LinkedIn Crossclimb #908 Answer
Puzzle #908 · Sunday, October 25, 2026
LinkedIn Crossclimb #908 answer: top to bottom: PALM → PALE → SALE → SAKE → RAKE → RATE → DATE.
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: A two-word phrase for a type of tree cultivated for its sweet fruit.
- palmTop row
- paleLacking color
- saleTransaction at a shop
- sakeAlcoholic drink made from rice
- rakeTool in a Zen garden
- rateGive a score from 1 to 10, say
- dateBottom row
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5 rungs of 4 letters in Crossclimb #908, every step one letter apart. None of the clues is a fill-in-the-blank today, so expect definitions rather than phrases.
Hints
Hint 1: where to start
"Lacking color" gives way first; the answer starts with P and ends with E.
Hint 2: a solid foothold
From PALE down to RATE the letters that change are P to S, L to K, S to R and K to T.
Hint 3: nearly there
The top word is PALM; the bottom is DATE.