

    Crossclimb 349 answer, top to bottom: CHEF, CHEW, CHOW, CROW, CROP, COOP, COOK. CHEW (Work on a wad of gum); CHOW (Food, casually); CROW (Black bird that's often mistaken for a raven); CROP (Trim, like a photograph); COOP (Farm structure for housing chickens). Top and bottom rows: CHEF and COOK. Watch on YouTube

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #348 (13 April 2025): "Who ___?" ("It doesn't matter at all"), Openings that allow air to escape, Hundredths of dollars, Leans to one side (anagram of "scant"), Golf ___ (vehicles driven between holes on golf courses)

    Crossclimb 348 answer, top to bottom: VENUS, VENTS, CENTS, CANTS, CARTS, CARES, CERES. VENTS (Openings that allow air to escape); CENTS (Hundredths of dollars); CANTS (Leans to one side (anagram of "scant")); CARTS (Golf ___ (vehicles driven between holes on golf courses)); CARES ("Who ___?" ("It doesn't matter at all")). Top and bottom rows: VENUS and CERES. Watch on YouTube

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #347 (12 April 2025): Stuff at a beach that might be used to make a "castle"; Small section of a video; Pink ___ (notice of dismissal from one's job, metaphorically); Went down a firehouse pole, maybe; Expressed with one's words

    Crossclimb 347 answer, top to bottom: CLAP, CLIP, SLIP, SLID, SAID, SAND, HAND. CLIP (Small section of a video); SLIP (Pink ___ (notice of dismissal from one's job, metaphorically)); SLID (Went down a firehouse pole, maybe); SAID (Expressed with one's words); SAND (Stuff at a beach that might be used to make a "castle"). Top and bottom rows: CLAP and HAND. Watch on YouTube

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #346 (11 April 2025): The king of clubs, or the queen of hearts, e.g.; Month after May; Scientist Goodall known for her work with chimpanzees; Walking aid that may be shaped like a hook at the end; Handle with ___ (phrase on a fragile package)

    Crossclimb 346 answer, top to bottom: JUNK, JUNE, JANE, CANE, CARE, CARD, YARD. JUNE (Month after May); JANE (Scientist Goodall known for her work with chimpanzees); CANE (Walking aid that may be shaped like a hook at the end); CARE (Handle with ___ (phrase on a fragile package)); CARD (The king of clubs, or the queen of hearts, e.g). Top and bottom rows: JUNK and YARD. Watch on YouTube

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #345 (10 April 2025): Difficult; Serene or tranquil; Contact over the phone; Astronomer and "Cosmos" author ___ Sagan; One of two dealt to a blackjack player, at the start of a game

    Crossclimb 345 answer, top to bottom: PALM, CALM, CALL, CARL, CARD, HARD, HAND. CALM (Serene or tranquil); CALL (Contact over the phone); CARL (Astronomer and "Cosmos" author ___ Sagan); CARD (One of two dealt to a blackjack player, at the start of a game); HARD (Difficult). Top and bottom rows: PALM and HAND. Watch on YouTube

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #344 (9 April 2025): Fluid secreted by the liver, that's also a word for "anger"; Feeling ill; Lustrous fabric that a kimono may be made from; Drink that someone with a dairy allergy should avoid; Unit of distance that completes the phrase "Go the extra ___"

    Crossclimb 344 answer, top to bottom: TICK, SICK, SILK, MILK, MILE, BILE, BITE. SICK (Feeling ill); SILK (Lustrous fabric that a kimono may be made from); MILK (Drink that someone with a dairy allergy should avoid); MILE (Unit of distance that completes the phrase "Go the extra ___"); BILE (Fluid secreted by the liver, that's also a word for "anger"). Top and bottom rows: TICK and BITE. Watch on YouTube

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #343 (8 April 2025): Continued annoyance (and a homophone of "Bain"); Crush into a paste, like potatoes; Subject where students might learn about cubes or square roots; Partner; Horse's hair

    Crossclimb 343 answer, top to bottom: CASH, MASH, MATH, MATE, MANE, BANE, BANK. MASH (Crush into a paste, like potatoes); MATH (Subject where students might learn about cubes or square roots); MATE (Partner); MANE (Horse's hair); BANE (Continued annoyance (and a homophone of "Bain")). Top and bottom rows: CASH and BANK. Watch on YouTube

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #342 (7 April 2025): Remedy for a disease; "Hold on a second!"; Bump on the skin that a dermatologist might treat; Suffix that follows "silver-" to describe metal forks, spoons, and the like; "We scare because we ___" (rhyming slogan for the company in "Monsters, Inc.")

    Crossclimb 342 answer, top to bottom: BAIT, WAIT, WART, WARE, CARE, CURE, LURE. WAIT ("Hold on a second!"); WART (Bump on the skin that a dermatologist might treat); WARE (Suffix that follows "silver-" to describe metal forks, spoons, and the like); CARE ("We scare because we ___" (rhyming slogan for the company in "Monsters, Inc.")); CURE (Remedy for a disease). Top and bottom rows: BAIT and LURE. Watch on YouTube

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #341 (6 April 2025): Term for "liable" that also means "lying flat"; Elegance; Tombstone's place; Small growth of trees; Demonstrate, as a fact, in geometry

    Crossclimb 341 answer, top to bottom: GRAPE, GRACE, GRAVE, GROVE, PROVE, PRONE, PRUNE. GRACE (Elegance); GRAVE (Tombstone's place); GROVE (Small growth of trees); PROVE (Demonstrate, as a fact, in geometry); PRONE (Term for "liable" that also means "lying flat"). Top and bottom rows: GRAPE and PRUNE. Watch on YouTube

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #340 (5 April 2025): Leaning ___ of Pisa (landmark in Italy); Term for "small, unpleasant shelter" that becomes the name of a digging tool when an S is added to the front; Float at the same space in the air; Worker who helps people take their belongings to new houses; Machine used to trim grass

    Crossclimb 340 answer, top to bottom: HOTEL, HOVEL, HOVER, MOVER, MOWER, TOWER, TOWEL. HOVEL (Term for "small, unpleasant shelter" that becomes the name of a digging tool when an S is added to the front); HOVER (Float at the same space in the air); MOVER (Worker who helps people take their belongings to new houses); MOWER (Machine used to trim grass); TOWER (Leaning ___ of Pisa (landmark in Italy)). Top and bottom rows: HOTEL and TOWEL. Watch on YouTube

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #339 (4 April 2025): Bucket; "Jack and Jill went up the ___..." (opening line of a nursery rhyme); Passageway in a building; Alternative name for the season "autumn"; Opposite of "pass," in terms of test results

    Crossclimb 339 answer, top to bottom: BILL, HILL, HALL, FALL, FAIL, PAIL, PAUL. HILL ("Jack and Jill went up the ___..." (opening line of a nursery rhyme)); HALL (Passageway in a building); FALL (Alternative name for the season "autumn"); FAIL (Opposite of "pass," in terms of test results); PAIL (Bucket). Top and bottom rows: BILL and PAUL. Watch on YouTube

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #338 (3 April 2025): Type of wood that becomes a word for a serving of meat when an S is added to the front; Stumble because of an untied shoelace, maybe; Cut just slightly, like hair; British term for a streetcar (anagram of "mart"); Group of athletes who play on the same side

    Crossclimb 338 answer, top to bottom: DRIP, TRIP, TRIM, TRAM, TEAM, TEAK, LEAK. TRIP (Stumble because of an untied shoelace, maybe); TRIM (Cut just slightly, like hair); TRAM (British term for a streetcar (anagram of "mart")); TEAM (Group of athletes who play on the same side); TEAK (Type of wood that becomes a word for a serving of meat when an S is added to the front). Top and bottom rows: DRIP and LEAK. Watch on YouTube

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #337 (2 April 2025): "Having fun isn't hard / When you've got a library ___" (rhyming lyric in an "Arthur" song about reading), Time of day when the sunrise begins, Sign of sleepiness that's said to be contagious, Material used in knitting, Scotland ___ (headquarters for police activity in London)

    Crossclimb 337 answer, top to bottom: LAWN, DAWN, YAWN, YARN, YARD, CARD, CARE. DAWN (Time of day when the sunrise begins); YAWN (Sign of sleepiness that's said to be contagious); YARN (Material used in knitting); YARD (Scotland ___ (headquarters for police activity in London)); CARD ("Having fun isn't hard / When you've got a library ___" (rhyming lyric in an "Arthur" song about reading)). Top and bottom rows: LAWN and CARE. Watch on YouTube

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #336 (1 April 2025): Opposite of "yes"; Word for "exist" that sounds like the second letter of the alphabet; Pronoun that fills in each blank in "Fool __ once, shame on you. Fool __ twice, shame on __"; __ and pa (term for a pair of parents, one female and one male); Chemical symbol for sodium (anagram of "an")

    Crossclimb 336 answer, top to bottom: BY, BE, ME, MA, NA, NO, TO. BE (Word for "exist" that sounds like the second letter of the alphabet); ME (Pronoun that fills in each blank in "Fool __ once, shame on you. Fool __ twice, shame on __"); MA (__ and pa (term for a pair of parents, one female and one male)); NA (Chemical symbol for sodium (anagram of "an")); NO (Opposite of "yes"). Top and bottom rows: BY and TO. Watch on YouTube

Crossclimb answers, March 2025

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #335 (31 March 2025): Male children, Trade, Substance in a dispenser by a bathroom sink, Type of food that's similar to a stew, ___-chef (kitchen employee whose job title partially comes from the French for "under")

    Crossclimb 335 answer, top to bottom: SWAN, SWAP, SOAP, SOUP, SOUS, SONS, SONG. SWAP (Trade); SOAP (Substance in a dispenser by a bathroom sink); SOUP (Type of food that's similar to a stew); SOUS (___-chef (kitchen employee whose job title partially comes from the French for "under")); SONS (Male children). Top and bottom rows: SWAN and SONG. Watch on YouTube

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #334 (30 March 2025): Some slow-boiled dishes; Like a sheep whose wool has been cut off (anagram of "horns"); Demonstrated; TV programs; Places in the overhead bin, like luggage, maybe

    Crossclimb 334 answer, top to bottom: THORN, SHORN, SHOWN, SHOWS, STOWS, STEWS, STEMS. SHORN (Like a sheep whose wool has been cut off (anagram of "horns")); SHOWN (Demonstrated); SHOWS (TV programs); STOWS (Places in the overhead bin, like luggage, maybe); STEWS (Some slow-boiled dishes). Top and bottom rows: THORN and STEMS. Watch on YouTube

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #333 (29 March 2025): Fill in the ___ (what you have to do to finish this clue); Not work well together visually, like contrasting patterns; Group of people sharing the same economic or social status; Family groups, in Scotland; Ringing sound from metal (and an anagram of "n lack")

    Crossclimb 333 answer, top to bottom: FLASH, CLASH, CLASS, CLANS, CLANK, BLANK, BLINK. CLASH (Not work well together visually, like contrasting patterns); CLASS (Group of people sharing the same economic or social status); CLANS (Family groups, in Scotland); CLANK (Ringing sound from metal (and an anagram of "n lack")); BLANK (Fill in the ___ (what you have to do to finish this clue)). Top and bottom rows: FLASH and BLINK. Watch on YouTube

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #332 (28 March 2025): Uncomfortable muscle pain that may come after swimming, Subject of fleeting romantic feeling, Abrupt decline in share prices, Grossly materialistic, Studies lots of material before a test

    Crossclimb 332 answer, top to bottom: CRUST, CRUSH, CRASH, CRASS, CRAMS, CRAMP, CRIMP. CRUSH (Subject of fleeting romantic feeling); CRASH (Abrupt decline in share prices); CRASS (Grossly materialistic); CRAMS (Studies lots of material before a test); CRAMP (Uncomfortable muscle pain that may come after swimming). Top and bottom rows: CRUST and CRIMP. Watch on YouTube

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #331 (27 March 2025): Bit of rain gear worn on the foot; What the suffix "-phobia" means; Type of animal that a panda is; March to the ___ of a different drummer; Transport taken across the ocean, maybe

    Crossclimb 331 answer, top to bottom: YEAR, FEAR, BEAR, BEAT, BOAT, BOOT, BOOK. FEAR (What the suffix "-phobia" means); BEAR (Type of animal that a panda is); BEAT (March to the ___ of a different drummer); BOAT (Transport taken across the ocean, maybe); BOOT (Bit of rain gear worn on the foot). Top and bottom rows: YEAR and BOOK. Watch on YouTube

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #330 (26 March 2025): Not real, Long skirt (whose name differentiates it from a "mini"), Country in west Africa whose name is an anagram of the capital of Peru, Capital of the Maldives (anagram of "meal"), "___ up your mind!" ("Decide already!")

    Crossclimb 330 answer, top to bottom: TAXI, MAXI, MALI, MALE, MAKE, FAKE, FARE. MAXI (Long skirt (whose name differentiates it from a "mini")); MALI (Country in west Africa whose name is an anagram of the capital of Peru); MALE (Capital of the Maldives (anagram of "meal")); MAKE ("___ up your mind!" ("Decide already!")); FAKE (Not real). Top and bottom rows: TAXI and FARE. Watch on YouTube

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #329 (25 March 2025): Get in position for a photo, Shopping center, What the gender symbol here symbolizes: ♂, Not vibrant in color, North ___ (northernost point of the world)

    Crossclimb 329 answer, top to bottom: MAIL, MALL, MALE, PALE, POLE, POSE, POST. MALL (Shopping center); MALE (What the gender symbol here symbolizes: ♂); PALE (Not vibrant in color); POLE (North ___ (northernost point of the world)); POSE (Get in position for a photo). Top and bottom rows: MAIL and POST. Watch on YouTube

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #328 (24 March 2025): What someone might yell "Cannonball!" while jumping into; Dial up on the phone; Opposite of "short" (in the height sense); Take a ___ (have a negative impact); Useful implement, such as a hammer or a wrench

    Crossclimb 328 answer, top to bottom: CALM, CALL, TALL, TOLL, TOOL, POOL, COOL. CALL (Dial up on the phone); TALL (Opposite of "short" (in the height sense)); TOLL (Take a ___ (have a negative impact)); TOOL (Useful implement, such as a hammer or a wrench); POOL (What someone might yell "Cannonball!" while jumping into). Top and bottom rows: CALM and COOL. Watch on YouTube

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #327 (23 March 2025): Sticks waved by magicians, or metal-detecting devices waved by airport security agents; Small, sheltered bays; Geometric figures similar to pyramids (but with circular bottoms instead); J-shaped walking aids; Becomes smaller, like the moon

    Crossclimb 327 answer, top to bottom: COVER, COVES, CONES, CANES, WANES, WANDS, BANDS. COVES (Small, sheltered bays); CONES (Geometric figures similar to pyramids (but with circular bottoms instead)); CANES (J-shaped walking aids); WANES (Becomes smaller, like the moon); WANDS (Sticks waved by magicians, or metal-detecting devices waved by airport security agents). Top and bottom rows: COVER and BANDS. Watch on YouTube

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #326 (22 March 2025): Garment that may have a collar; Pile on top of each other, like plates; Like a sharp contrast; Marine predator such as the "great white"; Avoid, as one's responsibilities

    Crossclimb 326 answer, top to bottom: STICK, STACK, STARK, SHARK, SHIRK, SHIRT, SHIFT. STACK (Pile on top of each other, like plates); STARK (Like a sharp contrast); SHARK (Marine predator such as the "great white"); SHIRK (Avoid, as one's responsibilities); SHIRT (Garment that may have a collar). Top and bottom rows: STICK and SHIFT. Watch on YouTube

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #325 (21 March 2025): Stop suddenly, like an engine; "___ you very much" (words of gratefulness); Lower part of the leg (especially in terms of cuts of meat); Past tense of "stink"; Main stem of, e.g., a corn plant

    Crossclimb 325 answer, top to bottom: THINK, THANK, SHANK, STANK, STALK, STALL, SMALL. THANK ("___ you very much" (words of gratefulness)); SHANK (Lower part of the leg (especially in terms of cuts of meat)); STANK (Past tense of "stink"); STALK (Main stem of, e.g., a corn plant); STALL (Stop suddenly, like an engine). Top and bottom rows: THINK and SMALL. Watch on YouTube

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #324 (20 March 2025): Performer who may pretend to be trapped in an invisible box, Go out with a ___ (leave on an exciting note), Search engine owned by Microsoft, Chinese dynasty associated with vases, Belonging to me

    Crossclimb 324 answer, top to bottom: HANG, BANG, BING, MING, MINE, MIME, TIME. BANG (Go out with a ___ (leave on an exciting note)); BING (Search engine owned by Microsoft); MING (Chinese dynasty associated with vases); MINE (Belonging to me); MIME (Performer who may pretend to be trapped in an invisible box). Top and bottom rows: HANG and TIME. Watch on YouTube

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #323 (19 March 2025): Interleaved threads (possibly to create cloth), "Are you ___ about that?" (statement assessing someone's confidence in their claim), Uncontaminated, Small opening in the skin through which sweat may come, Past tense of "wear"

    Crossclimb 323 answer, top to bottom: SURF, SURE, PURE, PORE, WORE, WOVE, WAVE. SURE ("Are you ___ about that?" (statement assessing someone's confidence in their claim)); PURE (Uncontaminated); PORE (Small opening in the skin through which sweat may come); WORE (Past tense of "wear"); WOVE (Interleaved threads (possibly to create cloth)). Top and bottom rows: SURF and WAVE. Watch on YouTube

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #322 (18 March 2025): Long, low sound from a ghost; ZIP ___ (postal number assigned to all regions in the United States); Center of the Earth; Crop that's also called "maize"; Time before noon, poetically (just get rid of the letters "-ing")

    Crossclimb 322 answer, top to bottom: MODE, CODE, CORE, CORN, MORN, MOAN, MEAN. CODE (ZIP ___ (postal number assigned to all regions in the United States)); CORE (Center of the Earth); CORN (Crop that's also called "maize"); MORN (Time before noon, poetically (just get rid of the letters "-ing")); MOAN (Long, low sound from a ghost). Top and bottom rows: MODE and MEAN. Watch on YouTube

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #321 (17 March 2025): Shape that's one of the two default icons in Tango (along with a sun); "Never let them know your next ___" ("Stay unpredictable"); Scientific unit of measurement that shares its name with a burrowing animal; Shape, as clay (in an American spelling); General emotional feeling

    Crossclimb 321 answer, top to bottom: MORE, MOVE, MOLE, MOLD, MOOD, MOON, SOON. MOVE ("Never let them know your next ___" ("Stay unpredictable")); MOLE (Scientific unit of measurement that shares its name with a burrowing animal); MOLD (Shape, as clay (in an American spelling)); MOOD (General emotional feeling); MOON (Shape that's one of the two default icons in Tango (along with a sun)). Top and bottom rows: MORE and SOON. Watch on YouTube

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #320 (16 March 2025): Large mug used for, e.g., beer; Like the taste of sugar; Piece of paper; Shininess; Fast-fashion company whose name is an anagram of "shine"

    Crossclimb 320 answer, top to bottom: SWEAT, SWEET, SHEET, SHEEN, SHEIN, STEIN, STAIN. SWEET (Like the taste of sugar); SHEET (Piece of paper); SHEEN (Shininess); SHEIN (Fast-fashion company whose name is an anagram of "shine"); STEIN (Large mug used for, e.g., beer). Top and bottom rows: SWEAT and STAIN. Watch on YouTube

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #319 (15 March 2025): What party hats and volcanoes are shaped like, General term for plants that are grown for food, Shelters for chickens, Word for a military subdivision that is pronounced with a silent "p", Rarely eaten center parts of apples

    Crossclimb 319 answer, top to bottom: CROSS, CROPS, COOPS, CORPS, CORES, CONES, BONES. CROPS (General term for plants that are grown for food); COOPS (Shelters for chickens); CORPS (Word for a military subdivision that is pronounced with a silent "p"); CORES (Rarely eaten center parts of apples); CONES (What party hats and volcanoes are shaped like). Top and bottom rows: CROSS and BONES. Watch on YouTube

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #318 (14 March 2025): State of agitation over a trivial matter; Unwanted plant, such as a dandelion; Give a meal to; Payments charged for professional services; ___ up (word for "admit to wrongdoing" that fills in the blank in the verb "con___")

    Crossclimb 318 answer, top to bottom: WELD, WEED, FEED, FEES, FESS, FUSS, FUSE. WEED (Unwanted plant, such as a dandelion); FEED (Give a meal to); FEES (Payments charged for professional services); FESS (___ up (word for "admit to wrongdoing" that fills in the blank in the verb "con___")); FUSS (State of agitation over a trivial matter). Top and bottom rows: WELD and FUSE. Watch on YouTube

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #317 (13 March 2025): Word for "party" that's also a word for "hit hard", "That doesn't ___ well" ("Things aren't looking good"), Make feel restless due to lack of interest, Like a tree that doesn't have leaves, Touch ___ with (get in contact with)

    Crossclimb 317 answer, top to bottom: BODY, BODE, BORE, BARE, BASE, BASH, WASH. BODE ("That doesn't ___ well" ("Things aren't looking good")); BORE (Make feel restless due to lack of interest); BARE (Like a tree that doesn't have leaves); BASE (Touch ___ with (get in contact with)); BASH (Word for "party" that's also a word for "hit hard"). Top and bottom rows: BODY and WASH. Watch on YouTube

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #316 (12 March 2025): Not warm, but not quite cold; Lighting fixture; Stay in a tent in the wilderness, maybe; Term for something free that fills in the blank in "___limentary"; Cage for confining poultry

    Crossclimb 316 answer, top to bottom: LAMB, LAMP, CAMP, COMP, COOP, COOL, WOOL. LAMP (Lighting fixture); CAMP (Stay in a tent in the wilderness, maybe); COMP (Term for something free that fills in the blank in "___limentary"); COOP (Cage for confining poultry); COOL (Not warm, but not quite cold). Top and bottom rows: LAMB and WOOL. Watch on YouTube

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #315 (11 March 2025): "Early to bed and early to ___ makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise" (rhyming words of wisdom); Inedible center part of an apple or pear; What a programmer writes; Took, as the subway; Flower that might be part of a romantic bouquet

    Crossclimb 315 answer, top to bottom: CORN, CORE, CODE, RODE, ROSE, RISE, RICE. CORE (Inedible center part of an apple or pear); CODE (What a programmer writes); RODE (Took, as the subway); ROSE (Flower that might be part of a romantic bouquet); RISE ("Early to bed and early to ___ makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise" (rhyming words of wisdom)). Top and bottom rows: CORN and RICE. Watch on YouTube

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #314 (10 March 2025): Opposite of "light"; Short term for the word "bicycle"; Use the oven to make scones, for example; Like feet with no shoes or socks; "Their ___ is worse than their bite" (dog-related idiom about someone who's not really intimidating)

    Crossclimb 314 answer, top to bottom: BITE, BIKE, BAKE, BARE, BARK, DARK, MARK. BIKE (Short term for the word "bicycle"); BAKE (Use the oven to make scones, for example); BARE (Like feet with no shoes or socks); BARK ("Their ___ is worse than their bite" (dog-related idiom about someone who's not really intimidating)); DARK (Opposite of "light"). Top and bottom rows: BITE and MARK. Watch on YouTube

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #313 (9 March 2025): Business that may keep its money in a safe; Athletic type, in slang; Playing card with a face, but not a queen or king; Spice ___ (object that holds and organizes small spice containers); Placement in the military such as "sergeant" or "general"

    Crossclimb 313 answer, top to bottom: ROCK, JOCK, JACK, RACK, RANK, BANK, BAND. JOCK (Athletic type, in slang); JACK (Playing card with a face, but not a queen or king); RACK (Spice ___ (object that holds and organizes small spice containers)); RANK (Placement in the military such as "sergeant" or "general"); BANK (Business that may keep its money in a safe). Top and bottom rows: ROCK and BAND. Watch on YouTube

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #312 (8 March 2025): Less high, Like products made on a loom, Group of witches, Front of a magazine, Opposite of a hater

    Crossclimb 312 answer, top to bottom: WOMEN, WOVEN, COVEN, COVER, LOVER, LOWER, POWER. WOVEN (Like products made on a loom); COVEN (Group of witches); COVER (Front of a magazine); LOVER (Opposite of a hater); LOWER (Less high). Top and bottom rows: WOMEN and POWER. Watch on YouTube

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #311 (7 March 2025): Mars ___ (robot like "Curiosity" or "Perseverance"), Opposite of "earlier", Provide the food for an event, Person who explores certain natural underground features, "Don't judge a book by its ___"

    Crossclimb 311 answer, top to bottom: WATER, LATER, CATER, CAVER, COVER, ROVER, RIVER. LATER (Opposite of "earlier"); CATER (Provide the food for an event); CAVER (Person who explores certain natural underground features); COVER ("Don't judge a book by its ___"); ROVER (Mars ___ (robot like "Curiosity" or "Perseverance")). Top and bottom rows: WATER and RIVER. Watch on YouTube

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #310 (6 March 2025): Structure built by a bird, Rotating rod in a rotisserie, Term for "minor fight" that's an anagram of "past", Something you may choose when buying an airplane ticket, Tidy

    Crossclimb 310 answer, top to bottom: SUIT, SPIT, SPAT, SEAT, NEAT, NEST, VEST. SPIT (Rotating rod in a rotisserie); SPAT (Term for "minor fight" that's an anagram of "past"); SEAT (Something you may choose when buying an airplane ticket); NEAT (Tidy); NEST (Structure built by a bird). Top and bottom rows: SUIT and VEST. Watch on YouTube

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #309 (5 March 2025): Layer of paint, Job to be done, Winery container whose name is an anagram of "sack", Covering for a broken limb, Price

    Crossclimb 309 answer, top to bottom: TALK, TASK, CASK, CAST, COST, COAT, CHAT. TASK (Job to be done); CASK (Winery container whose name is an anagram of "sack"); CAST (Covering for a broken limb); COST (Price); COAT (Layer of paint). Top and bottom rows: TALK and CHAT. Watch on YouTube

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #308 (4 March 2025): Battles that might be between different countries, General emotional feeling, Material in lumber, "Spread the ___!" ("Tell everyone about the news!"), ___ off (fend off)

    Crossclimb 308 answer, top to bottom: MOON, MOOD, WOOD, WORD, WARD, WARS, MARS. MOOD (General emotional feeling); WOOD (Material in lumber); WORD ("Spread the ___!" ("Tell everyone about the news!")); WARD (___ off (fend off)); WARS (Battles that might be between different countries). Top and bottom rows: MOON and MARS. Watch on YouTube

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #307 (3 March 2025): "I can ___ you the world..." (opening lyric to "A Whole New World"); Hit with an open hand; ___ of the tongue (misstep from a speaker); Large boat such as the Titanic; Do some bargain-hunting, maybe

    Crossclimb 307 answer, top to bottom: SNAP, SLAP, SLIP, SHIP, SHOP, SHOW, SHOT. SLAP (Hit with an open hand); SLIP (___ of the tongue (misstep from a speaker)); SHIP (Large boat such as the Titanic); SHOP (Do some bargain-hunting, maybe); SHOW ("I can ___ you the world..." (opening lyric to "A Whole New World")). Top and bottom rows: SNAP and SHOT. Watch on YouTube

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #306 (2 March 2025): Capital of Peru; Word for "Cool!" that's an anagram of "op-ed"; Rounded feature on the roof of the Taj Mahal; Ten-cent coin, in the U.S.; Green fruit similar to a lemon

    Crossclimb 306 answer, top to bottom: POPE, DOPE, DOME, DIME, LIME, LIMA, LAMA. DOPE (Word for "Cool!" that's an anagram of "op-ed"); DOME (Rounded feature on the roof of the Taj Mahal); DIME (Ten-cent coin, in the U.S); LIME (Green fruit similar to a lemon); LIMA (Capital of Peru). Top and bottom rows: POPE and LAMA. Watch on YouTube

  31. LinkedIn Crossclimb #305 (1 March 2025): Fly high, Black bird that shares its name with a chess piece, What a hotel guest books, Word for "travel aimlessly" that is rhymed with "home", Sound from a lion

    Crossclimb 305 answer, top to bottom: ROCK, ROOK, ROOM, ROAM, ROAR, SOAR, STAR. ROOK (Black bird that shares its name with a chess piece); ROOM (What a hotel guest books); ROAM (Word for "travel aimlessly" that is rhymed with "home"); ROAR (Sound from a lion); SOAR (Fly high). Top and bottom rows: ROCK and STAR. Watch on YouTube

Crossclimb answers, February 2025

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #304 (28 February 2025): Adorable; Opposite of "float," in water; Trigonometry function that sounds like a word meaning "signal"; Web surfer's destination; To quote or refer to a source, as in an academic paper

    Crossclimb 304 answer, top to bottom: SICK, SINK, SINE, SITE, CITE, CUTE, CURE. SINK (Opposite of "float," in water); SINE (Trigonometry function that sounds like a word meaning "signal"); SITE (Web surfer's destination); CITE (To quote or refer to a source, as in an academic paper); CUTE (Adorable). Top and bottom rows: SICK and CURE. Watch on YouTube

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #303 (27 February 2025): Object thrown at a bull's-eye, in a casual game; Roughness of sandpaper; Word for "manner of walking" that sounds like the word "gate"; "Be patient!"; Bump that may be looked at by a dermatologist

    Crossclimb 303 answer, top to bottom: GRIM, GRIT, GAIT, WAIT, WART, DART, DARK. GRIT (Roughness of sandpaper); GAIT (Word for "manner of walking" that sounds like the word "gate"); WAIT ("Be patient!"); WART (Bump that may be looked at by a dermatologist); DART (Object thrown at a bull's-eye, in a casual game). Top and bottom rows: GRIM and DARK. Watch on YouTube

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #302 (26 February 2025): Performer who acts without talking; Not authentic, like a knockoff luxury bag; Body of water similar to a pond; LinkedIn post reaction symbolized by a thumbs-up; Possible nickname for someone named Michael

    Crossclimb 302 answer, top to bottom: FACE, FAKE, LAKE, LIKE, MIKE, MIME, TIME. FAKE (Not authentic, like a knockoff luxury bag); LAKE (Body of water similar to a pond); LIKE (LinkedIn post reaction symbolized by a thumbs-up); MIKE (Possible nickname for someone named Michael); MIME (Performer who acts without talking). Top and bottom rows: FACE and TIME. Watch on YouTube

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #301 (25 February 2025): "Use your brain!", Don't hog one's resources, Hobbit's home... or a suffix that can follow "York" or "Derby" to make a county name in England, Rain or ___ (weather-related phrase meaning "in any circumstance"), Shakespearean word for "yours"

    Crossclimb 301 answer, top to bottom: SHAKE, SHARE, SHIRE, SHINE, THINE, THINK, THICK. SHARE (Don't hog one's resources); SHIRE (Hobbit's home... or a suffix that can follow "York" or "Derby" to make a county name in England); SHINE (Rain or ___ (weather-related phrase meaning "in any circumstance")); THINE (Shakespearean word for "yours"); THINK ("Use your brain!"). Top and bottom rows: SHAKE and THICK. Watch on YouTube

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #300 (24 February 2025): One-named soccer player who was named Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee in 1999, Attraction like a roller coaster or a Ferris wheel, Rising and falling of the ocean, Square ceramic piece in a countertop, Large heap

    Crossclimb 300 answer, top to bottom: HIDE, RIDE, TIDE, TILE, PILE, PELE, PELT. RIDE (Attraction like a roller coaster or a Ferris wheel); TIDE (Rising and falling of the ocean); TILE (Square ceramic piece in a countertop); PILE (Large heap); PELE (One-named soccer player who was named Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee in 1999). Top and bottom rows: HIDE and PELT. Watch on YouTube

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #299 (23 February 2025): Part of the body that a belt goes around; ___ of no return (time after which it's impossible to go back); Make art like Grant Wood, Edvard Munch, Frida Kahlo, Claude Monet, or Vincent Van Gogh; Like a sound that's barely audible; "West Side Story" and "Challengers" actor Mike (whose name is an anagram of "is aft")

    Crossclimb 299 answer, top to bottom: JOINT, POINT, PAINT, FAINT, FAIST, WAIST, WRIST. POINT (___ of no return (time after which it's impossible to go back)); PAINT (Make art like Grant Wood, Edvard Munch, Frida Kahlo, Claude Monet, or Vincent Van Gogh); FAINT (Like a sound that's barely audible); FAIST ("West Side Story" and "Challengers" actor Mike (whose name is an anagram of "is aft")); WAIST (Part of the body that a belt goes around). Top and bottom rows: JOINT and WRIST. Watch on YouTube

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #298 (22 February 2025): Groups of wolves, Plural word for "lowlands" that's an anagram of "salve", Stories, Has a chat, Pins that fix papers to corkboards

    Crossclimb 298 answer, top to bottom: VALET, VALES, TALES, TALKS, TACKS, PACKS, PARKS. VALES (Plural word for "lowlands" that's an anagram of "salve"); TALES (Stories); TALKS (Has a chat); TACKS (Pins that fix papers to corkboards); PACKS (Groups of wolves). Top and bottom rows: VALET and PARKS. Watch on YouTube

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #297 (21 February 2025): Hold responsible for wrongdoing; What you do to an Etch-a-Sketch to erase it; Satisfy, as thirst (anagram of "leaks"); Bit of falling snow; Fire on top of a candle

    Crossclimb 297 answer, top to bottom: SHAVE, SHAKE, SLAKE, FLAKE, FLAME, BLAME, BLADE. SHAKE (What you do to an Etch-a-Sketch to erase it); SLAKE (Satisfy, as thirst (anagram of "leaks")); FLAKE (Bit of falling snow); FLAME (Fire on top of a candle); BLAME (Hold responsible for wrongdoing). Top and bottom rows: SHAVE and BLADE. Watch on YouTube

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #296 (20 February 2025): Utensil used with a knife to eat a steak; Payment paid to get onto a turnpike, maybe; Passed on to someone else, as a story; Do some origami; Word for "people" that fills in the blank in the essay collection title "The Souls of Black ___"

    Crossclimb 296 answer, top to bottom: TOIL, TOLL, TOLD, FOLD, FOLK, FORK, WORK. TOLL (Payment paid to get onto a turnpike, maybe); TOLD (Passed on to someone else, as a story); FOLD (Do some origami); FOLK (Word for "people" that fills in the blank in the essay collection title "The Souls of Black ___"); FORK (Utensil used with a knife to eat a steak). Top and bottom rows: TOIL and WORK. Watch on YouTube

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #295 (19 February 2025): Let out a high-pitched cry; Gripped; Opposite of "heaven"; ___-done (possible way to order a steak); What Humpty Dumpty fell off, in a classic nursery rhyme

    Crossclimb 295 answer, top to bottom: HEAD, HELD, HELL, WELL, WALL, WAIL, TAIL. HELD (Gripped); HELL (Opposite of "heaven"); WELL (___-done (possible way to order a steak)); WALL (What Humpty Dumpty fell off, in a classic nursery rhyme); WAIL (Let out a high-pitched cry). Top and bottom rows: HEAD and TAIL. Watch on YouTube

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #294 (18 February 2025): ___ versa (alliterative Latin phrase meaning "the other way around"); Shape, as clay into a sculpture; Small beauty mark on the skin; Unit of distance that's equal to about 1.6 kilometers; Synonym for (and anagram of) "evil"

    Crossclimb 294 answer, top to bottom: MOOD, MOLD, MOLE, MILE, VILE, VICE, VIBE. MOLD (Shape, as clay into a sculpture); MOLE (Small beauty mark on the skin); MILE (Unit of distance that's equal to about 1.6 kilometers); VILE (Synonym for (and anagram of) "evil"); VICE (___ versa (alliterative Latin phrase meaning "the other way around")). Top and bottom rows: MOOD and VIBE. Watch on YouTube

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #293 (17 February 2025): Wander aimlessly (a word that sounds like the name of Italy's capital), Bird with a silly-sounding laugh, Money lent from a bank, Amount of laundry done at one time, Street

    Crossclimb 293 answer, top to bottom: LION, LOON, LOAN, LOAD, ROAD, ROAM, ROAR. LOON (Bird with a silly-sounding laugh); LOAN (Money lent from a bank); LOAD (Amount of laundry done at one time); ROAD (Street); ROAM (Wander aimlessly (a word that sounds like the name of Italy's capital)). Top and bottom rows: LION and ROAR. Watch on YouTube

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #292 (16 February 2025): Rival of Fruit of the Loom (and, an anagram of "ashen"); Prods with one finger; Holes in the skin that may release sweat; ___ down (reduces, as with a certain knife); Rabbits' relatives

    Crossclimb 292 answer, top to bottom: POKER, POKES, PORES, PARES, HARES, HANES, HANDS. POKES (Prods with one finger); PORES (Holes in the skin that may release sweat); PARES (___ down (reduces, as with a certain knife)); HARES (Rabbits' relatives); HANES (Rival of Fruit of the Loom (and, an anagram of "ashen")). Top and bottom rows: POKER and HANDS. Watch on YouTube

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #291 (15 February 2025): Old-timey poets, Extremely positive reviews, Natural formations that may contain stalactites and stalagmites, Isn't disinterested, Business ___ (small handouts that may contain one's phone number and job title)

    Crossclimb 291 answer, top to bottom: RAVEN, RAVES, CAVES, CARES, CARDS, BARDS, BIRDS. RAVES (Extremely positive reviews); CAVES (Natural formations that may contain stalactites and stalagmites); CARES (Isn't disinterested); CARDS (Business ___ (small handouts that may contain one's phone number and job title)); BARDS (Old-timey poets). Top and bottom rows: RAVEN and BIRDS. Watch on YouTube

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #290 (14 February 2025): Like the taste of a lime, Hand___ (handhold alongside a stairwell), Piece of cloth on a boat that catches the wind, Dirt, Music genre that Aretha Franklin was the "Queen of"

    Crossclimb 290 answer, top to bottom: RAIN, RAIL, SAIL, SOIL, SOUL, SOUR, POUR. RAIL (Hand___ (handhold alongside a stairwell)); SAIL (Piece of cloth on a boat that catches the wind); SOIL (Dirt); SOUL (Music genre that Aretha Franklin was the "Queen of"); SOUR (Like the taste of a lime). Top and bottom rows: RAIN and POUR. Watch on YouTube

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #289 (13 February 2025): Short segment of a video; Stuff at the beach, or in an hourglass; Expressed verbally; Glided, as on a slippery surface; ___ of the tongue (what happens when you misspeak)

    Crossclimb 289 answer, top to bottom: HAND, SAND, SAID, SLID, SLIP, CLIP, CLAP. SAND (Stuff at the beach, or in an hourglass); SAID (Expressed verbally); SLID (Glided, as on a slippery surface); SLIP (___ of the tongue (what happens when you misspeak)); CLIP (Short segment of a video). Top and bottom rows: HAND and CLAP. Watch on YouTube

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #288 (12 February 2025): Make bread or a cake, maybe; Projectile thrown at a circular board, in a classic bar game; Golf ___ (vehicle driven between holes at a golf course); "I don't ___" ("It doesn't matter to me"); Like feet without shoes or socks

    Crossclimb 288 answer, top to bottom: DIRT, DART, CART, CARE, BARE, BAKE, BIKE. DART (Projectile thrown at a circular board, in a classic bar game); CART (Golf ___ (vehicle driven between holes at a golf course)); CARE ("I don't ___" ("It doesn't matter to me")); BARE (Like feet without shoes or socks); BAKE (Make bread or a cake, maybe). Top and bottom rows: DIRT and BIKE. Watch on YouTube

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #287 (11 February 2025): Part of a musical piece done by only one performer; The underworld, in religion; Gripped; Reserve, as a book in the library; Exchanged for money

    Crossclimb 287 answer, top to bottom: HEEL, HELL, HELD, HOLD, SOLD, SOLO, SOLE. HELL (The underworld, in religion); HELD (Gripped); HOLD (Reserve, as a book in the library); SOLD (Exchanged for money); SOLO (Part of a musical piece done by only one performer). Top and bottom rows: HEEL and SOLE. Watch on YouTube

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #286 (10 February 2025): Rude person; Possible nickname for someone named Richard (that starts with the same letter as "Richard"); Mass of stone; Chess piece that can't move diagonally; Reserve, as a hotel room

    Crossclimb 286 answer, top to bottom: RICH, RICK, ROCK, ROOK, BOOK, BOOR, POOR. RICK (Possible nickname for someone named Richard (that starts with the same letter as "Richard")); ROCK (Mass of stone); ROOK (Chess piece that can't move diagonally); BOOK (Reserve, as a hotel room); BOOR (Rude person). Top and bottom rows: RICH and POOR. Watch on YouTube

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #285 (9 February 2025): Coped; Like track meets or standardized tests, considering how they're measured; Domesticated; Placed a levy on; Sent a document over telephone lines

    Crossclimb 285 answer, top to bottom: TIMID, TIMED, TAMED, TAXED, FAXED, FARED, DARED. TIMED (Like track meets or standardized tests, considering how they're measured); TAMED (Domesticated); TAXED (Placed a levy on); FAXED (Sent a document over telephone lines); FARED (Coped). Top and bottom rows: TIMID and DARED. Watch on YouTube

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #284 (8 February 2025): River that forms part of the border between Switzerland and Germany, Sound from a doorbell, South American country with a coastline of ~4000 miles, Once in a ___ (every now and then), Complain like a child

    Crossclimb 284 answer, top to bottom: CHIMP, CHIME, CHILE, WHILE, WHINE, RHINE, RHINO. CHIME (Sound from a doorbell); CHILE (South American country with a coastline of ~4000 miles); WHILE (Once in a ___ (every now and then)); WHINE (Complain like a child); RHINE (River that forms part of the border between Switzerland and Germany). Top and bottom rows: CHIMP and RHINO. Watch on YouTube

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #283 (7 February 2025): Farm animal that goes "baa"; Spike at the bottom of an athletic shoe; Copy someone else's Crossclimb answers, e.g.; Opposite of "expensive"; Sound from a baby bird

    Crossclimb 283 answer, top to bottom: CLEAN, CLEAT, CHEAT, CHEAP, CHEEP, SHEEP, SWEEP. CLEAT (Spike at the bottom of an athletic shoe); CHEAT (Copy someone else's Crossclimb answers, e.g); CHEAP (Opposite of "expensive"); CHEEP (Sound from a baby bird); SHEEP (Farm animal that goes "baa"). Top and bottom rows: CLEAN and SWEEP. Watch on YouTube

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #282 (6 February 2025): Underground part of a plant; Athletic event such as the 100m dash; Part of a dishwasher you might place bowls on; Object that beats scissors, but loses to paper, in a classic game; Piece represented by the letter R, in chess notation

    Crossclimb 282 answer, top to bottom: RAGE, RACE, RACK, ROCK, ROOK, ROOT, ROOM. RACE (Athletic event such as the 100m dash); RACK (Part of a dishwasher you might place bowls on); ROCK (Object that beats scissors, but loses to paper, in a classic game); ROOK (Piece represented by the letter R, in chess notation); ROOT (Underground part of a plant). Top and bottom rows: RAGE and ROOM. Watch on YouTube

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #281 (5 February 2025): Natural force that might turn an umbrella inside-out, Direction ninety degrees clockwise from south, Past tense of "go", Have a desire for, Stick that a magician waves as a prop

    Crossclimb 281 answer, top to bottom: ZEST, WEST, WENT, WANT, WAND, WIND, RIND. WEST (Direction ninety degrees clockwise from south); WENT (Past tense of "go"); WANT (Have a desire for); WAND (Stick that a magician waves as a prop); WIND (Natural force that might turn an umbrella inside-out). Top and bottom rows: ZEST and RIND. Watch on YouTube

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #280 (4 February 2025): Participate in a round of applause; Music genre that shares its name with a term for the spiritual part of a person; Miso ___ (Japanese restaurant dish served in a bowl); Makeup of an individually-wrapped bar by a hotel bathroom sink, maybe; Hit with an open hand

    Crossclimb 280 answer, top to bottom: SOIL, SOUL, SOUP, SOAP, SLAP, CLAP, CLAY. SOUL (Music genre that shares its name with a term for the spiritual part of a person); SOUP (Miso ___ (Japanese restaurant dish served in a bowl)); SOAP (Makeup of an individually-wrapped bar by a hotel bathroom sink, maybe); SLAP (Hit with an open hand); CLAP (Participate in a round of applause). Top and bottom rows: SOIL and CLAY. Watch on YouTube

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #279 (3 February 2025): ___ one's heart on one's sleeve (was open about one's emotions); Vegetable that might be eaten "on the cob"; Item that can be used to plug up a bottle; Bad utensil to use to eat soup; Golfer's warning (and, a homophone of a single-digit number)

    Crossclimb 279 answer, top to bottom: CORD, CORN, CORK, FORK, FORE, WORE, WIRE. CORN (Vegetable that might be eaten "on the cob"); CORK (Item that can be used to plug up a bottle); FORK (Bad utensil to use to eat soup); FORE (Golfer's warning (and, a homophone of a single-digit number)); WORE (___ one's heart on one's sleeve (was open about one's emotions)). Top and bottom rows: CORD and WIRE. Watch on YouTube

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #278 (2 February 2025): Avoid, as responsibilities; Slay, Biblically; Petty hatred; Tall pointed structure on top of a steeple, maybe; "Rocky" actress Talia (anagram of "is her")

    Crossclimb 278 answer, top to bottom: SMILE, SMITE, SPITE, SPIRE, SHIRE, SHIRK, SMIRK. SMITE (Slay, Biblically); SPITE (Petty hatred); SPIRE (Tall pointed structure on top of a steeple, maybe); SHIRE ("Rocky" actress Talia (anagram of "is her")); SHIRK (Avoid, as responsibilities). Top and bottom rows: SMILE and SMIRK. Watch on YouTube

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #277 (1 February 2025): Hard gray rock that might be used as a fire-starting aid; Pigs, collectively; Go back and forth, like a pendulum; ___shot (simple Y-shaped weapon that can hurl stones); Throw forcefully

    Crossclimb 277 answer, top to bottom: SHINE, SWINE, SWING, SLING, FLING, FLINT, GLINT. SWINE (Pigs, collectively); SWING (Go back and forth, like a pendulum); SLING (___shot (simple Y-shaped weapon that can hurl stones)); FLING (Throw forcefully); FLINT (Hard gray rock that might be used as a fire-starting aid). Top and bottom rows: SHINE and GLINT. Watch on YouTube

Crossclimb answers, January 2025

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #276 (31 January 2025): Slides unintentionally, like someone walking on an icy sidewalk; Culinary addition such as paprika or cumin; Portion of pizza for one person, maybe; Goo; ___ down (gets thinner)

    Crossclimb 276 answer, top to bottom: SPACE, SPICE, SLICE, SLIME, SLIMS, SLIPS, SHIPS. SPICE (Culinary addition such as paprika or cumin); SLICE (Portion of pizza for one person, maybe); SLIME (Goo); SLIMS (___ down (gets thinner)); SLIPS (Slides unintentionally, like someone walking on an icy sidewalk). Top and bottom rows: SPACE and SHIPS. Watch on YouTube

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #275 (30 January 2025): Any valid Scrabble play, e.g.; Way less than all, but more than none; Stick out like a ___ thumb (fail to blend in); Uneaten center part of an apple or a pear; Bungee ___ (flexible line that a bungee jumper is attached to)

    Crossclimb 275 answer, top to bottom: HOME, SOME, SORE, CORE, CORD, WORD, WORK. SOME (Way less than all, but more than none); SORE (Stick out like a ___ thumb (fail to blend in)); CORE (Uneaten center part of an apple or a pear); CORD (Bungee ___ (flexible line that a bungee jumper is attached to)); WORD (Any valid Scrabble play, e.g). Top and bottom rows: HOME and WORK. Watch on YouTube

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #274 (29 January 2025): Another name for the season "autumn"; Smile widely; Build up, as muscle; Olympic athlete Devers whose first name sounds like "gale"; Not make the passing score on a test

    Crossclimb 274 answer, top to bottom: GRID, GRIN, GAIN, GAIL, FAIL, FALL, FILL. GRIN (Smile widely); GAIN (Build up, as muscle); GAIL (Olympic athlete Devers whose first name sounds like "gale"); FAIL (Not make the passing score on a test); FALL (Another name for the season "autumn"). Top and bottom rows: GRID and FILL. Watch on YouTube

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #273 (28 January 2025): Animal that's often mistaken for a frog, Drink that comes from a cow's udders, Like salsa that's not too spicy, Unwanted growth in a dank basement, "I ___ you so!" ("Wasn't I right?")

    Crossclimb 273 answer, top to bottom: SILK, MILK, MILD, MOLD, TOLD, TOAD, ROAD. MILK (Drink that comes from a cow's udders); MILD (Like salsa that's not too spicy); MOLD (Unwanted growth in a dank basement); TOLD ("I ___ you so!" ("Wasn't I right?")); TOAD (Animal that's often mistaken for a frog). Top and bottom rows: SILK and ROAD. Watch on YouTube

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #272 (27 January 2025): Regulations that must be followed, Anagram of "meets" that fills in the blank in "___ out" to get a phrase meaning "distributes", Turns the sound off, Animals that are half-horse and half-donkey

    Crossclimb 272 answer, top to bottom: METER, METES, MUTES, MULES, RULES, RULER. METES (Anagram of "meets" that fills in the blank in "___ out" to get a phrase meaning "distributes"); MUTES (Turns the sound off); MULES (Animals that are half-horse and half-donkey); RULES (Regulations that must be followed). Top and bottom rows: METER and RULER. Watch on YouTube

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #271 (26 January 2025): Like a cookie that's been left out for too long; South American country known for its long, thin shape; "Strike ___ the iron is hot"; Blue ___ (sea-dwelling creature that's the largest mammal on Earth); Sedimentary rock whose name is an anagram of "leash"

    Crossclimb 271 answer, top to bottom: CHILD, CHILE, WHILE, WHALE, SHALE, STALE, STAGE. CHILE (South American country known for its long, thin shape); WHILE ("Strike ___ the iron is hot"); WHALE (Blue ___ (sea-dwelling creature that's the largest mammal on Earth)); SHALE (Sedimentary rock whose name is an anagram of "leash"); STALE (Like a cookie that's been left out for too long). Top and bottom rows: CHILD and STAGE. Watch on YouTube

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #270 (25 January 2025): Contort; Close one eye; Force that's strong in a tornado; "___ over matter" (idiom urging one to stay mentally strong); Heal, as a bone

    Crossclimb 270 answer, top to bottom: LINK, WINK, WIND, MIND, MEND, BEND, BOND. WINK (Close one eye); WIND (Force that's strong in a tornado); MIND ("___ over matter" (idiom urging one to stay mentally strong)); MEND (Heal, as a bone); BEND (Contort). Top and bottom rows: LINK and BOND. Watch on YouTube

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #269 (24 January 2025): Wild male pigs; Frighten; Marks left after surgeries; Burns slightly, as on a grill; Animals such as Winnie the Pooh and Paddington

    Crossclimb 269 answer, top to bottom: SCORE, SCARE, SCARS, SEARS, BEARS, BOARS, BOARD. SCARE (Frighten); SCARS (Marks left after surgeries); SEARS (Burns slightly, as on a grill); BEARS (Animals such as Winnie the Pooh and Paddington); BOARS (Wild male pigs). Top and bottom rows: SCORE and BOARD. Watch on YouTube

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #268 (23 January 2025): Heat to a bubbling state, as water on a stove; Material for a popsicle stick; Soft material on the outside of a sheep; Play it ___ (don't lose one's temper); Shape of a mattress spring

    Crossclimb 268 answer, top to bottom: FOOD, WOOD, WOOL, COOL, COIL, BOIL, BOWL. WOOD (Material for a popsicle stick); WOOL (Soft material on the outside of a sheep); COOL (Play it ___ (don't lose one's temper)); COIL (Shape of a mattress spring); BOIL (Heat to a bubbling state, as water on a stove). Top and bottom rows: FOOD and BOWL. Watch on YouTube

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #267 (22 January 2025): Nickname for someone named "Michael"; Fly on the ___ (silent observer, metaphorically); Shopping center; Like every American president, so far; Unit that's about 1.6 kilometers

    Crossclimb 267 answer, top to bottom: WALK, WALL, MALL, MALE, MILE, MIKE, HIKE. WALL (Fly on the ___ (silent observer, metaphorically)); MALL (Shopping center); MALE (Like every American president, so far); MILE (Unit that's about 1.6 kilometers); MIKE (Nickname for someone named "Michael"). Top and bottom rows: WALK and HIKE. Watch on YouTube

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #266 (21 January 2025): Trial run or exam; Jab with one finger; Downward dog or cobra, e.g., in yoga; Put your thoughts on LinkedIn, maybe; ___ control (business for people handling insect invasions)

    Crossclimb 266 answer, top to bottom: JOKE, POKE, POSE, POST, PEST, TEST, JEST. POKE (Jab with one finger); POSE (Downward dog or cobra, e.g., in yoga); POST (Put your thoughts on LinkedIn, maybe); PEST (___ control (business for people handling insect invasions)); TEST (Trial run or exam). Top and bottom rows: JOKE and JEST. Watch on YouTube

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #265 (20 January 2025): Opposite of "fall"; What someone may "make" after seeing a shooting star, or after blowing out birthday candles; Having good judgment

    Crossclimb 265 answer, top to bottom: FISH, WISH, WISE, RISE, RICE. WISH (What someone may "make" after seeing a shooting star, or after blowing out birthday candles); WISE (Having good judgment); RISE (Opposite of "fall"). Top and bottom rows: FISH and RICE. Watch on YouTube

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #264 (19 January 2025): Tale; Satisfy, as thirst; "There's a lot at ___" ("This is a pretty big material risk"); Look without blinking; Etsy page, essentially

    Crossclimb 264 answer, top to bottom: FLAKE, SLAKE, STAKE, STARE, STORE, STORY, STORM. SLAKE (Satisfy, as thirst); STAKE ("There's a lot at ___" ("This is a pretty big material risk")); STARE (Look without blinking); STORE (Etsy page, essentially); STORY (Tale). Top and bottom rows: FLAKE and STORM. Watch on YouTube

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #263 (18 January 2025): Earthenware pot; Alternative name for the bluegill (anagram of BAR ME); Dairy product that might be "whipped" or "heavy"; Sound of an old floorboard, or a noisy door; Frog's sound

    Crossclimb 263 answer, top to bottom: BREAK, BREAM, CREAM, CREAK, CROAK, CROCK, CRACK. BREAM (Alternative name for the bluegill (anagram of BAR ME)); CREAM (Dairy product that might be "whipped" or "heavy"); CREAK (Sound of an old floorboard, or a noisy door); CROAK (Frog's sound); CROCK (Earthenware pot). Top and bottom rows: BREAK and CRACK. Watch on YouTube

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #262 (17 January 2025): "Hold on a second...", Entry in a dictionary, Department of a hospital, Stick used as a magician's prop, Word that fills in the blanks in the titles "I _ a Hippopotamus for Christmas" and "All I _ for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth"

    Crossclimb 262 answer, top to bottom: WORM, WORD, WARD, WAND, WANT, WAIT, BAIT. WORD (Entry in a dictionary); WARD (Department of a hospital); WAND (Stick used as a magician's prop); WANT (Word that fills in the blanks in the titles "I _ a Hippopotamus for Christmas" and "All I _ for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth"); WAIT ("Hold on a second..."). Top and bottom rows: WORM and BAIT. Watch on YouTube

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #261 (16 January 2025): Part of a bird that flaps when flying; Gates who co-founded Microsoft; "Where there's a ___, there's a way"; Like a feral animal; Outdoor force that's very strong in a tornado

    Crossclimb 261 answer, top to bottom: BELL, BILL, WILL, WILD, WIND, WING, RING. BILL (Gates who co-founded Microsoft); WILL ("Where there's a ___, there's a way"); WILD (Like a feral animal); WIND (Outdoor force that's very strong in a tornado); WING (Part of a bird that flaps when flying). Top and bottom rows: BELL and RING. Watch on YouTube

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #260 (15 January 2025): Unappetizing-looking food; Remove clumps from, as flour; Opposite of "loud" or "hard"; Black powdery substance that may build up in a chimney; Opening for coins

    Crossclimb 260 answer, top to bottom: GIFT, SIFT, SOFT, SOOT, SLOT, SLOP, SHOP. SIFT (Remove clumps from, as flour); SOFT (Opposite of "loud" or "hard"); SOOT (Black powdery substance that may build up in a chimney); SLOT (Opening for coins); SLOP (Unappetizing-looking food). Top and bottom rows: GIFT and SHOP. Watch on YouTube

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #259 (14 January 2025): Search, as for a new job; Opposite of "heaven"; Raised area of land that's not as large as a mountain; Handle of a sword; Helpful clue

    Crossclimb 259 answer, top to bottom: HELP, HELL, HILL, HILT, HINT, HUNT, HURT. HELL (Opposite of "heaven"); HILL (Raised area of land that's not as large as a mountain); HILT (Handle of a sword); HINT (Helpful clue); HUNT (Search, as for a new job). Top and bottom rows: HELP and HURT. Watch on YouTube

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #258 (13 January 2025): ___ and gloom (rhyming phrase describing a pessimistic mood); "Would you ___ at that!" ("Well, I'll be!"); One of many that can be checked out from a library; Sound of an explosion

    Crossclimb 258 answer, top to bottom: LOCK, LOOK, BOOK, BOOM, DOOM, DOOR. LOOK ("Would you ___ at that!" ("Well, I'll be!")); BOOK (One of many that can be checked out from a library); BOOM (Sound of an explosion); DOOM (___ and gloom (rhyming phrase describing a pessimistic mood)). Top and bottom rows: LOCK and DOOR. Watch on YouTube

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #257 (12 January 2025): Become narrower at one end; Makes less difficult; Protective purchases that go on the outside of smartphones; Sleeveless cloaks worn over the shoulders; Repairs, as ripped wrapping paper

    Crossclimb 257 answer, top to bottom: EASEL, EASES, CASES, CAPES, TAPES, TAPER, PAPER. EASES (Makes less difficult); CASES (Protective purchases that go on the outside of smartphones); CAPES (Sleeveless cloaks worn over the shoulders); TAPES (Repairs, as ripped wrapping paper); TAPER (Become narrower at one end). Top and bottom rows: EASEL and PAPER. Watch on YouTube

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #256 (11 January 2025): Earnings; Bellybutton; "Bolero" composer whose name is an anagram of "Levar"; Very, very positive reviews; What surfers ride on top of

    Crossclimb 256 answer, top to bottom: NOVEL, NAVEL, RAVEL, RAVES, WAVES, WAGES, PAGES. NAVEL (Bellybutton); RAVEL ("Bolero" composer whose name is an anagram of "Levar"); RAVES (Very, very positive reviews); WAVES (What surfers ride on top of); WAGES (Earnings). Top and bottom rows: NOVEL and PAGES. Watch on YouTube

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #255 (10 January 2025): Doesn't hate; More suitable for eating, as a fruit; Person playing a flute; Tubes that plumbers work on; Multiple slender game fish (anagram of SPIKE)

    Crossclimb 255 answer, top to bottom: RIVER, RIPER, PIPER, PIPES, PIKES, LIKES, LAKES. RIPER (More suitable for eating, as a fruit); PIPER (Person playing a flute); PIPES (Tubes that plumbers work on); PIKES (Multiple slender game fish (anagram of SPIKE)); LIKES (Doesn't hate). Top and bottom rows: RIVER and LAKES. Watch on YouTube

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #254 (9 January 2025): Yacht or canoe, e.g.; Pharmaceutical product; Force that slows down an airplane, in aerodynamics; Boast about one's accomplishments; Badly behaved child

    Crossclimb 254 answer, top to bottom: DRUM, DRUG, DRAG, BRAG, BRAT, BOAT, BEAT. DRUG (Pharmaceutical product); DRAG (Force that slows down an airplane, in aerodynamics); BRAG (Boast about one's accomplishments); BRAT (Badly behaved child); BOAT (Yacht or canoe, e.g). Top and bottom rows: DRUM and BEAT. Watch on YouTube

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #253 (8 January 2025): ___ chain (mapping of which organisms eat which other organisms), Component of an electrical cable, ___ out (made very tired), Entry in a thesaurus, Furniture material that comes from lumber

    Crossclimb 253 answer, top to bottom: WISE, WIRE, WORE, WORD, WOOD, FOOD, FOOL. WIRE (Component of an electrical cable); WORE (___ out (made very tired)); WORD (Entry in a thesaurus); WOOD (Furniture material that comes from lumber); FOOD (___ chain (mapping of which organisms eat which other organisms)). Top and bottom rows: WISE and FOOL. Watch on YouTube

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #252 (7 January 2025): Cry loudly; Tense for the words "lived" and "learned"; Final; "Milk," in French; Show patience

    Crossclimb 252 answer, top to bottom: PASS, PAST, LAST, LAIT, WAIT, WAIL, FAIL. PAST (Tense for the words "lived" and "learned"); LAST (Final); LAIT ("Milk," in French); WAIT (Show patience); WAIL (Cry loudly). Top and bottom rows: PASS and FAIL. Watch on YouTube

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #251 (6 January 2025): Word for "story" that completes the classic Japanese novel title "The ___ of Genji"; Number of letters in this answer, plus one; What a computer user may drag into a folder; Heap of leaves; Lacking color

    Crossclimb 251 answer, top to bottom: GIVE, FIVE, FILE, PILE, PALE, TALE, TAKE. FIVE (Number of letters in this answer, plus one); FILE (What a computer user may drag into a folder); PILE (Heap of leaves); PALE (Lacking color); TALE (Word for "story" that completes the classic Japanese novel title "The ___ of Genji"). Top and bottom rows: GIVE and TAKE. Watch on YouTube

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #250 (5 January 2025): Sounds from loud dogs; Pickled flower bud often used as a flavoring; Parts of superhero costumes that might flap in the wind; Isn't indifferent; ___ one's soul (reveals one's innermost feelings, metaphorically)

    Crossclimb 250 answer, top to bottom: PAPER, CAPER, CAPES, CARES, BARES, BARKS, BACKS. CAPER (Pickled flower bud often used as a flavoring); CAPES (Parts of superhero costumes that might flap in the wind); CARES (Isn't indifferent); BARES (___ one's soul (reveals one's innermost feelings, metaphorically)); BARKS (Sounds from loud dogs). Top and bottom rows: PAPER and BACKS. Watch on YouTube

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #249 (4 January 2025): Silvery freshwater fish (anagram of AMBER); Censoring sound; Run, like colors in the wash; Type of dog, such as a golden retriever or a chocolate lab; Food like naan or pumpernickel

    Crossclimb 249 answer, top to bottom: SLEEP, BLEEP, BLEED, BREED, BREAD, BREAM, DREAM. BLEEP (Censoring sound); BLEED (Run, like colors in the wash); BREED (Type of dog, such as a golden retriever or a chocolate lab); BREAD (Food like naan or pumpernickel); BREAM (Silvery freshwater fish (anagram of AMBER)). Top and bottom rows: SLEEP and DREAM. Watch on YouTube

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #248 (3 January 2025): Join in on a round of applause; Outdo in competition; Something that you might reserve when buying a movie ticket online; Long strip, as of wood; ___ on the wrist (light punishment, metaphorically)

    Crossclimb 248 answer, top to bottom: BEAR, BEAT, SEAT, SLAT, SLAP, CLAP, CLAW. BEAT (Outdo in competition); SEAT (Something that you might reserve when buying a movie ticket online); SLAT (Long strip, as of wood); SLAP (___ on the wrist (light punishment, metaphorically)); CLAP (Join in on a round of applause). Top and bottom rows: BEAR and CLAW. Watch on YouTube

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #247 (2 January 2025): Sound from a leaky faucet, What medicines like ibuprofen and paracetamol aim to reduce, Synonym (and rhyme) of "obtain", Smile from ear to ear, ___ strength (measure of the amount of force one can use to hold onto objects)

    Crossclimb 247 answer, top to bottom: RAIN, PAIN, GAIN, GRIN, GRIP, DRIP, DROP. PAIN (What medicines like ibuprofen and paracetamol aim to reduce); GAIN (Synonym (and rhyme) of "obtain"); GRIN (Smile from ear to ear); GRIP (___ strength (measure of the amount of force one can use to hold onto objects)); DRIP (Sound from a leaky faucet). Top and bottom rows: RAIN and DROP. Watch on YouTube

  31. LinkedIn Crossclimb #246 (1 January 2025): Sense with one's ears, Sneak ___ (rhyming term for an advance look), Protective skin on a banana, Back part of the foot, Become less sick

    Crossclimb 246 answer, top to bottom: WEEK, PEEK, PEEL, HEEL, HEAL, HEAR, YEAR. PEEK (Sneak ___ (rhyming term for an advance look)); PEEL (Protective skin on a banana); HEEL (Back part of the foot); HEAL (Become less sick); HEAR (Sense with one's ears). Top and bottom rows: WEEK and YEAR. Watch on YouTube

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