LinkedIn Crossclimb #895 Answer
Puzzle #895 · Monday, October 12, 2026
LinkedIn Crossclimb #895 answer: top to bottom: SPIN → SHIN → CHIN → COIN → CORN → TORN → TURN.
The answer
5 rungs of 4 letters, then the top and bottom words. 7 steps. Press Next step to begin.
The finished ladder, top to bottom: 5 rungs of 4 letters, and every word is one letter away from the next.
Top and bottom rows: Two words meaning to rotate.
- spinTop row
- shinPart of the lower leg that might ache for a runner
- chinCentral part of a jawline
- coinMetallic piece of currency
- cornVegetable that may be served on or off the cob
- tornRipped in half
- turnBottom row
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Crossclimb #895 is a ladder of 5 4-letter words; each rung changes exactly one letter from the one before. The top and bottom words are not clued directly: each is one letter away from the rung it touches, at position 2.
Hints
Hint 1: where to start
The quickest clue is "Ripped in half", a 4-letter word starting with T.
Hint 2: a solid foothold
Below the top word, SHIN is the first clued rung, and TORN is the last one above the bottom word; between them the swaps happen at positions 1, 2, 3 and 1.
Hint 3: nearly there
SPIN goes on top and TURN at the bottom; each differs from its neighbouring rung at position 2.